Led by Ventech, a pan-European early-stage venture capitalist with angel investor participation, we successfully closed our seed financing round and raised EUR 2.1 million. With this new capital, we are taking our AI-powered search and knowledge platform to the next level – moving beyond search to full AI-driven automation. This investment allows us to expand our enterprise AI assistant and further develop automation capabilities that seamlessly integrate with existing business processes. Our goal: Make AI a practical and accessible tool for mid-sized businesses without complex IT projects or reliance on Big Tech.
From AI search to a comprehensive enterprise solution
Since day one, our mission has been clear: Make internal company knowledge as easy to access as a Google search, but secure, privacy-compliant, and optimized for SMEs whilst respecting existing access rights. That’s why we several years ago as an AI-powered enterprise search – way before AI became mainstream for most businesses.
Many businesses struggle to access their internal knowledge efficiently. Information is scattered across storage systems, document management systems, project platforms and various databases. Furthermore, the amount of data and complexity of organizations keep rising whilst many skilled workers leave their companies due to the demographic change. As a result, employees waste valuable time searching for critical information instead of working productively.
Our solution solves this by consolidating all internal knowledge into a single AI-powered interface. Over 200 companies across Germany, Austria and Switzerland already rely on amberSearch to cut down search time, improve decision-making, and streamline collaboration.
But search was only the beginning. By now, we have developed amberSearch into a full AI platform, enabling companies to build their own AI assistants and laying the groundwork for AI agents to access internal knowledge in decision-making. The way companies work is changing and ultimately AI must do more than just retrieve information – it must help to get more work done.
With this funding, we are taking the next step toward a central AI platform that not only finds knowledge but assists employees in their day to day tasks and lays the base work for automating tasks with AI agents.
Why this next step is so important
For AI to truly create business value, it must go beyond chatbots and basic search. Standalone chat solutions with data uploads aren’t enough — information must be fully integrated into a secure environment while ensuring data control.
The demand for solutions like amberSearch is surging, with expectations for rapid innovation higher than ever. With new AI models emerging constantly, our customers risk being distracted by all the new AI-related developments from their core mission: serving their customers. That’s why we handle integrations, knowledge management, and AI development — so our clients can focus on what they do best and be confident that they have all the tools they need to increase their efficiency with AI.
AI for SMEs – simple, secure, and scalable
AI is no longer a tool reserved for large enterprises. However, many SMEs hesitate to implement AI due to concerns over complex integrations, data security risks, and high IT resource requirements.
We are addressing these challenges by offering a privacy-first, plug-and-play solution designed specifically for mid-sized businesses:
- Data privacy & independence: We are fully GDPR- and ISO27001 compliant and ensure sensitive company data remains under full control, without being exposed to third-party AI providers.
- Seamless integration: No need for a complex IT overhaul. We integrate into existing enterprise environments without disrupting workflows.
- Increased efficiency: Our customers see up to 40% time savings by reducing the need for manual searching and internal inquiries.
Philipp Reißel, co-founder and CEO, explains:
“Our mission is to bring the power of AI to SMEs, especially in more traditional sectors – such as manufacturing – where companies have a wealth of information and data to manage but often struggle with AI adoption due to complexities, resource constraints, and concerns over data security. amberSearch bridges this gap with a plug-and-play architecture that requires minimal IT expertise, lowering the entry barrier to AI adoption.”
The next step: AI-driven automation
We’re moving beyond enterprise search. AI must not only retrieve knowledge but also interact with workflows, assist in decision-making, and enable true process automation.
With this funding, we are developing:
- AI search agents that interact with internal company knowledge and autonomously include relevant context data in their retrieval process.
- AI assistants to help support employees with repetitive tasks
- Integrate even more solutions than we already have
- Customizable AI tools that allow companies to tailor their AI-powered search and automation to their specific needs.
Bastian Maiworm, co-founder and CRO, adds:
“Businesses can only leverage AI agents effectively when these agents can interact with the know-how of internal company systems. To make this possible, interfaces need to allow the agents to trigger processes and retrieve information. This is what amberSearch provides. We want to allow the automation of workflows by enabling AI agents to retrieve information while seamlessly integrating into enterprise environments. It’s all about making businesses more efficient and competitive.”
Why we are partnering with Ventech
Working on such an AI topic gave us plenty of opportunities to choose the right partner to help accelerate our growth. But looking at what we had already achieved in the past, we didn’t want to partner with anyone – but an investor that shares our vision and is able to support our growth through the next few years. With Ventech we have found an investor that has been backing tech companies like us since 1998. With over 320 investments and 184 exits they have proven that they can support us all the way. That’s why we are more than happy to have them on board alongside our existing business angels and some new ones as well.
Nicolas Barthalon, Investor at Ventech, Munich, adds: “In only a few months, amberSearch has already proven its ability to implement AI at a large scale, adeptly sifting through the complex web of corporate data to harness undocumented company processes and staff expertise. This has led to impressive adoption and usage within organizations, positioning amberSearch at the center of SMEs’ workflows. We are beyond excited to partner with its A-suite team and leverage Ventech’s global resources to support the company’s accelerating growth trajectory. With this funding round, we’re confident amberSearch is poised to enhance the experience for amberSearch’s clients significantly.”
Looking ahead
With this funding, we are accelerating our expansion into a fully AI-driven enterprise platform. Our goal remains the same: to provide organizations with a powerful, secure and easy-to-use AI solution that increases productivity and makes knowledge accessible – backed by outstanding support.
We’re excited to see what’s next and look forward to helping more companies unlock the full potential of AI.
Want to know how amberSearch works? Then try it out right away in our demo. In our demo, we have stored over 10 systems with an average six-digit number of documents so that you can get a feel for the potential of amberSearch:
Do you still have questions? Then send us your contact request now – we will be happy to help you with any unanswered questions:
And if you want to become part of the team – we are currently looking for support in almost all areas. Take a look at our careers page now. We would be delighted to welcome you to our team:
Whatever the right way for you to get in touch – we look forward to hearing from you!