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Our vision
The next era of software-defined product innovations - developed by human creativity and Engineering Intelligence.
Our mission
Make product data the most accessible, intuitive, and actionable for every engineer's mind - with Engineering Intelligence.
Our management
Meet our leadership team
Our philosophy is simple — hire a team of passionate people and foster a culture that empowers you to do your best work.
Philipp Noll
Co-Founder & MD
Product & Sales, former Production Engineer at Mercedes and Senior Strategy Consultant at Porsche
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Robert Göbel
Co-Founder & MD
Marketing & Operations, former Solution Manager Watson IoT at IBM and Manager at Porsche consultancy
Tomas Karlsson
CTO
Former Director SW Development at Bentley, Founder of Agency9 (Digital Twins for Infrastructure, sold to Bentley)
Robert Graser
VP of Sales
Former VP Sales at brighter AI and Director Central Europe at Applause
Alexander Matthey
VP of Marketing
Former Associate Partner at McKinsey leading Growth, Marketing & Sales work in Automotive, Industrial and Tech
Steinunn Arnardottir
VP of Engineering
Former CTO & co-founder of Totoli and Senior Director at Native Instruments
Pepijn Nabbe
Product Director
Former Head of Product at Lobster Ink and Smart City Program Lead at KPN
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Our timeline
We've already come a long way
November 2019
Foundation and seed investment
SPREAD starts operations in November. Cavalry, La Famiglia and several Business Angels invest in SPREAD.
January 2020
First customer and use case
Mercedes becomes our first customer and, after a successful pilot phase, we released our first use case with a complete user journey to guide workers in finding electric failures in cars 75% faster.
March 2022
Rollout and expansion
In the beginning of 2022, we managed to scale 3 use cases along the complete product lifecycle to multiple customers, industries, and factories around the world
September 2022
SPREAD Studio
By developing SPREAD Studio, our low-code environment, we managed to speed up use case development by a huge margin, arriving at 20 use cases within months.
May 2023
Closed Series A funding
The round was led by HV Capital, with participation from existing investors Cavalry Ventures, as well as angel investors Dylan Field, Figma Co-Founder & CEO, the founders of logistics unicorn Sennder, and Summit Partners founder Walter Kortschak.
Our board
Investors & advisors
Not only does our product and tech set us apart, but so do the people who choose to partner with us on this journey.
HV Capital
Since 2000, HV Capital, formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, has backed Internet and technology companies through various generations of funds.
Cavalry Ventures
Cavalry is a Berlin-based Venture Capital fund that invests in companies on their path forward to effect positive change.
La Famiglia
A loyal family of entrepreneurs, business angels, family businesses, conglomerates and industry leaders who invest smart capital alongside with their experience, networks and skills.
Judith Dada
Judith is General Partner at La Famiglia. She was previously at Facebook, managing Amazon Europe’s marketing strategy and Facebook’s VC Initiative.
Felix Klühr
Felix is Partner at HV Capital. Before that, Felix founded Skive, a digital learning platform trusted by more than 250,000 students across Europe.
Rouven is Co-Founder and Partner at Cavalry Ventures and serves on multiple boards.
Walter Kortschak
Walter is an engineer, venture capitalist, former managing partner of Summit Partners and a board trustee of Caltech. He has over 36 years of experience as an investor.
Sebastian Borek
Sebastian is a serial entrepreneur with a continuous track record of discovering market opportunities and defining successful business propositions.
Founders of Sennder
David Nothacker, Julius Köhler and Nicolaus Schefenacker are the founders of logistics unicorn sennder, the leading digital European freight forwarder.
Dylan Field
Dylan is CEO & Co-Founder of Figma, the leading collaborative design tool for building meaningful products. He champions open, accessible design and believes in a collaborative world.
Charles Songhurst
Charles ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and Skype acquisition. Today, he runs an investment portfolio.
Markus Ehrle
Markus is VP & General Manager EMEA Central ServiceNow. Prior to joining ServiceNow, he held senior sales positions at Salesforce, SAP, IBM, Trigo, CommerceOne, and Netscape.
Joachim Schreiner
Joachim is former GM Germany and Austria & EVP at Salesforce Germany. He joined Salesforce in 2007 and has more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry.
Dr. Till Reuter
Till lead one of the leading robotics manufacturers KUKA as CEO for over 10 years. He furthermore sits on the board of Neura Robotics and spent 10 years in investment banking.
SPREAD
Our 10 customer promises
Our 10 Customer Promises reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional service, transparency, and care.
Up to 50% faster time-to-market
We’re dedicated to drastically shortening your development cycles, giving you aclear advantage in fast-moving markets.
Faster business value guaranteed
We promise the fastest path to unlocking significant business value. By increasing productivity across R&D, production, and aftersales, your investment delivers measurable results quickly.
Transparent development maturity, quality, and risks
Our solutions provide full transparency into product development, anticipating issues early and helping you mitigate risks, so you can avoid costly late-stage changes.
Future-proofing your competitive edge
We provide cutting-edge Engineering Intelligence to keep you ahead of the competition and accelerate your pace of innovation.
Your success – our north star
We’re fully committed to understanding your unique challenges and ambitions. Together, we’ll forge a partnership that prioritizes your long-term success and keeps you at the forefront of your industry.
Seamless integration with your existing systems
We ensure smooth integration with your current tools and processes, enhancing your workflows without disruption – no need for a complete system overhaul.
Uncompromising quality and integrity
Uncompromising quality and integrityWith SPREAD.ai, you can count on the highest standards of quality and integrity in every interaction, product, and service-solutions you can trust without question.
Maximize product lifecycles
We help you optimize the lifecycle of your products, ensuring long-term reliability, innovation, and profitability at every stage.
Drive
innovation
innovation
Our platform is open, accessible, and designed for engineers at every level, empowering your team to harness the full power of Engineering Intelligence to drive further innovation.
Continuous improvement, together
We’re always evolving, ensuring you have access to the most advanced Engineering Intelligence solutions. We learn fast, adapt even faster, and never shy away from challenges.
Our stories
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