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About SPREAD

Technology
by engineers,
for engineers

We power the next era of software-defined product innovations by making product data the most accessible, intuitive, and actionable for every engineer's mind.

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About SPREAD

100+
Employees

Our team brings deep domain expertise in Engineering, AI Tech, and manufacturing industries.

50+ enterprise solutions delivered

We delivered solutions in enterprises of various industries and functions.

€20m+ raised by top investors

We raised money from investors like HV Capital, NAP and La Famiglia.

Leadership

Philipp Noll

Co-Founder & MD

Product & Sales, former Production Engineer at Mercedes and Senior Strategy Consultant at Porsche

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, sold to Bentley)

Shane Connelly

CPO

Former Head of Product at Silicon Valley based companies Vectara and Elastic

Alexander Matthey

SVP Go-To-Market

Former Associate Partner at McKinsey leading Growth, Marketing & Sales work

Steinunn Arnardottir

VP Engineering

Former CTO & co-founder of Totoli and Senior Director at Native Instruments

Oliver J. Blauth

Head of Strategic Accounts

Former Senior Manager at Celonis and Global Account Executive at Salesforce in Value Engineering

Mark Micnik

Head of New Accounts

Former VP of Sales at Relimetrics and Head of Direct Sales at Micropsi Industries

Max Zehmisch

Head of Value Engineering

Former Senior Project Manager at Volkswagen Consulting in R&D, Strategy & IT

Our History

Explore SPREAD’s story and the milestones that have shaped our journey to becoming an industry leader.

Founded with Seed Investment

SPREAD is founded in Berlin with the mission to transform scattered product data into Engineering Intelligence. Backed by Cavalry Ventures, La Famiglia, and renowned business angels, we set out to build the foundation for our platform.

2019
Strategic Automotive Focus & First Customer Win

We strategically focus on the German automotive sector, securing our first customer win with Mercedes-Benz after a successful pilot. This success paves the way for further projects with leading OEMs such as Volkswagen and BMW, expanding our presence across the automotive product lifecycle.

2020
Pilots in New Verticals & Markets

After identifying strong synergies, we launch pilots in defense, industrial goods, and machinery. These initiatives mark the start of our geographic expansion beyond Germany, testing our solutions in multiple European markets.

2022
Series A Backed by Leading Investors

We raise a significant Series A round led by HV Capital, with participation from Cavalry Ventures, La Famiglia, and renowned angel investors. This funding fuels accelerated product development and expansion.

2023
European Rollout across Verticals

We execute large-scale rollouts across Europe in defense, industrial goods, and machinery sectors, while continuing our expansion in the automotive industry.

2024
2019
Development of Core Data Model & Ontology

We are dedicated to creating a leading engineering ontology and data model capable of representing the most complex mechatronic products, laying the groundwork for our solutions and platform.

2020
Deploying our First Use Case

Our technology comes to life with the first customer deployment in the automotive aftermarket, demonstrating the power of connected, contextualized product data for faster troubleshooting.

2022
Building Use Cases Across the Product Lifecycle

We extend our platform capabilities into engineering and production, ensuring applicability across different industries and unlocking value at every stage of the product lifecycle.

2023
Launch of Scalable Platform

We launch a fully scalable platform with our standardized connectors, data mapper, Knowledge Graph, Studio, and Flows – enabling rapid deployment and easy customization for diverse customer needs.

2024
Introduction of AI Agents & Standardized Products

We introduce multi-agent AI systems to automate complex engineering tasks, from mapping and analysis to diagnostics and lifecycle management. Alongside, we deliver a standardized portfolio of products that streamlines implementation across industries and accelerates impact.

Technological Timeline

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Recognitions

Our Partners

AWS
Microsoft
Accenture
Fraunhofer

Our key Advisors

Harald Krüger

Former CEO at BMW

Christof Kellerwessel

Former Director, Ford MEB Office

Stefan Tolle

Former Automotive Executive Bosch

Our key Investors

HV
nap.vc
LA FAMIGLIA
iqt

Dylan Field

Founder & CEO at Figma

Charles Songhurst

Meta Board & former GM Microsoft

Dr. Till Reuter

Former CEO of KUKA

Markus Ehrle

VP & GM EMEA Central at Servicenow

Joachim Schreiner

Former GM Dach & EVP at Salesforce