German AI startup amber, which develops an AI platform that helps businesses structure corporate knowledge and automate knowledge-intensive processes, has raised €7 million in a Series A funding round led by NRW.Venture and existing investor Ventech.
- Founded by Bastian Maiworm, Philipp Reißel, and Igli Manaj, amber develops an AI platform that helps companies structure and access corporate knowledge while automating knowledge-intensive business processes.
- Its proprietary AI Data Layer connects and structures data across emails, documents, cloud applications, and internal systems, giving AI models the business context needed to provide more accurate answers and automate workflows.
- The platform is designed to evolve from a user-controlled AI assistant into an autonomous solution capable of recognizing pending tasks and executing them across different enterprise systems.
- amber's customers include Scheidt & Bachmann, Ritter Sport, Zentis, Schüßler-Plan, Dalli, and Hailo, with the company serving businesses across manufacturing, engineering, IT consulting, and consumer goods.
Details of the deal
- The funding will support amber's European expansion, initially into the Benelux region, team growth, and further development of its AI platform, proprietary AI Data Layer, and enterprise integrations.
- The company will also focus on expanding AI adoption among SMEs and building technology that enables businesses to use autonomous AI while maintaining control over their corporate data and knowledge.
