krm.swiss Information Governance Competence Centre

What krm.swiss Information Governance Competence Centre does

krm.swiss Information Governance Competence Centre (legal entity: Kompetenzzentrum Records Management AG) is a privately held Swiss consulting firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Dübendorf, Switzerland (with an additional office in Zollikon). The firm describes itself as the first competence center in Europe focused on Information Governance and operates with a small, partner-led team of approximately five professionals. Its service portfolio spans data strategy and Information Governance, data protection (Swiss DSG and EU DSGVO), records management and archiving, ECM/DMS advisory, GEVER (electronic business administration for Swiss public sector), and increasingly AI compliance under the EU AI Act.

The firm's core technology stack combines proprietary tools with a partnership-based semantic platform. Owned products include K2PID Cockpit (AI-supported personal data discovery), Compliance Baukasten (a multi-tenant SaaS for DSG/DSGVO compliance launched December 2024), CertifAI (AI compliance certification framework operationalized via the digitalkonform.ch sub-brand), the registered MATRIO® data cleanup methodology, and a proprietary KRM Small Language Model (SLM). These are layered on a strategic partnership with Semantic Web Company using the PoolParty semantic suite for taxonomy/ontology and corpus analysis. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise and public-sector consulting engagements in Switzerland and German-speaking Europe, complemented by thought leadership through published guides, an annual Management Update conference, breakfast events, and active content marketing. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements (quote-based, multi-year), SaaS subscriptions for Compliance Baukasten and K2PID, CertifAI certification engagements, and publication sales; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

krm.swiss Information Governance Competence Centre

Legal name

Kompetenzzentrum Records Management AG

Website

https://krm.swiss

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

krm.swiss is a privately held Swiss consulting firm that advises enterprises and public administration on information governance, data protection (Swiss DSG/EU GDPR), records management, GEVER, and AI compliance, supported by proprietary tools including K2PID Cockpit, Compliance Baukasten SaaS, CertifAI, and the MATRIO® methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dübendorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Advisory services for information governance, data protection, records management, ECM/DMS, GEVER, and AI compliance. Services include assessments, audits, data protection officer services, training, and implementation support. Work is solution-oriented and product-neutral.
2. Software/Tool Subscriptions: SaaS-based compliance tools including Compliance Baukasten for DSG/DSGVO management and K2PID Cockpit for personal data identification. Available in versions for single companies or enterprise groups.
3. Certification Services: AI compliance certification through CertifAI framework, including risk assessments and certification for EU AI Act compliance.
4. Publications and Guides: Sale of practice guides including Information Governance Guide (2nd edition 2021), Records Management Practice Guide, Information Management Strategy guide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

KRM provides advisory and consulting services in information governance, data protection (DSG/DSGVO), records management and archiving, ECM/DMS, GEVER, and AI compliance. It complements its consulting with proprietary software tools — the K2PID Cockpit for AI-supported personal-data discovery, the Compliance Baukasten SaaS for DSGVO compliance management, the MATRIO data-cleanup methodology, and the CertifAI certification framework for AI-system conformity.

Product overview

KRM is a consulting and competence center (not a traditional software vendor) offering advisory services, proprietary tools, and methodology frameworks for information governance, data protection, and AI compliance. The core product portfolio consists of: (1) K2PID Cockpit - AI-supported personal data identification tool; (2) Compliance Baukasten - cloud-based compliance management SaaS for DSG/DSGVO; (3) CertifAI - AI compliance certification framework via digitalkonform.ch; and (4) MATRIO Method - semantic technology-based data cleanup methodology. These tools are delivered alongside consulting services including AI Compliance Check, Data Strategy & Information Governance, Datenschutz & DSGVO, Records Management & Archiving, ECM/DMS advisory, and GEVER advisory for Swiss public administration. The proprietary tools function as standalone components that can be deployed independently or in combination with KRM's consulting engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• K2PID Cockpit: AI-powered solution for searching and finding personal data
• Compliance Baukasten
• MATRIO® Method
• CertifAI
• digitalkonform.ch

Products and services

• K2PID Cockpit

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of participants trained through seminars and workshops
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Semantic Web Company (SWC)coreTechnology or Integration · 17 May 2019Strategic partnership established in 2019 between KRM and Semantic Web Company, the leading provider of graph-based knowledge technologies and PoolParty Semantic Suite. KRM uses PoolParty as semantic middleware within the MATRIO Method for data cleanup, migration, and large-scale data management projects. PoolParty combines semantic techniques to build controlled vocabularies and enables efficient Corpusanalyse and taxonomy/ontology building.
• Compaass SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Compaass Security for Legal Incident Response (LIR) services. KRM collaborates with Compaass Security to provide crisis intervention services for cyber incidents, ensuring proper data security and protection during incident response.
• KMU Performer AGminorOthersWebsite development and maintenance by KMU Performer AG (site by KMU Performer AG).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TrustArc: TrustArc provides a privacy compliance SaaS platform with GDPR/CCPA program management, assessments, and certification services. It directly parallels KRM's Compliance Baukasten offering and competes for the same mid-market and enterprise DACH-region buyers.
• OneTrust: OneTrust is a leading privacy, security, and data-governance SaaS platform offering GDPR/DSGVO compliance, consent management, and AI governance modules. It is the most direct SaaS-side competitor to Compliance Baukasten and K2PID Cockpit, and competes with KRM's advisory practice for enterprise privacy budgets.
• Collibra: Collibra is a data intelligence and governance platform covering data catalog, lineage, and stewardship. It competes for enterprise data-governance and information-governance budgets that KRM's advisory and MATRIO methodology target, particularly with regulated enterprises in banking and healthcare.
• Securys: Securys is an independent data protection, cybersecurity, and AI governance consultancy serving regulated UK and European clients. It is a direct comparable to KRM's advisory practice in scope and approach, although it operates in the UK market rather than the DACH region.
• Vanta: Vanta automates security and privacy compliance programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) via a SaaS platform. It targets the same buyer need for continuous compliance monitoring that Compliance Baukasten addresses, although its templates lean toward US frameworks and ISO standards rather than Swiss DSG.
• BigID: BigID offers a data intelligence platform for data discovery, classification, and personal-data mapping across cloud and on-prem estates. Its data-discovery capability is the closest direct comparison to KRM's K2PID Cockpit, both targeting organizations that need to find and govern personally identifiable data at scale.

Emerging players

• Credo AI: Credo AI provides an AI governance platform for risk assessment, policy management, and regulatory readiness around AI Act and similar frameworks. It is an emerging competitor to CertifAI's certification workflow but does not yet offer the Swiss DSG-specific configuration KRM emphasizes.
• Holistic AI: Holistic AI is an AI governance, risk, and compliance platform purpose-built for the EU AI Act. It is the most direct emerging competitor to KRM's CertifAI framework and KI Compliance Check service, though it operates as a software vendor rather than an advisory firm.

Regional players

• ti&m: ti&m is a Swiss IT services and consulting firm covering digital transformation, security, and banking/finance clients across Switzerland. It is a comparable Swiss-region consulting peer, particularly for GEVER and banking-sector data-governance mandates, though it does not specialize in privacy/AI compliance.

Broad incumbents

• OpenText: OpenText is a large incumbent in enterprise content management and records management, with Documentum and InfoArchive used by many regulated enterprises. It competes broadly with KRM's records management and ECM/DMS advisory services but as part of a much larger software portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/igccch
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@krmnews7846
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/igcch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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