blindspots

Name

blindspots

Legal name

Blindspots e.V.

Website

https://blindspots.support

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: One-time and recurring monetary donations from individuals, collected via PayPal, bank transfer, and fundraising platforms to support humanitarian projects at EU borders.
2. Fördermitgliedschaft (Supporting Membership): Recurring monthly membership fees starting at €5 per month, providing long-term sustainable funding for projects and offering members newsletters and annual reports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Blindspots is an international, feminist-shaped activist network rooted in art and culture that provides direct humanitarian aid at EU external borders. Its core activities include distributing food, firewood, stoves, and shelter materials to refugees in transit regions; operating the 'Exit Bus - Safe passage for all' evacuation project at the Slovak-Ukrainian border; running the 'Jetzt sind wir mal dran!' intersectional cultural project for women and girls at Berlin/Tegel; producing educational content (podcast, 'beyond borders' brochure); and conducting political advocacy for freedom of movement and an end to EU border violence.

Product overview

Blindspots e.V. is an international, feminist-designed network of activists rooted in art and culture. Founded in 2020, the organization does not offer a technology product but rather provides humanitarian aid services at EU external borders. Their work encompasses direct humanitarian support (food, clothing, heating solutions, construction), educational materials (the 'beyond borders' brochure and podcast series), cultural projects (the 'JETZT SIND WIR MAL DRAN!' exhibition), political education and awareness campaigns, and advocacy for freedom of movement. Funding comes through donations and supporting memberships. Projects span multiple regions including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Lebanon (Beirut), Ukraine, Poland/Belarus, and Berlin/Tegel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blindspots Podcast: Podcast series covering topics related to migration, borders, and solidarity.
• Jetzt sind wir mal dran!
• Exit Bus - Safe passage for all
• #solidaritywithoutborders

