HOW WE WORK
CREATING INNOVATION TOGETHER
We bring together the challenges of German SMEs with Artificial Intelligence technology in order to create solutions that can be marketed worldwide.
The starting point for the development of new products and services are always real-life applications from daily work of small and medium-sized companies. Therefore we are always looking for partners who tell us about their challenges and ideas and have the courage to create something new together.
From the very first minute, we take entrepreneurial and financial risks and jointly exploit the achievements – we call this way of cooperation “Co-Innovation”.
WE ARE 100% “MITTELSTAND”
Not only do we work hand in hand with SMEs, but we also see ourselves as SMEs at eye level, speaking the same language. Proximity to medium-sized companies is therefore also important to us when selecting our investors, network partners and office locations.
We have our roots in Kaiserslautern, THE hidden champion location for artificial intelligence in Germany. In addition, we are expanding through a steadily growing number of locations in other regions close to medium-sized companies.
WHAT DRIVES US
“We are of the opinion that German SMEs are still world champions in processes, but that they cannot build up the necessary digital implementation competence fast enough on their own to keep up with global competition.
However, we do not believe in a German Google or Facebook.
Our Google or Facebook is the German Mittelstand, with which we develop digital premium products that occupy international niches and thus become the next German hidden champions.
This way, we solve the “digital congestion” in SMEs on the one hand and drive Germany’s future international competitiveness at the same time.
Alexander Fridhi, Founder & CEO
LETS TALK
STRUCTURE OF THE DDG AI ECOSYSTEM
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS AT EYE LEVEL
By covering full value chain within our ecosystem, we ensure quality at all levels and thus guarantee maximum implementation speed with minimum effort and complete transparency.
We also see ourselves as a platform for our medium-sized partners, investors, technology experts, universities and research institutes and promote their respective networking efforts.With the power of this strong ecosystem, we are able to create sustainable business value and build the next digital hidden champions.
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DDG LEADERSHIP
From our management team, over our supervisory and expert advisory board up to the complete staff base – at DDG we think in terms of data and artificial intelligence, always act entrepreneurial and burn for digital innovation.
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WHATS MAKES US DIFFERENT
PRACTICAL AI- AND DATA KNOW-HOW
We combine our expertise in the areas of data and AI with the process knowledge of medium-sized businesses. This is how we develop digital solutions for real challenges that affect entire industries.
WE TAKE A RISK
Together with all players in our ecosystem, we support companies in becoming innovation drivers. We co-finance the entire process from the initial idea to market maturity.
LEAN PATH TO SUCCESS
With our proven and trusted Co-Innovation process we guarantee maximum implementation speed with minimum effort and complete transparency. This way, we ensure the fastest way from the idea to a prototype to the final digital product.
COMPLETE ECOSYSTEM
The combination of holistic value creation by DDG and its associated companies and the embedding into a constantly growing partnership network of research institutes, universities, innovation hubs and other multipliers makes us THE ecosystem for AI.
EXCEPT FROM OUR CURRENT PROJECTS
AUTOMATED PRICE CALCULATION FOR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
USING DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDIA PLANNING
INTELLIGENT EMAIL INDEXING AND AUTOMATED DOCUMENT STORAGE
FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF REGIONAL CHAMPIONS AND LEADING COMPANIES
„We’ve had enough slides about digitalization, but how and where to start? DDG with its comprehensive know-how supported us in finding our way in a tailor-made and efficient way.“
Christian Kauth
Managing Director General Dynamics ELS-Deutschland
„By partnering with DDG, we were able to turn our domain knowledge into an innovative data and AI-based proof-of-concept including the corresponding spin-off concept for a novel software solution.“
Simon Geib
Head of PMO&Business Development, Gienanth GmbH
„We consider DDG’s AI-based solution an improvement of our workflow and would recommend a collaboration to any company that wants to optimize its internal processes.“
Dipl.-Ing. Tim Gemünden
Managing Director, Bauunternehmung Karl Gemünden GmbH & Co. KG
„Artificial intelligence has made enormous leaps in recent years. In cooperation with the DDG, we were able to quickly test our own idea and jointly develop a digital product. We see the general AI challenge as a great opportunity for all those who want to change the future and have found a suitable partner in DDG.“
Alexander Linn
Head of Digital Analytics, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG
OUR NETWORK PARTNERS
DDG is embedded in a constantly growing network of research institutes, universities and colleges, innovation hubs and other business multipliers.