BEFIVE by UnternehmerTUM

What BEFIVE by UnternehmerTUM does

BEFIVE by UnternehmerTUM is a professional services and consulting platform dedicated to the German-speaking Built Environment sector — covering construction, real estate, and building materials. Founded in 2018 and operating with approximately five core staff, it runs five service lines: a cross-company Cooperation Platform (Kooperationsplattform), Strategy Consulting, Implementation Support for transformation projects, External Innovation Sourcing (including startup matchmaking and proof-of-concepts), and Employee Recruitment & Development (bootcamps, sprints, coaching). Delivery is conducted through structured formats such as the BEFIVE Future Day, BEFIVE Gipfeltreffen, Navigation Workshops, Expert Circles, Bootcamps, 5-day Makeathons, and multi-month Tech Challenges run jointly with TUM students.

The underlying 'technology' is the cooperation methodology and network rather than any proprietary software; the firm relies on its parent UnternehmerTUM GmbH (Europe's leading innovation and startup center, affiliated with the Technical University of Munich) and on TUM Venture Labs Built Environment for talent, startup sourcing, and research support. The platform aggregates more than a dozen major German-language construction and real estate enterprises — Holcim, PERI, Max Bögl, Knauf, Hilti, Putzmeister, Sto SE, Bayerische Hausbau, BayWa, GC Gruppe, Wacker Chemie, and others — into recurring multi-party consortium projects covering topics such as prefabrication quote efficiency (Prefab-Quote Steigerung), concrete decarbonization, and digital strategy. The legal entity is UnternehmerTUM Projekt GmbH (Munich, HRB 184711), with BEFIVE functioning as a brand and operating initiative under that parent.

BEFIVE generates revenue through fee-for-service project engagements and membership participation in its cooperation platform, with pricing negotiated individually and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is relationship-led enterprise field sales, beginning with an introductory 'Kennenlerngespräch' and progressing into multi-month transformation mandates. The firm does not market a software product, does not develop proprietary technology, and reports no external funding or M&A activity; growth is effectively bounded by the lean core team and the scale of the surrounding entrepreneur and academic ecosystem.

Name

BEFIVE by UnternehmerTUM

Legal name

UnternehmerTUM Projekt GmbH

Website

https://befive.unternehmertum.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BEFIVE by UnternehmerTUM is a Munich-based consulting and cooperation platform that helps German construction, real estate, and building materials companies execute digital and sustainable transformation through strategy, implementation, startup sourcing, and cross-company consortium projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: BEFIVE generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements with construction and real estate companies. Services include strategy consulting, transformation program management, implementation support, and facilitation of cross-company collaboration projects. Engagements are structured around membership in the BEFIVE branch network and project-based work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BEFIVE delivers consulting and a cooperation platform to construction and real estate companies in the German-speaking market to drive digital and sustainable transformation. Its five core offerings are the Cooperation Platform, Strategy Consulting, Implementation Support, External Innovation Sourcing, and Employee Recruitment and Development, supported by formats such as expert circles, bootcamps, makeathons, tech challenges, navigation workshops, and cross-company project work. Engagements are delivered as fee-for-service transformation programs and platform memberships within the broader UnternehmerTUM innovation ecosystem.

