Ackerpause

Name

Ackerpause

Legal name

AckerCompany GmbH

Website

https://ackerpause.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Gardening & Urban Agriculture Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSAIAFAM

Vegetable & Herb Garden Installation and Maintenance

Home & Personal Services/Landscaping, Lawn Care & Outdoor Maintenance/Garden & Planting Services (Beds, Mulching, Seasonal Color)

SECONDARYBPABADAL

Seasonal Color, Planting & Horticultural Services

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance

Keywords

• Community vegetable gardening
• Urban agriculture services
• Corporate wellness programs
• Community garden platform
• Care facility gardening

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Corporate Gardening Services: Services to businesses including office gardening setups, team building events, health prevention programs, and sustainable nutrition competency workshops. Revenue derived from project-based implementations and ongoing programs.
2. Community Garden Programs: Sustainable community vegetable cultivation projects for neighborhoods, residential areas, and public spaces. Programs supported by certified organic seedlings and expert guidance.
3. Care Facility Programs: Prevention-focused vegetable gardening programs for care facilities, covering psychosocial health, cognitive resources, nutrition, and physical activity over a 3-year accompaniment period.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ackerpause designs and delivers communal vegetable gardening experiences and prevention programs for neighborhoods, businesses, and care facilities across Germany, supported by a network of 500+ on-site experts and a proprietary digital community platform (Community-Plattform and Community-App). Services include office gardening setups, sustainable team events, nutrition competence workshops, neighborhood community gardens, and a multi-year care facility prevention program covering psychosocial health, cognitive resources, nutrition, and physical activity.

Product overview

Ackerpause is a community gardening service provider operating across Germany with a platform-plus-services model. The core offering consists of the Ackerpause Community-Plattform (digital platform) and Community-App (mobile application), which together provide garden management tools, group communication, and inspiration for gardeners. The company delivers three main service lines: Office Gardening for corporate clients, Nachbarschaftsgarten (Neighborhood Gardens) for residential communities and public spaces, and Gärtnern in Pflegeeinrichtungen (Gardening in Care Facilities) for elderly care. All services are supported by a network of over 500 experts and emphasize sustainable, communal vegetable cultivation from plot to plate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community-Plattform: Digital garden help platform for community gardening with to-do tracking and group exchange features

Products and services

• Ackerpause Community-Plattform Digital gardening assistance platform that enables community gardeners to track their Ackerpause to-dos, exchange with their garden group, and access advice and inspiration from vegetable enthusiasts across Germany.
• Ackerpause Community-App Mobile application providing fresh inspiration and digital support for Ackerpause gardening projects, allowing users to stay connected with their gardening community on the go.
• Office Gardening Corporate gardening service that brings vegetable experiences into workplaces, including team building, health, and sustainability projects. Over 350 raised beds have been deployed across 80+ companies.
• Nachbarschaftsgarten (Neighborhood Gardens) Community garden projects for neighborhoods, residential areas, and public spaces that bring together people of all ages to discover their green thumbs through shared vegetable gardening.
• Gärtnern in Pflegeeinrichtungen (Gardening in Care Facilities) Prevention program enabling care staff and residents to engage in communal vegetable gardening together, covering four action fields: psychosocial health, cognitive resources, nutrition, and physical activity, delivered over a 3-year accompaniment period.
• Nachhaltige Ernährungskompetenz (Sustainable Nutrition Competence) Educational service for companies focused on building sustainable nutrition knowledge and competence among employees.
• Nachhaltige Teamevents (Sustainable Team Events) Interactive team building events focused on sustainability and vegetable gardening experiences for corporate clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% of participants continue vegetable gardening independently after completing the prevention program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Infarm: Berlin-based urban vertical farming company operating a B2B model that brings fresh produce and farming experiences into offices, restaurants, and retail. Comparable to Ackerpause in blending agriculture with corporate and urban spaces, though focused on in-store farming units rather than community gardening.
• Plenty: US-based vertical farming company building indoor farms to supply fresh produce to urban markets. Comparable to Ackerpause in the urban agriculture thesis and potential to deliver farm-to-table experiences in cities.
• Gotham Greens: US-based urban greenhouse farming company operating rooftop farms in cities across the US. Comparable to Ackerpause in bringing agriculture into urban environments for fresh, local food production.
• BrightFarms: US-based indoor farming company supplying supermarkets with locally grown produce. Comparable to Ackerpause in its urban agriculture mission and focus on sustainable food production.
• Lufa Farms: Canadian rooftop greenhouse farming company with a subscription model delivering fresh produce to urban customers. Comparable to Ackerpause in its urban agriculture and direct-to-customer approach.
• AeroFarms: US-based indoor vertical farming company focused on sustainable agriculture and bringing fresh produce to urban centers. Comparable to Ackerpause in its urban agriculture and sustainability mission.

Broad incumbents

• Limeade: US-based employee experience and corporate wellness platform. Comparable to Ackerpause in its corporate wellness focus and employee engagement, though at much larger scale.
• Virgin Pulse: Global corporate wellness and employee engagement company. Comparable to Ackerpause in its corporate wellness and employee engagement focus, though serving enterprises globally with digital-first solutions.
• Wellable: US-based corporate wellness platform providing employee wellness programs. Comparable to Ackerpause in its corporate wellness and employee engagement focus, though through digital tools rather than physical gardening.

Emerging players

• Eden Reforestation Projects: Global nonprofit focused on reforestation and ecosystem restoration, employing local communities to plant trees. Comparable to Ackerpause in its community-focused agriculture and environmental impact mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4rNU7jN_3ZQfXTHWmvBn9g
• Facebookfacebook.com/AckerPause
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ackerpause
• Instagraminstagram.com/ackerpause_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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