What Disque does

Disque is a Galicia, Spain-based digital media and communications micro-company founded in May 2011, operating between Santiago de Compostela and Vigo with a team of 5. Its core product is Disquecool, the first trends portal in Galician language, launched in May 2011 and covering music, lifestyle, technology, marketing, fashion, and art & design; the portfolio was extended in summer 2013 with Librópatas, a literature coolhunter portal targeting millennial readers (61% aged 18-34 per November 2014 data). Both properties are bilingual content platforms distributed through owned Facebook and Twitter profiles plus earned media coverage in major Spanish outlets such as El País, Europa Press, Telecinco, Expansión, and 20 minutos.

Beyond media, Disque sells bespoke online and offline professional services to regional businesses: online offerings include web design, internet content writing, social media management, and coolhunting on the network, while offline offerings include event organization (Off Culturgal Pecha Kucha events, Disquefesta), photography (event, editorial, product, documentary), graphic design (advertising and corporate identity), and print editorial (corporate magazines, special content). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; all engagements are scoped via direct email contact ([email protected]) on a custom-proposal basis. The go-to-market is community-led, leveraging the Galician-language media audience and event programming to attract both readers and B2B clients. The business model is professional services with media as a brand-building asset, and there is no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership.

Name

Disque

Website

https://disque.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Disque is a Galicia-based digital media and communications micro-firm operating Disquecool and Librópatas, Galician-language trend portals, alongside bespoke online and offline professional services for regional businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña

HQ country

Spain

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

Revenue model

1. Digital services: Online services including web design, content writing for internet, social media presence management, and coolhunting on the network. Offered to clients via direct email contact ([email protected]).
2. Offline services and events: Event organization including cultural events (Off Culturgal), celebrations (Disquefesta), fair presence, photography services (event coverage, editorial, product, documentary), graphic design (advertising communication, corporate identity), and paper editorial content (corporate magazines, special content).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Disque is a Galician media and communications company that operates trend media platforms (Disquecool and Librópatas) and provides digital and offline communication services. The company offers online services including web design, content writing, social media management, and coolhunting, along with offline services such as event organization, photography, graphic design, and editorial content production. Founded in 2011, it was the first trends portal in Galician language.

Product overview

Disque is a Galician media company operating a multi-platform content portfolio. The core offerings include Disquecool (a trend media platform launched May 2011) and Librópatas (a literature-focused platform launched summer 2013), both serving as coolhunter trend publications. The company also provides complementary services including online services (web design, content writing, social media management, coolhunting) and offline services (event organization, photography, graphic design, editorial content production). The platforms are supported by digital and in-person event programming, including the Off Culturgal Pecha Kucha events and the Disquefesta reader meetup.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Disquecool: Trends portal in Galician language covering music, lifestyle, technology, marketing, fashion, and art and design.
• Librópatas

Products and services

• Disquecool Trend media platform in Galician language covering music, lyrics, lifestyles, technology, marketing, fashion, and art & design. Launched May 2011, it is the first trend portal in Galician with over 55,000 unique visitors in 2014 and ranked among the top 20 Galician-language websites by Alexa.
• Librópatas Literature-focused coolhunter trend platform formed by passionate readers with the goal of discovering and sharing new authors and titles. Succeeded with millennial audience (61% of readers aged 18-34), achieving over 122,000 page views in November 2014 from 64,000 users.
• Online Services Web design, internet content writing, social media management, and coolhunting services provided by the Disque team with experience across various online areas.
• Offline Services Event organization, coolhunting, photography (event coverage, editorial, product, documentary), graphic design (advertising and corporate identity), and paper editorial content such as corporate magazines and special content.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,000+ unique visitors in 2014
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DisquecoolminorOthers · 1 May 2011Disquecool is the company's own media brand and trend portal launched in May 2011, not a separate partnership entity. It serves as the primary content platform through which the company reaches its audience and promotes services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CRTVG: Public broadcaster for Galicia operating television, radio, and digital channels in Galician language. Broad incumbent referenced in Disque's media appearances; competes for the same Galician-speaking audience with substantially larger production capabilities.
• La Voz de Galicia: Largest regional newspaper in Galicia with deep institutional reach and full digital operations. Broad incumbent operating in the same Galician media market, with substantially greater resources and broader coverage scope than Disque.
• Faro de Vigo: Established regional newspaper serving Vigo and Galicia with a long publishing history. Broad incumbent operating in the same regional Galician media market, with broader scope (general news) than Disque's niche focus on trends and lifestyle.

Direct peers

• Sermos Galiza: Galician-language weekly publication covering culture and current affairs. Direct peer as a Galician-language media outlet serving overlapping audiences, and explicitly referenced in Disque's media appearances.
• Tempos Dixital: Galician digital media outlet covering culture and journalism. Direct peer as another Galician-language publication in the same regional media ecosystem, referenced in Disque's press coverage.
• Código Cero: Galician digital media covering technology, internet culture, and trends. Direct peer as it operates in the same Galician-language digital trends niche and was cited in Disque's media coverage list.
• Praza Pública: Galician-language digital media outlet covering culture, politics, and society. Direct peer because it competes for the same Galician-speaking digital audience and was referenced in Disque's own earned media coverage as a comparable regional publication.
• Galiciae: Galician regional media outlet with digital distribution. Direct peer as a regional Galician publisher whose coverage cited Disque events, indicating comparable audience overlap.

Regional players

• Culturgal: Annual cultural fair in Galicia where Disque has historically maintained a presence and organized Off Culturgal programming. Regional player in the Galician cultural ecosystem rather than direct media competitor, but a relevant adjacency where Disque has executed event-driven marketing.
• Vigo Low Cost: Galician lifestyle and events blog covering Vigo area cultural happenings. Regional player in the Galician trends/events niche, referenced in Disque's media coverage, with comparable content focus and audience targeting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/disquecool
• Xtwitter.com/disquecool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/disquecool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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