Himala AI
Category: AI in Productivity
AI meeting assistant that automates the full meeting lifecycle — scheduling, preparation, recording, transcription, and follow-ups Himala AI was founded in 2020. The company is led by Heiko Hubertz. Based in Hamburg, Germany. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $13.8M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include DN Capital, Christian Vollmann, Johannes Plehn, Thomas Hagemann, Stefan Wiskemann, Alex Täubert, Mischa Ruerup.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Hamburg, Germany
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $13.8M
Value proposition
Himala is an AI meeting assistant that combines scheduling, preparation, real-time note-taking, transcription, and automated follow-ups into one streamlined workflow, eliminating the need to juggle multiple tools
Products and solutions
AI Meeting Assistant (automated agenda prep, bot-free meeting recording, transcription, AI-generated action items, email auto-drafting, customizable booking links, AI task manager), Integrations with Google Calendar, Gmail, Slack, Notion, Google Drive, and other workplace tools
Unique value
Captures meetings without requiring bot invitations; provides contextual meeting prep by pulling files/emails/notes from connected tools; combines pre-meeting, in-meeting, and post-meeting workflows in one platform
Target customer
Busy professionals, teams, and enterprises looking to improve meeting productivity and reduce administrative overhead
Industries served
Technology, Professional Services, Consulting, Enterprise (cross-industry productivity)
Technology advantage
End-to-end meeting lifecycle automation in one platform; bot-free meeting capture; context unification across calendars, emails, docs, and messaging; built on AI/NLP capabilities inherited from Oxolo's generative AI video platform
How they differentiate
Unlike competitors that focus primarily on transcription/notes, Himala covers the full meeting lifecycle — pre-meeting preparation (contextual agendas), in-meeting capture (bot-free), and post-meeting automation (action items, email drafts) — all in one platform
Main competitors
Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Fathom
Key partnerships
DN Capital (VC partner), integrations with Google Workspace, Slack, Notion
Major milestones
2020: Company founded as Oxolo (generative AI video platform), 2023: Raised €13M Series A led by DN Capital, 2024-2025: Pivoted and rebranded to Himala AI (AI meeting assistant), 2025: Reached $2.4M revenue with 22-person team
Growth metrics
$2.4M revenue (2025); 22 employees; bootstrapped growth post-pivot from AI video to meeting assistant
Market positioning
Emerging European AI meeting assistant competing in a crowded but growing market; pivoted from AI video generation (Oxolo) to AI meeting productivity (Himala); bootstrapped/Germany-based
Geographic focus
Europe (headquartered in Hamburg, Germany); expanding globally
About Heiko Hubertz
Founder & CEO of Bigpoint (global browser gaming platform, sold to Yoozoo Games); Founder & CEO of AASP GmbH; CEO of Coolspot AG; Founder & Executive Chairman of Whow Games GmbH; Computer science training at PTL Wedel
Official website: https://himala.ai