Abilitics

What Abilitics does

Abilitics is a privately held Venture Studio headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2008 (firmographic record) / 2009 (company history record), operating for approximately 15 years. The company builds and co-owns AI-driven ventures across four thematic pillars — Sales, HR, Communities and Events — and currently operates a portfolio of six distinct products: Skillie.ai (AI-powered recruitment platform for co-workings and VCs), Immersica (AI training agents for sales and communication skills), VR Express (3D avatars and VR for career fairs), Kognify.ai (RAG-based AI assistant builder), VibeCards (digital business card and networking platform built natively on Viber), and VibeJobs (Viber-based job board for blue-collar workers). Underlying technology stacks include .NET, Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Yammer, Brightcove, ChatGPT/OpenAI models, RAG, and the Viber chatbot platform. As a Venture Studio, Abilitics typically holds 15-50% equity in its portfolio companies and provides end-to-end operational support from product discovery through software development and market access.

The company serves more than 100 customers, including enterprise and institutional logos such as Coca-Cola HBC, Postbank, BNP Paribas, LVMH, Vivacom, WWF, the City of Gothenburg, the Municipality of Sofia, Georgia's Ministry of Education, and Rmowa. Marquee deployments include a Coca-Cola HBC intranet serving 30,000 employees (2019), an AI chatbot on Microsoft Teams supporting 50,000+ Georgian teachers (2023), a WWF Viber chatbot engaging 50,000+ community members (2021), and a Postbank HR Hub with Learning Management System (2023). VibeJobs, co-founded by CEO Rossen Zhivkov and CTO Jivko Petiov, raised funding from Vitosha Venture Partners and New Vision 3 Fund in April 2024 and reached 18,000+ users within three weeks of launch.

Abilitics' revenue model is hybrid. It generates professional services revenue through custom software development and product discovery engagements with enterprise clients, while building long-duration equity value as co-founder of its portfolio ventures. Its geographic focus is South-Eastern Europe — primarily Bulgaria and Serbia — with selected deployments in Georgia and Sweden. The team consists of 11-50 employees, led by founders Rossen Zhivkov (CEO) and Jivko Petiov (CTO). The company does not publish revenue, has no disclosed parent or institutional ownership at the parent level, and operates without disclosed proprietary model IP or patents.

Name

Abilitics

Legal name

Abilitics

Website

https://abilitics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abilitics is a Sofia-based Venture Studio that builds and co-owns AI-driven ventures focused on HR, Sales, Communities, and Events. It operates six portfolio ventures, including Skillie.ai, Kognify.ai, VibeJobs, and VibeCards, while delivering custom enterprise software to clients such as Coca-Cola HBC, Postbank, LVMH, and WWF.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Studio / Enterprise Software Development

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAEANAJ

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Enterprise

SECONDARYHDAEAKAA

Low-Code/No-Code Application Platforms

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Enterprise Application Development Platforms (Low-Code/No-Code & PaaS)

Keywords

• Venture studio
• AI software development
• Enterprise solutions
• HR technology
• Custom software services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sofia

HQ country

Bulgaria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venture Studio Equity: Holds 15-50% equity in ventures depending on stage and level of involvement. Acts as co-founder providing operational support from product discovery through development.
2. Software Development Services: Custom software development services from MVPs to ongoing R&D for enterprise clients including Coca-Cola HBC, Postbank, LVMH, and government institutions.
3. Product Discovery and Advisory: Proven process to ensure repeatable success for partner startups, providing market access and strategic guidance.
4. Funding Provision: Provides initial funding and access to investors and angels for venture portfolio companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Abilitics is a Venture Studio that builds and co-founds AI-powered software ventures focused on relationship building across Sales, HR, and Communities. It develops six portfolio products (Skillie.ai, Immersica, VR Express, Kognify.ai, VibeCards, VibeJobs) and provides custom enterprise software development services from MVPs to R&D for clients including Coca-Cola HBC, Postbank, BNP Paribas, LVMH, WWF, and government institutions.

Product overview

Abilitics operates as a Venture Studio that builds and manages a portfolio of AI-powered products focused on relationship building across Sales, HR, and Communities. The company develops six distinct venture products: Skillie.ai (AI recruitment platform), Immersica (AI training agents), VR Express (3D avatars for events), Kognify.ai (RAG-based AI assistant builder), VibeCards (Viber networking tool), and VibeJobs (Viber job board). These ventures share AI capabilities and often address complementary needs, with the venture studio providing operational support, market access, and shared expertise across the portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skillie: AI-powered recruitment platform and job-board builder for co-workings and VCs
• Immersica
• VR Express
• Kognify
• VibeCards
• VibeJobs