Products and services

• Humanitarian Aid Operations at EU Borders Direct humanitarian aid operations at EU external borders for refugees and migrants, including distribution of food, clothing, firewood, construction of heating solutions (stoves), and mobile supply bus operations for people on the move in transit regions across Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, and Ukraine.
• Exit Bus – Safe Passage for All Evacuation and humanitarian corridor project at the Slovak-Ukrainian border enabling safe passage from Ukraine and delivery of humanitarian supplies, operating from a logistics center and warehouse in Ubl'a, Slovakia.
• Jetzt sind wir mal dran! Cultural Project Intersectional cultural project for women and girls living in the Tegel reception facility (UA-TXL) in Berlin, featuring workshops on self-defense, dance, photography, stop-motion, ceramics, and theater, creating safe spaces for self-expression and empowerment through art.
• Blindspots Podcast Podcast series covering topics such as gender and sexuality-related flight reasons, challenges for women and queers during flight to the EU, and the situation at EU borders, distributed on Spotify and Soundcloud.
• Educational Materials ('beyond borders' Brochure) Educational brochure providing insights into the EU border regime on the Balkan route, explaining fundamental concepts from A (asylum) to Z, reporting field experiences, and contextualizing historical and political backgrounds; available digitally and in print.
• Political Education and Awareness Raising Public outreach through blog posts, social media channels, workshops, lectures, and speeches in Germany to raise awareness about humanitarian and political crises at EU borders, including the 'Migrations ABC' online educational resource.
• Advocacy and Campaigning Political advocacy calling for freedom of movement for all, safe escape routes from war zones, and an immediate end to all forms of violence and injustice by the EU border regime, conducted via the #solidaritywithoutborders campaign and Border Violence Monitoring Network membership.
• Donation and Supporting Membership Programs Online donation system, gift donations (Geschenkspende), and supporting membership (Fördermitgliedschaft) programs to fund humanitarian operations, with supporting memberships starting at €5/month providing annual reports and newsletter benefits.
• Beirut Housing Reconstruction Project Disaster relief project in Beirut launched in response to the August 4, 2020 port explosion, repairing approximately 70 damaged civilian homes during October-December 2020 in partnership with REbuild Response and SALAM LADC.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3x increase in People on the Move in northern Serbia documented after visa agreements
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• frach collectiveminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Partner in joint action against winter cold in northern Serbia (November 2022). Collaboration for distributing humanitarian aid including stove installation and firewood distribution to squats near borders.
• Collective AidminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Partner in joint action against winter cold in northern Serbia (November 2022). Collaboration for distributing humanitarian aid to People on the Move in squats near EU borders.
• No Name KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Long-term partner organization supporting People on the Move. Collaborated on food distribution using voucher system in Bosnia (Velika Kladusa area) and joint winter aid operations in Serbia. Conducts regular food and clothing deliveries and mobile infrastructure for showers and phone charging.
• Medical Volunteers International SerbiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Partner in joint action against winter cold in northern Serbia (November 2022). Provides medical basic care for People on the Move in squats near borders.
• klikAktivminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Partner in joint action against winter cold in northern Serbia (November 2022). Collaboration for distributing humanitarian aid to People on the Move.
• help.ua.peopleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2022Ukrainian humanitarian organization. Blindspots transferred a 20-seater bus to Odessa for their use in evacuating people from Kherson and Mykolaiv to Odessa.
• People in Need (PIN)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022International humanitarian organization with Slovak branch. Blindspots established contact for cooperation at the Slovakian-Ukrainian border during the Exit Bus project operations.
• Medic International Volunteers (MVI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Medical humanitarian organization. Since end of April 2022, Blindspots cooperates with MVI to receive and distribute pharmaceuticals for Ukraine operations.
• humanitarni_koridor_ukrajinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Ukrainian humanitarian corridor initiative. Blindspots collaborated to establish a logistics center and warehouse in Ubl'a, Slovakia as a central hub for the Exit Bus project enabling safe passage from Ukraine and delivery of humanitarian supplies.
• REbuild ResponsecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2020Initiative launched after the August 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion to provide humanitarian support for rebuilding. Blindspots collaborated with REbuild Response in October-December 2020 to repair approximately 70 homes damaged by the explosion, with teams including artists, producers, and construction crews from the international festival and club scene.
• SALAM LADCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2020Lebanese organization supporting vulnerable populations through direct aid, various projects, and promoting volunteer and organizational initiatives. SERVES as a platform connecting international volunteers, initiatives, and donors with refugees and vulnerable populations in Lebanon, acting as a liaison to key local and international actors.
• Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network that collects and publishes reports of pushbacks of people on the move. Blindspots is a member organization. BVMN maintains an interactive map documenting pushback locations and testimonies from EU borders including the Balkans, Austria, and Germany.
• RahmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in food distribution operations covering the Velika Kladusa area in Bosnia, collaborating with Blindspots and No Name Kitchen.
• Grupa GranicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish border support group. Blindspots has shared volunteer calls for supporting Grupa Granica operations through their linktree.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• No Name Kitchen: Volunteer-led humanitarian organization providing food, clothing, and shelter support to People on the Move on the Balkan route; Blindspots' long-term partner and most direct operational peer in Serbia and Bosnia.
• Collective Aid: Provides direct humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced people in Northern France, Greece, and the Balkans; a co-partner of Blindspots in the2022 Serbia winter aid operations.
• Border Violence Monitoring Network: International network monitoring and publishing reports of pushbacks at EU borders; Blindspots is a member organization, making this a direct peer in border-violence documentation and advocacy.
• Grupa Granica: Polish border support group active at the Poland-Belarus border; Blindspots has promoted their volunteer calls, indicating close operational overlap in northern EU border humanitarian response.
• Sea-Watch: German-based NGO conducting civilian sea rescue and advocacy for safe passage in the Mediterranean; operates under the same freedom-of-movement advocacy umbrella as Blindspots and faces similar EU policy headwinds.
• Help Refugees / Choose Love: UK-registered charity funding and coordinating direct aid to refugees across Europe and at borders; comparable community-led, donation-funded model delivering frontline humanitarian supplies.
• Medical Volunteers International: Provides medical care to refugees in Greece, Serbia, and other transit countries; Blindspots' partner in Serbia winter operations and a direct peer in humanitarian border-zone service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• ProAsyl: Germany's leading refugee rights advocacy organization; broader in scope and larger than Blindspots but operates in the same German-based ecosystem advocating for refugee rights and against EU border violence.
• People in Need: Large Central European humanitarian organization with operations at the Slovak-Ukrainian border where Blindspots runs the Exit Bus project; established institutional counterpart in the same geography.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Global medical-humanitarian organization delivering emergency aid and medical care in conflict and displacement contexts; broader incumbent whose refugee and migrant operations overlap with Blindspots' field activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/blindspots_ev
• Facebookfacebook.com/blindspots.support
• Instagraminstagram.com/blindspots.support
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blindspots-e-v

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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