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appliedAI
Munich AI initiative helping German enterprises and Mittelstand firms plan, build and ship AI and agent use cases.
appliedAI, a joint initiative of UnternehmerTUM and the Heilbronn IPAI, combines AI strategy and governance work with development and production deployment of generative AI and multi-agent systems, plus enablement. It reports 250+ advised companies, including many DAX firms, and 70+ AI applications in production.
- Type of firm
- AI consultancy
- Known for
- AI strategy and use-case delivery for German enterprises
- Based in
- Munich, Germany
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 51 to 200
- Origin
- Started as an AI or data firm
- Funding
- Series B or later (Pre-Series B)
- Total raised
- $55M+
- Ownership
- VC-backed
- Status
- Active
- Generalist or specialist
- Generalist
- Built on
- NVIDIA, SAP
- Own product
- No
- Delivery model
- Advice and strategy, Training
- Founders
- Andreas Liebl
- Website
- appliedai.de
Funding and deals
- 2026-01: Pre-Series B, not disclosed, led by MENA Venture Capital Fund at Mubadala Investment Company, with Arbor Ventures
- 2025-02: Series A, $55M, led by G42
Investors
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Accrete Capital
- Arbor Ventures
- G42
- McKinsey
- MENA Venture Capital Fund at Mubadala Investment Company
- MENA Venture Capital Fund at Mubadala Investment Company, with Arbor Ventures
- Palantir
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