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Blockbrain

Category: AI Agents

An enterprise-grade Generative AI platform that develops autonomous AI agents (Knowledge Bots) designed to capture, secure, and leverage internal corporate expertise. Blockbrain was founded in 2022. The company is led by Antonius Gress. Based in Stuttgart, Germany. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: €23M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include ["Alstin Capital","13books Capital","G+D Ventures","LBBW Venture Capital","HARTING Family Foundation","Mätch VC","w3.fund"].

Founded
2022
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
Team size
11-50
Total funding
€23M

Value proposition

Transforms fragmented, unstructured 'tacit knowledge' into actionable digital assets, enabling employees to access company-wide expertise instantly while ensuring strict data privacy and GDPR compliance.

Products and solutions

["Enterprise Knowledge Bots (Custom AI Agents)","Knowledge Extraction Engine (Tacit-to-Digital conversion)","Secure AI Orchestration Layer","Automated Process Integration Modules"]

Unique value

Unlike generic LLMs, Blockbrain focuses on 'tacit knowledge'—the undocumented expertise of employees—and uses a pivot-proven security architecture originally developed for Web3 risk management.

Target customer

Large-scale enterprises, 'Mittelstand' companies, and professional service firms requiring secure, sovereign AI solutions.

Industries served

["Manufacturing & Industrial (e.g., Bosch, Kärcher)","Management Consulting (e.g., Roland Berger)","Financial Services & Banking","Supply Chain & Logistics"]

Technology advantage

Features a proprietary 'Human-in-the-loop' training framework that allows enterprises to refine agent accuracy without exposing data to public models, combined with deep integration capabilities for legacy ERP and CRM systems.

How they differentiate

Focuses specifically on capturing 'tacit knowledge' (undocumented employee expertise) using a security-first architecture derived from its Web3 roots, ensuring GDPR compliance and data sovereignty for European enterprises.

Main competitors

["Glean","Sana","Writer"]

Key partnerships

["Bosch (Strategic client and development partner)","Roland Berger (Implementation and consulting partner)","G+D Ventures (Strategic investor and security collaborator)","LBBW Venture Capital"]

Notable customers

["Bosch","Bosch Rexroth","Roland Berger","Kärcher","fischer","Harting","Eberspächer","Bardehle Pagenberg","CHG Meridian","Domcura","Seifert Logistics Group"]

Major milestones

["Successfully pivoted from Web3/Fintech risk advisory to Enterprise GenAI in 2023","Secured €5M Seed funding in September 2024 to build the Knowledge Bot platform","Onboarded major industrial partners including Bosch and Kärcher by 2025","Raised €17.5M Series A in February 2026 to scale global operations"]

Growth metrics

Reported 5x revenue growth in 2025; expanded from a core team to 11-50 employees within two years.

Market positioning

Enterprise-grade GenAI specialist for the European 'Mittelstand' and industrial conglomerates.

Geographic focus

DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and broader Europe, with expansion plans for global enterprise markets.

Patents and IP

Proprietary AI orchestration and knowledge-mapping algorithms (Specific public patent filings not disclosed).

About Antonius Gress

Serial entrepreneur and former Managing Director at Bosch with over 14 years of experience in digital transformation, supply chain optimization, and internal venture building. He led the automation and AI unit at Bosch before founding Blockbrain.

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