Tüftlerei

What Tüftlerei does

Tüftlerei OG is a privately held digital workshop and software agency founded in 2021 in Graz, Austria, with a secondary office in Klagenfurt. Organized as an Offene Gesellschaft (Austrian general partnership), the company is bootstrapped with no external institutional investment and operates without subsidiaries or a parent entity. (Note: the input's firmographic short_description describes STEM workshops for children, which directly contradicts the company's own first-party website material describing a digital software agency; the description here is grounded in the first-party website and all other corroborating data blocks.) Tüftlerei serves small and medium-sized enterprises (KMUs) across Austria—primarily in Styria and Carinthia—delivering integrated digital services across three pillars: Web Design & Development (websites, webshops, and web applications with SEO), Design & Layout (branding, UI/UX, print layouts), and IT Infrastructure (procurement, installation, and ongoing maintenance). The team works with a modern web development stack including Vue, Nuxt, Tailwind, UnoCSS, .NET, Azure, Laravel, Git, and Figma, and extends Shopware eCommerce for client-specific product configurator needs—most notably a custom product management module that generates per-order variants rather than relying on traditional SKUs.

The business model is project-based professional services: revenue is generated from bespoke web, design, and IT infrastructure engagements with ongoing maintenance retainers, and no pricing is publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on a portfolio-driven website, direct email and phone outreach, and organic presence on LinkedIn and Xing rather than paid acquisition. The team comprises three named principals—Andreas Kolli (Design), Mario Kolli (Development & IT Infrastructure), and Philipp Taferner (Development & IT Infrastructure)—who together cover design, full-stack development, and IT operations. The customer base spans roughly 20 named accounts across education (Universität Graz, ÖH ServiceCenter, Unipress Verlag), IT services (DCCS, Captura Gruppe), retail (GUD, Uni-Buchladen, Floristik Obendrauf), photography (Marry Photography), healthcare (IBB Graz), publishing (Tint Journal), and small local businesses (Tanzschule Donchev, Heißenberger Immobilien, Mörz Naturstein, among others), with multiple multi-year anchor relationships.

Name

Tüftlerei

Legal name

Tüftlerei OG

Website

https://die-tueftlerei.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tüftlerei OG is a Graz-based digital workshop and software agency serving Austrian small and medium-sized enterprises with web design and development, branding and design, and IT infrastructure services, supported by a Klagenfurt secondary office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Graz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Design and Development Services: Project-based professional services for designing and developing websites, webshops, and web applications. Includes ongoing maintenance and support.
2. IT Infrastructure Services: IT infrastructure conception, installation, and maintenance services for small and medium-sized companies, covering both software and hardware from quotation request to final system update.
3. Design and Branding Services: Branding, UI/UX design, layout, and creative design services for digital and analog applications, including logos, color schemes, brand guidelines, web designs, and book layouts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tüftlerei is a digital workshop and software agency offering professional services in web design and development, branding and UI/UX design, and IT infrastructure for small and medium-sized enterprises. It builds websites, webshops (including Shopware-based e-commerce with custom product management), and web applications, and provides end-to-end IT infrastructure setup, procurement, and maintenance. The firm operates from Graz and Klagenfurt, Austria.

Product overview

Tüftlerei is a digital workshop/software agency offering three interconnected service pillars: Web Design & Development (websites, web shops, web applications with SEO), Design & Layout (branding, web design, UI/UX for web and iOS/Android apps), and IT Infrastructure (maintenance, procurement, installation for SMEs). These services work together as an integrated offering—the design team handles branding and interface design, the development team implements web shops and applications, and IT infrastructure services support ongoing operations. The company operates from Graz and Klagenfurt, Austria, serving clients across various industries including education, photography, dance schools, and publishing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Design & Development Full-service web design and development offering for small and medium-sized enterprises. Includes individual web design, full-stack web development of websites, webshops and web applications, and on-page and off-page SEO optimization. Targets SMEs in Graz, Klagenfurt and surrounding regions needing modern, search-engine-optimized digital products.
• Design & Layout (Branding and UI/UX) Design services spanning digital and analog formats, including branding (logos, color schemes, copy, brand guidelines), web design, UI/UX for web and native iOS/Android applications, and creative layouts for analog media such as books. For SMEs, founders, and organizations needing a cohesive visual identity across digital and physical touchpoints.
• IT Infrastructure Comprehensive IT infrastructure services for small and medium-sized enterprises covering the full lifecycle: IT maintenance (system checks, security updates, patch management, data backup/recovery), IT procurement (hardware and software purchasing consultation), and IT installation (hardware setup, network and server configuration, software implementation, technology integration). Includes end-to-end handling from quotation to final system update.

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term client relationships spanning many years (e.g., Universität Graz, DCCS)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Stiefkind FotografieminorOthersCollaborator on IBB Graz website project. Provided photography services for the family therapy organization's website, contributing to the project's visual identity.
• MomaminorOthersCreative collaborator on the IBB Graz project. Contributed to the website development alongside Tüftlerei.
• Vanesa ErjavecminorOthersIllustrator who created original illustrations for the Tinted Trails book, published by Tint Journal with layout support from Tüftlerei. Collaboration on creative book project combining prose, poetry, and custom artwork.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• B-Reel: Creative tech studio producing interactive websites, digital products, and brand experiences — comparable to Tüftlerei in the custom-build model combining design craft with hands-on engineering.
• Ustwo: Boutique product studio delivering custom digital products, apps, and web experiences for ambitious brands — comparable to Tüftlerei in its craft-led, design-first approach to bespoke digital builds.
• denkwerk: Independent German digital agency building websites, e-commerce platforms, and digital products for mid-market clients — closely comparable to Tüftlerei in custom web/app delivery for non-enterprise customers in the DACH region.
• Active Theory: Creative technology studio specializing in interactive web experiences, immersive digital products, and platform engineering — overlaps with Tüftlerei's custom web application and bespoke e-commerce engineering work.
• Work & Co: Digital product studio building websites, e-commerce platforms, and apps for category-leading brands — comparable to Tüftlerei in focus on integrated design + engineering delivery for individual client engagements.
• netdreams GmbH: Austrian digital agency offering web design, development, and digital services to SMEs — directly comparable to Tüftlerei in geography, customer segment (Austrian KMUs), and service mix across web, design, and infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• R/GA: Global digital agency offering design, technology, and consulting across connected products and brand experiences — broad incumbent with overlapping web, design, and brand system capabilities.
• Huge: Global digital experience agency delivering large-scale websites, e-commerce platforms, and digital transformation — comparable service lines to Tüftlerei but at enterprise scale and footprint.
• Accenture Song (formerly SinnerSchrader): Global digital experience agency with roots in German-speaking markets (formerly SinnerSchrader in Hamburg) — overlaps with Tüftlerei on custom web design, e-commerce platforms, and integrated digital products, but at significantly larger scale.
• nexum: Cologne-based digital agency providing web, e-commerce, and brand experience services for mid-market and enterprise clients — broader German incumbent with overlapping capabilities in web development, branding, and IT consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tueftlerei

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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