Products and services

• Skillie.ai AI-powered recruitment platform and job-board builder designed for co-workings and venture capital firms. Helps HRs build trustworthy relationships with candidates through AI-enhanced talent attraction.
• Immersica AI Training Agents platform that helps young professionals train and develop their sales and communication skills with AI-powered immersive learning experiences.
• VR Express 3D Avatars and VR technology solution for attracting attention at career fairs and expos. Helps HRs showcase their employer brand through immersive virtual experiences.
• Kognify.ai AI Assistant builder platform based on RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) technology. Enables companies to build AI Sales Assistant Agents for automating customer interactions.
• VibeCards Digital business card builder built on Viber platform. The first networking platform in Viber, combining digital business cards, event discovery, attendee lists, and personal CRM functionality. Free to use for all professionals.
• VibeJobs Viber-based job board platform for blue-collar workers. Connects recruiters and job seekers through a simple chat interface, targeting unskilled and vocational candidates in Southeast Europe.
• Custom Enterprise Software Development Custom software development services from MVPs to ongoing R&D for enterprise clients including Coca-Cola HBC, Postbank, LVMH, BNP Paribas, Vivacom, and government institutions. Built on .NET, ChatGPT, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams technology stacks.
• Postbank HR Hub Enterprise HR Hub for Postbank featuring a Learning Management System with Learning Catalogue, Knowledge Validation Quizzes, Learning Paths, SCORM Compliance, and Reporting and Analytics for 3,000+ employees.
• Coca-Cola HBC Intranet Portal Enterprise intranet portal for Coca-Cola HBC serving 30,000-36,000 employees with News Center, Departmental Sites, Mobile-Friendly Design, Streaming Video via Brightcove, Multilanguage Support, and Yammer social integration built on Office 365.
• Georgia Ministry of Education AI Chatbot AI-powered chatbot integrated within Microsoft Teams for Georgia's Ministry of Education, supporting over 50,000 teachers with remote teaching guidance. Hosted within the Ministry's secure Azure environment.
• WWF Community Engagement Platform Viber chatbot community engagement platform for WWF featuring quiz games and digital certificates. Engaged over 50,000 people on their Viber channel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ customers served
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VibercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose integration with Viber achieved through collaboration with Viber's VP of global marketing and growth, Atanas Raykov. VibeJobs creates frictionless chat-based recruitment experience within Viber, the most widely used messaging app in Bulgaria. VibeCards also built on Viber platform.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Microsoft and Abilitics resulted in Teams chatbot for Georgia's Ministry of Education supporting 50,000+ teachers. Solution hosted in Ministry's Azure environment. Microsoft Teams integration for remote teaching support.
• Office 365coreTechnology or IntegrationCoca-Cola HBC intranet platform built on Office 365, incorporating Yammer for social engagement, Brightcove for video streaming, and multilanguage support. Solution designed for 30,000+ employees.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Betaworks: Betaworks is a New York-based venture studio that builds and invests in consumer and frontier-tech startups. Direct peer on the venture studio business model — both operate studios that co-found companies with operational support and equity stakes.
• Endava: Endava is a UK-headquartered IT services firm with major delivery centers in Romania and Bulgaria, providing custom software development across banking, retail, and telecom. Direct peer given overlapping software services DNA and shared Southeast European delivery footprint serving enterprises like Coca-Cola.
• Tidio: Tidio is an AI-powered customer service chatbot and live chat platform for SMBs. Directly comparable as a conversational AI product targeting business users with chat-based interfaces, overlapping with VibeCards/VibeJobs chatbot approach.
• Idealab: Idealab is one of the longest-running venture studios, founded in 1996, building and operating multiple technology companies with shared operational resources. Direct peer on the studio model ethos and longevity — both leverage decades of operational expertise to de-risk new venture creation.
• Cognigy: Cognigy is an enterprise conversational AI platform for building AI agents across customer service and sales. Directly comparable as both companies build RAG-based AI agent frameworks (Cognigy's Agentic AI ↔ Abilitics' Kognify) targeting enterprise automation.
• Science Inc. Science Inc. is a Los Angeles-based venture studio that co-founds and operates consumer and enterprise tech companies. Direct comparable on the venture studio model with shared operational approach — co-founding portfolio companies and holding meaningful equity.
• Kore.ai: Kore.ai provides an enterprise conversational AI and agent platform for HR, sales, and customer service automation. Highly comparable product overlap with Kognify and the broader Abilitics AI agent portfolio; competes in the same enterprise AI agent infrastructure market.

Emerging players

• HiBob: HiBob is a modern HR platform for SMB and mid-market with AI-powered people analytics. Emerging overlap on the HR tech side where Abilitics' Skillie.ai competes in AI-driven recruitment automation, though HiBob is significantly larger and broader.
• Workable: Workable is a global applicant tracking and recruitment platform. Emerging overlap with Skillie.ai and VibeJobs in the AI-powered recruitment space, though Workable operates at significantly larger scale and globally vs. Abilitics' SEE focus.

Broad incumbents

• Rocket Internet: Rocket Internet is a global venture builder/e-commerce incubator operating internet business models at scale across emerging markets. Broader incumbent in the venture studio space with far greater capital scale and geographic reach than Abilitics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/abilitics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abilitics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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