FOSTEC Ventures sells AskBrian to think-cell

The Target

AskBrian is a German start-up founded in 2018 by Pavol Sikula, an experienced Strategy Consultant. AskBrian develops AI technologies to build products that connect humans with services and information via natural language. Brian, the AI assistant, communicates via MS Teams, Slack and email and performs time-consuming tasks that reflect the needs of management consultants and similar knowledge workers.

The Transaction

One of the largest German software companies think-cell is closing the purchase of 100% shares of AskBrian GmbH. FOSTEC Ventures invested in AskBrian in 2021 and now successfully exits from this project.

“That is a bright example of successful exit for a digital start-up in Germany. We are happy to have invested at the early stage, believed in the future of AI-powered tool Brian as well as in the founder’s team and now we are certain that good fortune is coming AskBrian way in hands of think-cell which is a perfect match in terms of synergies.” says Markus Fost, Managing Director of FOSTEC Ventures.

think-cell is a German computer software company founded in April 2002, which has become the world’s leading productivity software for creating data-driven presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.

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