Gründer des Monats
Monatlich stellen wir ein Gründungsteam aus dem KIT-Umfeld vor, das den Weg in die Selbstständigkeit gewagt hat. In einem Interview erzählen die Gründer/innen von ihrer Idee, der Gründungszeit und den Zukunftsaussichten. Damit geben wir unseren Gründungen eine Plattform, um über die eigene Gründungsgeschichte zu berichten und das aufgebaute Unternehmen vorzustellen.
Gründer des Monats: understand.ai
Das 2016 gegeründetet Start-up understand.ai mit seinen Würzeln am KIT, kombiniert Machine Learning mit menschlicher Sorgfalt. Gerade haben sie erst einen 2,8 Millionen Inevestment getätigt und blicken in eine schnell wachsende Zukunft ihres noch jungen Unternehmens. Wir haben die Gründer im Interview zu der Idee, der Gründungszeit und den Zukunftsaussichten befragt.
Founder of the month July: GoSilico GmbH
The KIT spin-off GoSilico develops software for computer-assisted process development in the biopharmaceutical industry. Its simulation technology helps companies display experiments on their computers within seconds. We have interviewed the GoSilico GmbH team on their idea, the foundation of their company and their future perspective.
The founding team of GoSilico: Prof Dr Jürgen Hubbuch, Dr Teresa Beck, Dr Tobias Hahn und Dr Thiemo Huuk (left to right)
Founders of the month June: Selfbits GmbH
Selfbits GmbH has developed a cloud-based service in the field of knowledge management, a backend-as-a-service solution. It facilitates the fast and uncomplicated development of mobile business applications. Customers of Selfbits GmbH will no longer need to worry about a complicated, complex server infrastructure and get to save time and money as a result. We have interviewed the Selfbits team on their idea, the foundation of their company and their future perspective.
The founding team of Selfbits: Oliver Kuppler, Klaus Welle (f. l.)
Founder of the month May: enCourage Labs UG (limited liability)
The company enCourage has developed an emergency app that allows its users to act swiftly and call for help. It effectively helps them protect themselves and others. Emergencies can be reported through the app within seconds. A single press of a button causes enCourage to release an alarm that reaches every other nearby user of the app. We have interviewed the enCourage team on their idea, the foundation of their company and their future perspective.
The founding team of enCourage: Cole Bailey, Rene Brandel, Tobias Röddiger and Dominik Doerner (left to right)