Gewächshaus M

Name

Gewächshaus M

Legal name

MW Malteser Werke gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://gewaechshausm.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Innovation and Transformation Facilitation Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD), Organization Design & Restructuring (BPACAJAB), Remote/Hybrid Leadership & Distributed Team Management (EDABAAAN)

Keywords

• Social innovation consulting
• Transformation facilitation
• Innovation incubation
• Change management services
• Project accompaniment

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Innovation Services: Gewächshaus M is an internal innovation unit of Malteser and does not generate external revenue. Services are provided as internal support to Malteser teams and leadership. The initiative is funded by the Malteser organization as part of their social innovation and transformation strategy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gewächshaus M is an internal initiative of the Malteser organization that supports Malteser leaders, project managers, and change agents with social innovation incubation and transformation facilitation. It offers long-term project accompaniment (over several months), point-in-time workshops, inspirational impulses including a quarterly newsletter, and team retreats (Rauszeit). Services are delivered through methodological expertise, process design, and the creation of safe digital and physical collaboration spaces, helping Malteser teams turn ideas into viable solutions for social challenges.

Product overview

Gewächshaus M is an initiative of the Malteser for social innovation and transformation support, offering consulting services (not a software product). The core offerings include long-term project support, point-in-time workshops, impulses/newsletter, and team retreats (Rauszeit). Gewächshaus M also supports and accompanies various digital and social innovation projects including: Via. Trauer neu denken (digital grief support platform with information, memory, and counseling components), MALTE App (multilingual orientation app for refugee facilities), Online-Assistent Patientenverfügung (online living will assistant), KidS (child-centered de-escalation program), the Stabsstelle Daten & KI (data and AI organizational unit), Frauen im Rettungsdienst (gender equality initiative), Wohnen & Pflegen Kulturanalyse (cultural analysis project), and Strukturwerkstatt Bayern (strategic format for structural challenges). These projects are implemented by various Malteser entities, with Gewächshaus M providing methodological support and accompaniment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Langfristige Projektbegleitung

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PIONEERS PARTNERScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024PIONEERS PARTNERS provided innovation expertise for the Masterplan Psychologische Sicherheit project. Leopold Rosenthal and Dan-Felix Sorgler from PIONEERS PARTNERS served as Innovationsbegleiter (innovation facilitators), supporting the Youth & Social Services department of Malteser Werke in developing the psychological safety masterplan through process structuring, moderation, and training formats.
• SoCuracoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021SoCura is responsible for technical development and maintenance of the Online-Assistent Patientenverfügung (Patient Directive Assistant). David Wester from SoCura was part of the original project team, and an in-house developer team handles ongoing technical development and support, working closely with the Ethics department.
• Tür an Tür Digitalfabrik gGmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Tür an Tür Digitalfabrik gGmbH developed the MALTE App technology platform for Malteser. Fritjof Knier from the company worked with Philipp Benn (Malteser Werke) to further develop the multilingual smartphone app for refugee facilities. The app is based on an existing app for municipalities developed by Digitalfabrik, adapted for Malteser migration facilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hertie School — Centre for Digital Transformation: Frankfurt-based institution researching and supporting organizational transformation, including public/social sector change — adjacent in methodology (facilitation, transformation) though academic in nature.
• Körber-Stiftung: Major German private foundation running multiple social innovation and transformation programs; broader portfolio than Gewächshaus M but operates in the same welfare/social-sector transformation space.
• Bain & Company — Social Impact Practice: Global management consultancy with dedicated social impact practice advising non-profits and foundations on transformation — much larger and broader but uses similar change-management methodologies.

Direct peers

• Stiftung Bürgermut: German foundation supporting social innovation and civil-society transformation projects, with programmatic offerings comparable to Gewächshaus M's innovation incubation focus.
• effect consult gGmbH: Specialized consultancy for non-profit and welfare-sector organizations in Germany, working on organizational development, change management, and strategic transformation — directly comparable service offering.
• Phineo gAG: German non-profit advisory and analysis organization supporting social-sector organizations with impact assessment, strategy, and innovation — directly comparable to Gewächshaus M's social-sector transformation mission.
• Social Impact gGmbH: German non-profit consultancy supporting social enterprises and welfare organizations with organizational development and impact measurement — closely aligned with Gewächshaus M's transformation mandate.
• betterplace lab: Berlin-based innovation lab focused on digital and social innovation for the German welfare sector, sharing the same target audience (social organizations) and innovation-incubation approach.

Emerging players

• SEND e.V. (Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany): German network supporting social entrepreneurs and innovators; complementary ecosystem player in the same social innovation space rather than direct head-to-head competitor.
• Karl Kübel Stiftung: Family-focused foundation supporting social innovation and organizational learning in the welfare sector — overlap on innovation incubation for social-sector clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gew%C3%A4chshaus-m

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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