Dolphin Technologies
Market leader in vehicle telematics and insurance technology for Central Europe, enabling insurers to evolve from traditional policy administration to data-driven risk assessment
Overview
Dolphin Technologies is an Austrian telematics and insurance technology provider headquartered in Vienna that has established itself as the market leader in vehicle telematics for Central Europe. Founded in 2001 by Harald Trautsch and Thomas Pöschl, the company specializes in developing comprehensive smartphone-based and hardware telematics platforms that enable insurers to evolve from traditional policy administration to becoming "valuable partners in the life of their customers" through real-time support, behavioral insights, and usage-based risk assessment.
The platform operates across multiple deployment models including smartphone applications, plug-and-play OBD devices, and dedicated telematics boxes. Dolphin's MOVE SDK serves as the foundation for telematics integration, enabling risk assessment, ecological tracking, geo-marketing, and automated crash reporting. The MOVE Score product delivers usage-based insurance (UBI) risk assessment positioned as "insurance's credit score," providing behavioral analytics and driving performance metrics to insurers.
Dolphin serves a blue-chip customer base including Generali (Austria), Porsche Insurance, Vienna Insurance Group, ÖAMTC (Austrian automobile club), and regional carriers across Germany and the Czech Republic. The company operates white-label application development and full-service consulting for insurance partners, covering strategy, implementation, data analytics, marketing automation, and operational management.
In 2014, founders Harald Trautsch and Thomas Pöschl executed a management buyout, acquiring 76% of the company via their investment vehicle, returning Dolphin to Austrian ownership after seven years under Italian majority shareholder MetaSystem Group (2007-2014).
Products & Services
MOVE SDK
Foundation platform for telematics integration providing APIs and SDKs for smartphone and hardware integration. Enables risk assessment algorithms, ecological footprint tracking, geo-marketing capabilities, and automated crash detection and reporting.
Key Features
- Risk assessment and behavioral analytics
- Ecological/environmental tracking
- Geo-marketing and location-based services
- Automated crash detection and emergency reporting
Target Users: Insurance carriers, Motor insurance programs
MOVE Score
Usage-based insurance (UBI) risk assessment tool positioned as "insurance's credit score." Provides driving performance metrics and behavioral analytics for policy pricing and risk stratification.
Key Features
- Behavioral driving analysis and scoring
- Real-time driving performance metrics
- Risk stratification for premium calculation
- Comparative performance benchmarking
Target Users: Insurance carriers implementing UBI programs
White Label Applications
Custom telematics applications developed for insurance partners, enabling branded consumer-facing experiences built on Dolphin's platform infrastructure.
Key Features
- Branded mobile applications
- Consumer telematics data visualization
- Integration with carrier systems
- Multi-carrier support
Target Users: Insurance carriers seeking branded consumer solutions
Full-Service Consulting & Operations
Comprehensive services including strategy development, implementation support, data analytics, marketing automation, and ongoing operational management for insurance partners deploying telematics programs.
Key Features
- Program strategy and roadmap development
- Implementation and integration support
- Ongoing data analytics and reporting
- Marketing automation and customer communications
- Operational management and customer support
Target Users: Insurance carriers launching or scaling UBI programs
At a Glance
- Founded
- 2001
- Headquarters
- Vienna, Austria
- Employees
- 51-200
- Funding
- Bootstrapped (Management Buyout 2014)
Category & Focus
- Category
- Telematics & Risk Assessment
- Subcategories
- Usage-Based Insurance Data & Analytics Connected Vehicles
- Insurance Verticals
- Automotive Motor Insurance
- Target Customers
- Carriers, Insurers
Customers
- Generali (Austria)
- Porsche Insurance
- Vienna Insurance Group
- ÖAMTC (Austrian automobile club)
- Kooperativa CZ (Czech VIG subsidiary)
- UNION Insurance
- DEVK (German insurer)
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Last updated: 2026-06-17