KMU.NETWORK

What KMU.NETWORK does

KMU.NETWORK is a multi-brand SME services platform and business networking group operating as part of the Blackcore UK Ltd. family, headquartered in London (KMU.INTERNATIONAL) with German operations led from Berlin by President Lisa Isaksen. The company targets owner-managed businesses, craft enterprises, family companies, and substantive startups in the DACH region, offering an integrated stack that bundles B2B deal-making, capital-raise advisory, marketing automation, and government-subsidy processing. Its core architecture rests on a 215,124-investor database (KMU.CAPITAL), a 392-million-contact B2B dataset, an AI-powered webinar platform (Gowebinar.Network) that auto-builds presentations, scripts, and video content and dispatches autonomous phone agents outside business hours, and a 15-platform content distribution infrastructure spanning Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, and others. KMU.ACADEMY adds three certified online modules (Online Marketing, AI, Business Automation) eligible for government subsidies covering up to 75% of training costs plus wages for 14 months, and a separate Barrierefreiheits-Widget product monetizes BFSG/EN 301 549 accessibility compliance at €149–€399 per lifetime license.

The business model is a hybrid of low-ticket self-serve SaaS and one-time content packages plus higher-value professional services: members access subscription-based networking, webinars, and partner services; SMBs buy Reichweite Paket marketing bundles at €1,999 (Systempaket) or €4,999 (Lazy Boss Paket); SMEs requiring funding, M&A, or company formation engage KMU.CAPITAL on a professional-services basis; and the Fördermittel-Paket channels a €5,000 instant subsidy to cover 90% of content package costs, with automated eligibility checks across additional digitalization, AI, and innovation subsidy programs. Strategic referral partnerships with Steuerberater (tax consultants), Förderbanken (development banks), Industrievertretungen (industry associations), and Bildungsträger (educational institutions) drive community-led acquisition, supplemented by direct enterprise sales for financing and M&A mandates and self-serve PLG for the marketing and accessibility widgets.

The group is led by founder and CEO Harald de Vries alongside a DACH team of 9 employees and partners including regional presidents for Baden-Württemberg and Berlin-Brandenburg, with no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or growth metrics in the public source material. Operational footprint spans Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, with the investor and legal/tax expert networks claimed to cover 70–90+ countries.

Name

KMU.NETWORK

Legal name

KMU.INTERNATIONAL - KMU.NETWORK - KMU.ACADEMY - KMU.CAPITAL - Small & Medium Enterprises Network (Parts Of Blackcore UK Ltd. Family)

Website

https://kmu.network

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

KMU.NETWORK is a DACH-focused SME services platform that bundles B2B networking, investor matching (215,000+ investors), AI-powered marketing automation, government-subsidized training, and accessibility compliance tooling for owner-managed businesses, craft enterprises, and family companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SME Business Networking and Capital Services

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Knowledge Management & KCS Programs (BPAEAJAJ)

Keywords

• SME business networking
• Investor matching platforms
• Digital marketing services
• AI webinar automation
• Government subsidy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual/recurring membership providing access to network, content packages, webinar platform, and partner services
2. BFSG Accessibility Widget: One-time lifetime license sales for accessibility compliance widget (€149-€399 depending on domain count)
3. Digital Services: Web design, social media marketing, press services, email marketing, lead generation, B2B contact database access
4. Marketing Packages: System package (€1,999) and Lazy Boss package (€4,999) including webinars, podcasts, videos, social clips, press releases, landing pages
5. Financing Services: Capital raising, M&A advisory, company formation, due diligence services; investor database access; process financing
6. Academy Education: Online marketing, AI, and business automation certification programs with government subsidy support (up to 75% of training costs)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

KMU.NETWORK operates a multi-brand B2B platform and service network for SMEs in the DACH region, providing integrated access to a 500,000+ partner business network, a 215,124+ investor database for capital raising and M&A, certified online training programs with up to 75% government funding, AI-powered webinar and content marketing automation (Reichweite Paket), and digital services spanning web design, social media marketing, PR, email marketing, and lead generation. The ecosystem targets owner-managed businesses, craft enterprises, family companies, and startups seeking funding, digitalization, marketing, and growth support.

