Projaegt Gmbh

What Projaegt Gmbh does

Projaegt GmbH is a privately held German consulting firm founded in 2015 in Ahaus, Münsterland, by Alexander Jaegers, that provides professional services for rural and regional development, with a primary specialization in external LEADER regional management for EU-funded regions in North Rhine-Westphalia. The firm operates ten core service lines: LEADER-Regionalmanagement, Projekt- und Prozessmanagement, Regionalentwicklung, Konzepte und Strategien, Dritte Orte (Third Places), Deutsch-niederländische Kooperation, Fördermittel-Management, Partizipation und Kommunikation, plus specialized offerings in Kleinprojekte program administration and public relations for LEADER regions. Projaegt serves public-sector and nonprofit clients — including 45 LEADER regions in NRW, 120+ municipalities, NGOs, and cross-border German-Dutch government entities — by guiding complex project lifecycles from concept through funding application to implementation and billing.

The firm is revenue-positive and operates as a single, unified consulting practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture; there is no proprietary software product, no app, no API, and no disclosed technology intellectual property. The go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct relationships with regional governments and municipalities, and amplified through participation in LEADER association networks, industry events, and social media channels. Revenue mechanics are project-based professional services fees tied to EU, federal, and state funding programs, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The firm is independently owned with no external investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries; the founder retains operational control as Geschäftsführer. The client base is heavily weighted toward German-speaking public-sector and nonprofit stakeholders, with selective international cooperation projects (Germany-Finland-Croatia-Austria 'Vitalize Volunteer Work'; German-Dutch INTERREG projects; FutureBEEing sustainable neighborhoods).

Name

Projaegt Gmbh

Legal name

projaegt gmbh

Website

https://projaegt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Projaegt GmbH is a German consulting firm founded in 2015 in Ahaus that provides external LEADER regional management, project and process management, and EU funding advisory to municipalities, regional governments, and NGOs across North Rhine-Westphalia and the German-Dutch border region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Development Consulting

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) (BPAGABAO), Democracy, Human Rights & Governance Assistance (BPADABAG)

Keywords

• Rural development consulting
• LEADER regional management
• Project process management
• EU funding advisory
• Cross-border cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahaus

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Regional Management Services: Professional consulting services including LEADER regional management, project and process management, funding management, and regional development support for public and private stakeholders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Projaegt GmbH is a consulting firm that develops and manages projects and processes for rural regional development in North Rhine-Westphalia. The company provides external LEADER regional management, project and process management, funding management, and public participation services for regions, municipalities, organizations, and companies. Core activities include supporting LEADER regions across NRW, securing EU and state funding, facilitating German-Dutch cross-border cooperation, and developing 'Third Places' (Dritte Orte) cultural venues.

