2025 Vault Rankings
At a Glance
“The people around me, the mindset, the culture, and the leadership create a perfect environment to grow.”
“People, culture, and focus on innovation and venture building.”
“The entrepreneurial spirit in our work is great. Every day is different, challenging, and rewarding.”
“The team and the growth potential.”
“The starting salary could be better, but the promotion paths look promising.”
“Few international opportunities.”
“The sales process can take a long time.”
“We’re too impatient and want too much at once.”
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 roundabout 200 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 400 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, Anne Schlösser, and Jan Hasse
2025 Employees (All Locations): 60
Berlin, Germany
- Pricing and Sales
- Innovation and Ventures
- Artificial Intelligence
- Web3