Product overview

KMU.NETWORK is a multi-brand SME platform and service network operating as a unified ecosystem of integrated modules and sub-brands. At its core, KMU.NETWORK functions as a B2B networking and business acceleration platform targeting owner-managed businesses, craft enterprises, family companies, and startups in the DACH region. It is organized under KMU.INTERNATIONAL (London-based parent, part of Blackcore UK Ltd.) with regional operations led by CEO Harald de Vries. The ecosystem comprises: the core KMU.NETWORK/BUSINESS platform for B2B networking (500,000+ partners, deals from €10K to €100M+); KMU.CAPITAL for investor matching (215,124+ investors across 70+ countries, 82 industries) with full CRM, pitch deck hosting, and deal management; KMU.ACADEMY delivering three certified online training modules (Online Marketing, AI, Business Automation) with up to 75% government funding; the Reichweite Paket (Systempaket at €1,999 / Lazy Boss Paket at €4,999) for content marketing and reach amplification across 15 channels; the Gowebinar.Network AI platform for webinar automation and presentation generation; two podcast series (Entscheider im Fokus and The Pitch); the BFSG Barrierefreiheits-Widget for website accessibility compliance (€149–€399 lifetime); and the Fördermittel-Paket providing a €5,000 instant subsidy covering 90% of content packages. Services layer includes web design, social media marketing, press/PR (160+ portals), email marketing, and B2B lead generation. A €5,000 instant subsidy covers 90% of the content package cost, with additional subsidies for digitalization, AI, and employee qualification available automatically.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gowebinar.Network: AI platform for webinars, presentations, and meeting management - described as a 'digital Swiss Army knife' for digital marketing and lead generation.
• Entscheider im Fokus
• The Pitch
• Reichweite Paket
• Barrierefreiheits-Widget

Products and services

• KMU.NETWORK Core Platform (B2B Business Network) B2B business networking platform for SMEs, owner-operated businesses, craft enterprises, family businesses, and startups, providing access to 500,000+ potential B2B partners in the DACH region, covering deal sizes from €10,000 to €100+ million, with support for company formation (UK, US, DE entities), financing and M&A support, due diligence, contract management, and process financing.
• KMU.CAPITAL (Investor Matching Platform) Capital and deal platform connecting SMEs with a network of 215,124+ investors (Angel, Family Offices, PE/Buyout, VC, Accelerators, Institutional Investors, Investment Banks, Foundations, UHNWIs) across 70+ countries and 82 industries, with CRM tools, pitch deck hosting, deal metrics, investor outreach services, and M&A support.
• KMU.ACADEMY (Online Marketing, AI, and Business Automation Training) Online education and training platform for SMEs offering three certified modules: (1) Online Marketing covering SEO, SEA, social media, and data analytics; (2) Artificial Intelligence covering AI fundamentals, practical business applications, ethics, and profit-focused AI projects; (3) Business Automation covering workflow tools and Robotic Process Automation (RPA), with funding of up to 75% of training costs including wages for up to 14 months.
• Reichweite Paket (System Package and Lazy Boss Package) Content marketing and reach amplification package available in two tiers: System Package (€1,999) covering webinars, podcasts, videos, social clips (30 clips), 15-channel publication, blog articles (12), email sequence, and landing pages; and Lazy Boss Package (€4,999) adding AI/Life phone agents, press releases (4 distributed to 100+ portals), newsletter (12 months), masterclass, marketing plan (12 months), and additional AI capabilities. Content distributed across Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Soundwise, Reddit, and Tumblr.
• Gowebinar.Network (AI Webinar Platform) AI-powered digital platform serving as a Swiss army knife for webinars, presentations, evergreen automated sales, complete webinar series, and meeting rooms. AI builds presentations automatically while users decide, supporting live presentation, automated selling, webinar series, and meeting room functionality, positioned as an alternative to Zoom and Google Meet.
• Entscheider im Fokus (Podcast Series) Podcast series featuring SME entrepreneurs sharing personal journeys, challenges, and guiding principles, published on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, and Soundwise with custom social clips for LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
• The Pitch - Projekte die Kapital verdienen (Podcast) Podcast series providing SMEs a platform to present capital-seeking projects to investors, with investors gaining early access to exceptional projects before market visibility, moderated by CEO Harald de Vries, published across major audio platforms.
• BFSG Barrierefreiheits-Widget (Accessibility Widget) Accessibility widget for websites that fulfills requirements of the Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) and EN 301 549, available in three lifetime license tiers: up to 5 domains (€399), up to 3 domains (€299), and single domain (€149), with included BFSG-compliant accessibility statement, imprint, and data protection notices; optional white label (+10%) and individual assessments available for €29.90.
• Fördermittel-Paket (Subsidy Package) Subsidy and grant package offering a €5,000 immediate subsidy covering 90% of a complete content package, with content distributed across KMU.NETWORK, KMU-BLOG, LinkedIn, Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, and X (Twitter), plus automatic eligibility checking for additional subsidy programs covering digitalization, marketing, employee qualification, AI implementation, and innovation projects.
• KMU.BUSINESS (B2B Business Network) B2B business networking service connecting companies with 500,000 potential business partners in the DACH region, handling deal sizes from €10,000 to over €100 million, with support for joint ventures, franchises, partnerships, and supply chain connections, with experts from 90+ countries and 100+ industries.
• KMU.SERVICES (Digital Marketing and Lead Generation) Marketing and lead generation service bundle covering web design (landing pages, multilingual, SEO, chat, appointment booking, shop, payment processing), social media marketing (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Google/Facebook/LinkedIn Ads), press/PR (press releases to 160+ portals, international media), email marketing (verification, unlimited sending, campaigns, templates), and B2B lead generation (LinkedIn prospecting, email finder, CRM auto-entry, Leadsync).

