Startups

All startups originated from team members, are coached by DSI/ KSRI (EXIST), or were spin-offs from research projects.

Valoon


 

 

Valoon is the world’s first construction software that combines the simplicity and acceptance of the most popular messengers with the structure and transparency of construction management software. Acceptance of software in construction is especially on the construction site at a low level. The reasons for this are ultimately banal. Those involved in construction want to build and not operate software tools. On the site manager's side, this leads to forced spontaneous and uncoordinated enquiries via chats, e-mails and telephone and thus to absolutely chaotic communication. Valoon starts at this point and combines the advantages of a construction management software such as structure and clarity with the acceptance and simplicity of messengers. This is achieved by the construction manager communicating with the construction participants via Valoon in the future, but the workers continue with the messengers they are familiar with, such as WhatsApp. Valoon is the first construction software company in the world to work with Meta's WhatsApp API.

Contact

Contact person @Valoon

Jan Wolber

  
 Jan.wolber∂valoon.chat

Contact person @DSI

Dr. Michael Vössing

 +49 721 608-45624
 michael.voessing∂kit edu

Paperless


 

 

Paperless is a new and innovative approach to contract management. We help companies transition from disconnected paper and PDF-based processes to an online solution, where they can create, electronically sign and manage intelligent documents on a single platform. For more productivity and a better customer experience.

 

Paperless helps businesses to

  • Create, send, electronically sign and track documents in a single streamlined flow
  • Impress customers with an excellent and intuitive signing experience on any device
  • Save time and reduce errors by automating manual work
  • Collect signatures in seconds and decrease turn-around times by 85%
  • Integrate with existing tools with a superior API

 

For more information visit https://paperless.io

Contact

Contact person @Paperless

Jan Scheurenbrand

  
 jan∂mankido de

 

 

Mankido


 

 

Mankido offers intelligent customer loyalty solutions and automates marketing for more than 1.000 local businesses. We ensure that 500,000+ users are rewarded for their loyalty at their favorite stores. Since the beginning of 2019, we have been placing a special focus on insourcing and vertical integration. We are thus expanding our product range to include digital contract signature solutions, mobile device management and social media as a service. We are looking for young professionals who support our vision with their skillset and experience.  

 

Contact

Contact person @Mankido

Jan Scheurenbrand

  
 jan∂mankido de

Contact person @DSI

Dr. Niklas Kühl

 +49 721 608-43998
niklas.kuehl∂kit edu

 

 

Nesto


 

 

As a young IT start-up, we are working on an innovative cloud solution for intelligent and demand-oriented personnel planning. We have set ourselves the goal of revolutionising the catering industry with the help of IT supported by artificial intelligence. Our software enables our customers to optimize their staff utilization on the basis of automatic and well-founded demand forecasts and to increase their planning reliability. With the help of Nesto, restaurateurs can analyse their turnover in real time. By analysing current sales in real time and providing an updated forecast, they can react to unforeseen events with lightning speed. In addition, we offer the possibility of recording working hours and managing employee data using our e-file.

 

Contact

Contact person @Nesto

Felix Kaiser

  
 felix.kaiser∂nesto-software.de

Contact person @DSI

Dr. Michael Vössing

 +49 721 608-45624
 michael.voessing∂kit edu

 

 

 

Prenode


 

 

prenode is a spin-off from research that brings innovative AI technology to companies that want to enrich their products with AI-based features (e.g. forecast models, automation, predictive maintenance). prenode’s solution enables companies to develop, manage and deploy machine learning models on decentralized, cross-company systems. This enables companies to scale AI-based features across multiple customers by reducing the individual development and implementation time as well as increasing the performance of the machine learning models. prenode’s technology also ensures data privacy and security because individual customer data is not shared or centralized.

Contact

Contact person @Prenode

Dr. Robin Hirt


robin.hirt∂prenode.de

Contact person @DSI

Jakob Schöffer 


jakob.schoeffer∂kit.edu

 

 

 

Femfeel


 

 

 

Femfeel revolutionizes female aging with analytics! Motivated through the menopause of their mothers the two founders and KSRI alumni Janna Kraft and Marie Reger develop a digital platform that empowers women to conquer their midlife through powerful new habits. As it is scientifically proven that lifestyle adjustments in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, and emotional balance increase menopausal wellbeing, in the femfeel app every woman receives a personalized lifestyle program based on advanced analytical methods. Moreover, femfeel offers a safe space where women can connect and exchange experiences.

Contact

Contact person @Femfeel

Marie Reger


marie∂femfeel.de

Contact person @DSI

Dr. Niklas Kühl

+49 721 608-43998
niklas.kuehl∂kit.edu

RoomPriceGenie


 

 

Larger hotels and chains spend a lot of money on getting their room prices right. They hire full-time revenue managers using complex software to optimize their prices multiple times a day. Smaller hotels with static pricing struggle to compete in these increasingly dynamic markets, always being either too cheap or too expensive. RoomPriceGenie offers a very simple solution which doesn’t require any revenue management experience, increasing their revenue by up to 20%. The simplicity for the user is achieved by a highly automated product and a smart machine learning algorithm in the background, optimizing their prices multiple times a day based on thousands of data points.

 

Contact

Contact person @RoomPriceGenie

Jörg Siegel

 +49 176 61789677
 joerg∂roompricegenie com

Contact person @DSI

Dr. Michael Vössing

 +49 721 608-45624
 michael.voessing∂kit edu