Joel Burghardt
Founder & managing director, Lightweb Media GmbH
Responsible for delivering scalable web and AI solutions for enterprises.
Company · B2B · Germany
Software development, SEO, and AI from one house.
We are a GmbH with our own team in Germany, not a pure freelancer network without a fixed team. For mid-market and larger companies we deliver software development, search visibility, and targeted use of artificial intelligence where it pays off for your business.
Services
What we do for our clients
Three areas that often work together in practice: stable web presence, sustainable visibility, and AI with demonstrable business value.
Software development & operations
Websites and web applications that fit your processes: concept, implementation, performance, and security: documented, maintainable, with clear accountability.
Software development & operations: Software developmentSEO & digital visibility
Technical and content SEO, structure for large topic areas, and measurable alignment with your audiences: in classic search and AI-assisted overviews.
SEO & digital visibility: SEOAI & automation
AI and automation where they reduce effort and raise quality: integration with your systems, involvement of your teams, and traceable decisions, not just new point tools.
AI & automation: AI solutionsHistory
From marketing to a software development GmbH
Briefly, how we grew, and the delivery level you can expect today.
2018/2019
Performance marketing
Small projects, fast iterations, rapid project acquisition, technical SEO.
2020-2023
WordPress agency
From themes and plugins to full platforms including operations.
GPT-3.5
The turning point
Stack and workflows aligned with AI and automation.
TODAY
Software GmbH
Security audits, ISO in preparation, fixed teams, 13+ engineers.
Today we work at a different quality level: annual security audits, ISO certification in preparation, internal code reviews before releases, and multi-stage checks along critical paths. Every application we deliver goes through documented quality steps, not just fast iteration without evidence.
Our clients operate systems that are essential to their business. This orientation is therefore not marketing fluff but the working method that matches that responsibility.
Security audit
annual · external
ISO 27001
in preparation
Code reviews
before every release
Made in Germany
fixed team · GmbH
Management & contacts
Core team with a direct contact
Marcel Schorr
Founder & managing director, DRIVE Ventures GmbH
Focus on corporate development, consulting, and leading interdisciplinary teams.
Cindy
HR & finance
HR with focus on applicant management and recruiting. Contact for questions on invoices, payments, and organizational processes.
Enrico Gruner
Head of development
Consulting, training, and technical leadership: workshops, enablement, and delivery for teams and leadership.
Sven Hoffmann
Client advisor & senior developer
First technical contact, senior development, and project lead for web and AI systems.
Benedikt Hetz
Sales & first contact
First contact for new inquiries and strategic client projects.
Network
Our close partners
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DRIVE Ventures
Pre-seed investment partner for startups in dual-use, B2B, and digital technologies. Complements our startups hands-on when expertise, go-to-market, and early funding are needed.
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Synatix
Venture builder with marketing teams for newsletters, SEO, SEA, Meta ads, and other performance channels. Scales portfolio brands data-driven when reach and conversion are in focus.
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NESEC
Pentests, security assessments, and consulting to established standards: complementary to web and AI projects when hardening and compliance are required.
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Trust and methodology
How we secure quality, security, and compliance
We work ISMS- and ISO-27001-oriented; every delivery follows defined quality gates. That keeps the stack robust under EU AI Act and GDPR.
Security
ISMS, ISO-27001-oriented
Asset classification, access management, incident response, and traceable audit trails: we follow ISO 27001 protection goals without claiming certification. Whitebox pentests and load tests are part of standard delivery.
AI and compliance
EU AI Act and evals
Risk assessment per use case, red-team tests, eval sets, and transparent model documentation. AI systems stay governable and auditable in B2B use, aligned with the EU AI Act.
Privacy
GDPR embedded in the stack
EU hosting, data processing agreements, data minimization, and deletion concepts. Tracking runs cookieless (Matomo, IP anonymized); third-country transfers are documented and justified.
Team trust stats: 50+ years of collective experience, 200+ delivered projects. Results are evidenced in reviews and reports.
Discuss a project?
We respond with clear scope, realistic conditions, and a team that delivers reliably.
