At first, the company offered tech-savvy marketing services for small software and telecommunications suppliers, before landing big clients like IBM, Compaq and Deutsche Telekom. In March 1998, Dommermuth took the company public on Germany’s then-new stock exchange for high-tech companies, the Neuer Markt. Since then, he owns over 40% of the company. A zealous sailor, Dommermuth and his company sponsored the United Internet Team Germany in the 2007 America’s Cup.