Product overview

BEFIVE by UnternehmerTUM is a consulting and cooperation platform for the construction and real estate industry (Built Environment). Rather than a software product, it offers a portfolio of professional services organized around five core offerings: Cooperation Platform (Kooperationsplattform), Strategy Consulting (Strategieberatung), Implementation Support (Umsetzungsbegleitung), External Innovation Sourcing, and Employee Recruitment and Development. The Cooperation Platform serves as the foundational offering, enabling cross-company collaboration through various formats including the BEFIVE Future Day and BEFIVE Gipfeltreffen events, expert circles, bootcamps, makeathons, tech challenges, and navigation workshops. All services are delivered within the UnternehmerTUM innovation ecosystem, connecting established companies with startups, experts, and talents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kooperationsplattform (Cooperation Platform) A neutral partnership platform that enables trustworthy communication between member companies and other relevant industry participants, producing cross-company project results that are interprofessionally validated and strategically sustainable. Targets established construction and real estate firms in the German-speaking market.
• Strategieberatung (Strategy Consulting) Consulting that critically examines existing approaches, identifies current and future challenges, and develops targeted, actionable strategies and solutions collaboratively with construction and real estate clients.
• Umsetzungsbegleitung (Implementation Support) Hands-on implementation of concrete transformation projects, covering organizational, system, and product development, with tangible deliverables. Delivered to construction and real estate companies.
• Externes Innovation Sourcing External innovation services including technology scouting, studies, maturity assessments, proof-of-concepts, and connecting established construction and real estate firms with high-tech startups to solve business problems with technology.
• Mitarbeitergewinnung und Entwicklung (Employee Recruitment and Development) Training programs that equip construction and real estate teams with practical skills and an innovative mindset, delivered through coaching, methodology application, startup mindset development, and networking with startups and talent.
• BEFIVE Future Day Exclusive inspiration and networking event for industry participants, part of the BEFIVE cooperation platform offerings.
• BEFIVE Gipfeltreffen Exclusive summit meeting event for high-level networking and strategic exchange among Built Environment industry participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Holcim Germany developed a comprehensive Digital Strategy with organization-wide buy-in, with BEFIVE addressing branch-specific points and designing guardrails for future action.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ADL DingerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Nature of partnership involves cross-company collaboration within the BEFIVE cooperation platform for the Built Environment industry.
• HausbauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Hausbau participates in cross-company projects and formats through the BEFIVE cooperation platform.
• ContainexminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Nature of partnership involves cross-company collaboration within the BEFIVE cooperation platform.
• GC GruppecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. GC Gruppe participated in the Prefab-Quote Steigerung project alongside Bayerische Hausbau, BayWa, Hilti, Holcim, Knauf, Max Bögl, and Peri.
• KösterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Nature of partnership involves cross-company collaboration within the BEFIVE cooperation platform.
• Max BöglcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Max Bögl participated in the Prefab-Quote Steigerung project and holistic sustainability approaches for concrete project with Holcim, Putzmeister, solidian, and Wacker Chemie AG.
• NemetschekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Nature of partnership involves cross-company collaboration within the BEFIVE cooperation platform.
• OBIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Nature of partnership involves cross-company collaboration within the BEFIVE cooperation platform.
• PERIcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. PERI participated in the Prefab-Quote Steigerung project and also engaged BEFIVE for the InSite Construction spin-off evaluation and support.
• PutzmeistercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Putzmeister participated in the holistic sustainability approaches for concrete project with Holcim, Max Bögl, solidian, and Wacker Chemie AG.
• SiegeniaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Nature of partnership involves cross-company collaboration within the BEFIVE cooperation platform.
• TriflexminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner on the BEFIVE homepage partner network section. Nature of partnership involves cross-company collaboration within the BEFIVE cooperation platform.
• AachenBuildingExpertsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a cooperation partner on the BEFIVE homepage. Nature of cooperation involves cross-company knowledge sharing and collaboration within the Built Environment value chain.
• BIM WorldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a cooperation partner on the BEFIVE homepage. Nature of cooperation involves cross-company knowledge sharing and collaboration within the Built Environment value chain.
• TUM Venture Labs / Built EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a cooperation partner and part of the UnternehmerTUM ecosystem. TUM Venture Labs provides access to technical expertise and student talent for cross-company innovation projects and Tech Challenges.
• Bayerische HausbaucoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCore partner participating in multiple projects including Vision 2030 and Prefab-Quote Steigerung project alongside BayWa, GC, Hilti, Holcim, Knauf, Max Bögl, and Peri. Also commissioned Agile Bootcamp training through BEFIVE.
• BayWacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the Prefab-Quote Steigerung project alongside Bayerische Hausbau, GC, Hilti, Holcim, Knauf, Max Bögl, and Peri.
• HilticoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the Prefab-Quote Steigerung project alongside Bayerische Hausbau, BayWa, GC, Holcim, Knauf, Max Bögl, and Peri.
• HolcimcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCore partner in multiple projects including Vision 2030, Prefab-Quote Steigerung, and holistic sustainability approaches for concrete project with Putzmeister, Max Bögl, solidian, and Wacker Chemie AG. Also engaged BEFIVE for digital strategy development.
• KnaufcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the Prefab-Quote Steigerung project alongside Bayerische Hausbau, BayWa, GC, Hilti, Holcim, Max Bögl, and Peri.
• solidiancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the holistic sustainability approaches for concrete project alongside Holcim, Putzmeister, Max Bögl, and Wacker Chemie AG.
• Wacker Chemie AGcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the holistic sustainability approaches for concrete project alongside Holcim, Putzmeister, Max Bögl, and solidian.
• ConxaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI/Deep-Tech startup that collaborated with Sto SE through BEFIVE on a start-up selection and proof-of-concept project for automating manual progress tracking to improve logistics and production planning. BEFIVE facilitated the connection between the established construction company and the tech startup.
• UnternehmerTUMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBEFIVE is a unit of UnternehmerTUM, Europe's leading center for innovation and entrepreneurship. BEFIVE leverages the broader UnternehmerTUM ecosystem including access to startups, experts, talents, and TUM Venture Labs for cross-company innovation projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm focused on the built environment, providing strategy, sustainability and digital advisory to real estate and construction clients. Overlaps with BEFIVE's transformation consulting for construction and real estate firms.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm serving built-environment clients with advisory, design and program management services. Comparable to BEFIVE in serving large construction and real estate enterprises on complex transformation mandates.
• Turner & Townsend: Independent professional services firm specializing in program, project and cost management across real estate and infrastructure. Comparable to BEFIVE as an advisory partner to construction and real estate enterprises on transformation and program delivery.
• Roland Berger: German-headquartered global strategy consultancy with deep industrial and construction practice. Most directly comparable to BEFIVE on geography, language, client roster (large German construction/building-materials firms), and transformation/advisory offering.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global management consultancy with a dedicated Engineered Products & Construction practice serving many of the same enterprise construction clients as BEFIVE. Overlaps in transformation strategy and innovation advisory but offers a much broader portfolio.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global management consultancy with industrial/built-environment transformation expertise. Competes with BEFIVE for transformation mandates from large German construction and real estate firms, but as a full-service generalist.
• Nemetschek Group: European AEC software vendor and existing BEFIVE network partner. Provides digital tools for the same German construction and real estate value chain and represents an alternative vector for industry transformation versus BEFIVE's services-led model.
• thinkproject (Oracle Construction & Engineering): Construction collaboration and project management platform serving many of the same enterprise contractors BEFIVE works with (e.g., PERI, Max Bögl, Holcim). Comparable as an ecosystem layer for cross-company construction collaboration.

Emerging players

• RIB Software (Schneider Electric): German-headquartered construction ERP and estimating software vendor serving the same German-speaking mid-market contractors BEFIVE targets. Adjacent player in the digitalization of the German Bauwirtschaft.
• Madaster: Dutch-built material passport and circularity platform for the built environment, with German market presence. Comparable ecosystem-style play in construction sustainability, intersecting with BEFIVE's sustainable concrete and circularity projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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