2026 Vault Rankings
At a Glance
“Flat hierarchies, great culture, flexible promotion policies, loads of understanding for parents.”
“The people, the transparency, and the overall willingness to become better day by day.”
“Team spirit, diversity of projects, and personal growth.”
“Culture, interesting projects, and compensation”
“Limited (international) career opportunities due to the size of the company.”
“Only Berlin-based.”
“Not selective enough in hiring, sometimes unclear vision, high sales pressure due to small size.”
“Sometimes heavy workload.”
About Axel Springer hy GmbH
The key to understanding hy is to understand its background: as a portfolio firm of Axel Springer, a leading digital media company, hy’s chief capabilities lie in identifying, analyzing, and supporting growth opportunities on behalf of clients.
With its head office in Berlin, the firm employs about 50 people with a mission to put its understanding of global tech and the digital ecosystem to work for its more than 250 clients. Approximately 70 percent of the consultants have founded companies before or worked in early-stage startups. All senior colleagues worked in operative roles before joining hy as a consultant. The entrepreneurial spirit is very strong.
To date, the firm has completed more than 500 projects in its main consulting topics including strategy, pricing, sales, business building, innovation, and thought leadership.
Axel-Springer-Straße 65
Berlin 10888
CEO: Sebastian Herzog
Partners: Dr. Sebastian Voigt, Frank Gehrig, Steffen Vollmerding, and Anne Schlösser
2025 Employees (All Locations): 60
Berlin, Germany
- Pricing and Sales
- Innovation and Ventures
- Artificial Intelligence
- Web3