Product overview

Projaegt GmbH is a consulting firm providing professional services for rural development in North Rhine-Westphalia. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio centered around LEADER-Regionalmanagement (external regional management for EU-funded LEADER regions), Projekt- und Prozessmanagement (project and process management), Regionalentwicklung (regional development), Fördermittel-Management (funding management), and Partizipation und Kommunikation (participation and communication). Services are delivered through eight core offerings: LEADER-Regionalmanagement, Projekt- und Prozessmanagement, Regionalentwicklung, Konzepte und Strategien, Dritte Orte (Third Places cultural venues), Deutsch-niederländische Kooperation (German-Dutch cooperation), Fördermittel-Management, and Partizipation und Kommunikation. Additional specialized services include Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (public relations) for LEADER regions and Kleinprojekte-Programm management (small projects funding program). The company operates as a single unified consulting service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LEADER-Regionalmanagement External regional management services for LEADER regions in North Rhine-Westphalia, providing continuous support for work processes across EU funding periods since 2014-2020.
• Projekt- und Prozessmanagement Project and process management services accompanying complex development processes from initial idea to realized project, supporting regions, municipalities, organizations, and companies.
• Regionalentwicklung Interdisciplinary and cross-communal cooperation services for sustainable regional development, supporting regions and inter-municipal alliances.
• Konzepte und Strategien Development and formulation of concepts and strategies for funding applications, internal persuasion, and participation processes.
• Dritte Orte Support and accompaniment of 'Third Places' (cultural venues for culture, education, and encounter in rural areas) under the NRW Ministry of Culture's funding program.
• Deutsch-niederländische Kooperation Cross-border German-Dutch cooperation services with extensive experience in INTERREG project support across the German-Dutch border region.
• Fördermittel-Management Funding management services helping municipalities, organizations, and companies find and utilize EU, federal, and state funding options for their project ideas.
• Partizipation und Kommunikation Participation and communication services including development and execution of participation concepts, moderation of events, and project-related communication concepts.
• Kleinprojekte-Programm Full-service program management for the 'Kleinprojekte' (small projects) funding program in LEADER regions, from preparation through formal billing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000,000 people benefit from LEADER projects in regions where projaegt serves as regional management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• FutureBEEing Consortium (Interreg VI A)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Cross-border INTERREG VI A project on sustainable transformation of residential neighborhoods. Projaegt is involved in the Wierden (Netherlands) sub-project focusing on process design, participation design, and stakeholder coordination.
• LEADER-Region Hochsauerland e.V.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Vitalize Volunteer Work project - LEADER cooperation project aimed at strengthening voluntary work in rural areas through international exchange and conferences in Finland, Croatia and Germany.
• Eleven LEADER Regions (Germany, Finland, Croatia, Austria)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025International cooperation project 'Vitalize Volunteer Work' involving eleven LEADER regions from Germany, Finland, Croatia and Austria. The project aims to learn from each other about voluntary engagement practices and develop new approaches for strengthening this important building block of social cohesion. Projaegt is commissioned to accompany the project and specifically design, prepare, conduct and moderate the three conferences.
• Lokale Aktionsgruppen (LAGs) in NRWcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021Supported eight Lokale Aktionsgruppen (Local Action Groups) in developing their Regional Development Strategies for the 2023-2027 LEADER funding period. All processes led to recognition as funding regions.
• Toerisme Veluwe Arnhem Nijhemen BVminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021INTERREG project 'Hansestädte - Muurschilderingen' involving fourteen Hanseatic cities in the German-Dutch border area. Projaegt provided bilingual concept development and organizational handling of public tenders.
• Landkreis Grafschaft BentheimminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2019Coordination of the Vechtetalroute - a cross-border cycling route as part of INTERREG VA project 'LIVING - Vechte - Dinkel' with 10 German and Dutch partners.
• German and Dutch Municipalities along the Berkel RivermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2018INTERREG V project 'berkeln 2018-2020' for cross-border cooperation between German cities (Billerbeck, Coesfeld, Gescher, Stadtlohn, Vreden) and Dutch municipalities (Berkelland, Lochem, Zutphen) along the Berkel river. Projaegt served as bilingual office for the multi-year work process.
• LEADER-Region Kulturlandschaft AHL (Ahaus-Heek-Legden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoworking Spaces AHL project for rolling out coworking concepts in the Ahaus-Heek-Legden region of Münsterland.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• complan Kommunalberatung GmbH: NRW-based municipal and regional development consultancy providing strategic advice to municipalities and inter-municipal alliances. Directly comparable to projaegt's Regionalentwicklung and Prozessmanagement offerings in the same NRW public-sector market.
• entera Ingenieurgesellschaft: German environmental and regional planning consultancy working with municipalities on funding acquisition, participation, and project implementation. Comparable in EU funding navigation, project management, and regional development advisory.
• Spatial Foresight: Luxembourg-based consultancy specializing in EU territorial development, INTERREG, and cross-border cooperation projects. Comparable to projaegt's German-Dutch cooperation and EU program management capabilities at a pan-European scope.
• Planungsgruppe Grüner Winkel: NRW-based spatial planning and regional development consultancy offering strategic planning and process support to municipalities. Overlaps with projaegt's Regionalentwicklung and Konzepte/Strategien services.
• Ifok GmbH: German consulting firm specializing in public-sector dialogue, regional development, and EU program management. Comparable to projaegt in delivering structured stakeholder processes and EU-funded regional projects, though at significantly larger scale and across broader policy domains.
• KoRiS GmbH: Lower Saxony-based consultancy specializing in municipal and regional development processes, participation, and strategy. Closely mirrors projaegt's LEADER-style regional management and participation/moderation services in a neighboring Bundesland.

Regional players

• Kommunal Agentur NRW: Public-sector advisory entity serving NRW municipalities on sustainable development, climate, and funding. Comparable in target customer (NRW municipalities) and funding advisory scope, though state-affiliated rather than privately held.

Broad incumbents

• Prognos AG: One of Germany's largest research and consulting firms covering EU funding, regional policy, and public-sector strategy. Overlaps with projaegt's funding and regional development advisory but as part of a much broader portfolio across many policy areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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