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 75% of training costs reimbursed including wages and social contributions for up to 14 months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KMU.INTERNATIONALOthersStrategic parent company based in London providing international network, IT infrastructure, and legal/operational structures for KMU.NETWORK
• KMU.CAPITALOthersCapital and financing entity under L-Capital UK, offering investor database, financing services, and M&A support
• KMU.ACADEMYOthersEducational subsidiary providing online marketing, AI, and business automation certification programs with government subsidy support
• Tax Consultants (Steuerberater)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic referral partners for SME client acquisition in DACH region, coordinating member referrals
• Development Banks (Förderbanken)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment-backed financing partners supporting SME funding programs and subsidy processing
• Industry Associations (Industrievertretungen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry representation partners facilitating SME network expansion and member referrals
• Educational Institutions (Bildungsträger)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTraining and education partners supporting KMU.ACADEMY certification programs and government-subsidized learning
• Gowebinar.NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI-powered webinar platform providing presentation building, evergreen/live webinars, meeting rooms, and sales automation for KMU.NETWORK content delivery
• Capital-seekers.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationInvestor database platform with CRM, email distribution, pitch deck hosting, and founder marketplace for capital seeking
• L-Capital UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial services partner providing process financing, company formation (shelf companies), and international financing services
• SBC InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSME financing and credit partner providing KMU financing applications, appointment scheduling, and podcast participation services

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GetResponse: All-in-one marketing platform combining email marketing, webinars, landing pages, and marketing automation — directly overlapping with KMU.NETWORK's email marketing, webinar, and landing-page bundles.
• ZoomInfo: Leading B2B contact and company intelligence database; comparable to the 392M-business / 215k-investor contact data assets KMU.NETWORK packages through its lead-gen and capital services.
• ON24: Established enterprise webinar and virtual event platform with AI-powered content and engagement tools; a broader incumbent competing against Gowebinar.Network for webinar-led demand generation.

Others

• Bitkom: German digital industry association providing SMEs and Mittelstand companies with policy advocacy, networking, training, and education — adjacent peer sharing KMU.NETWORK's SME support and education/thought-leadership model.

Direct peers

• Funderbeam: Investor matching and trading platform for private companies including SMEs and startups; directly comparable to KMU.CAPITAL's investor database and deal marketplace functionality across multiple jurisdictions.
• Companisto: Largest German equity crowdfunding platform for SMEs and startups, offering investor access and deal flow in the DACH market — directly comparable to KMU.CAPITAL's capital-raising focus on German Mittelstand.
• Seedmatch: German startup/SME equity crowdfunding platform with investor matching and pitch-deck hosting — closely comparable to KMU.NETWORK's combination of capital access, pitch hosting, and DACH SME focus.
• Dealroom.co: Global startup/investor database and intelligence platform with deal flow and CRM-style tools; comparable to the investor intelligence and matching capabilities built into KMU.CAPITAL and capital-seekers.com.

Regional players

• Deutsche Beteiligungs AG: Frankfurt-listed private equity firm focused on Mittelstand buyouts in Germany; comparable to KMU.CAPITAL as a regional PE-style capital partner serving the same DACH Mittelstand deal flow.
• Mittelstand-digital: German federal initiative supporting SME digitalization with funding programs, knowledge, and partner networks — comparable to KMU.NETWORK's positioning around SME funding, digitalization, and partner ecosystem in DACH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@KMU.NETWORK
• TikToktiktok.com/@kmu.network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 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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