epicinsights

What epicinsights does

epicinsights is a German Data Science-as-a-Service (DSaaS) provider headquartered in Jena, operating as the Smart Data Unit of SMA Development GmbH since founding in 2016. The company sells flexible, senior-level multidisciplinary teams — covering Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, and MLOps — booked by clients on a 1 to 10 Full-Time Equivalent basis with monthly scalability and cancellation. Its primary customer segment is the German-speaking Mittelstand (SMEs) that lack the scale or timeline to recruit internal data teams, supplemented by enterprise and digital-business engagements in e-commerce, logistics, hospitality, and FMCG.

The technology stack centers on applied AI/ML capabilities — predictive analytics, time series and causal analysis, NLP and large language models, generative AI with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and MLOps for production-grade ML systems. Proprietary modules include epicAi (a Predictive Analytics platform awarded the AI Masters Publicis Prize 2019), epicPIXEL (tracking data amplification), Fluide Personas (real-time behavioral segmentation), a Predictive Scoring recommendation engine, and CASTLY (predictive analytics on ERP data). All delivery is staffed from Jena, targeting a 3-month onboarding to PoC and end-to-end productization from potential analysis through deployment.

Commercially, revenue is generated via professional services fees — primarily FTE-based R&D-as-a-Service engagements, supplemented by AI Business Consulting and custom AI Application Development. Go-to-market is sales-led with direct enterprise field sales and consultative inside sales for mid-market, supported by content marketing, a HubSpot-driven CRM, LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms, and an international English-language website aimed beyond the DACH region. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and the company has not raised institutional funding per available records.

Name

epicinsights

Legal name

SMA Development GmbH

Website

https://epic-insights.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

epicinsights is a Jena-based Data Science-as-a-Service provider selling senior AI/ML engineering teams to German Mittelstand SMEs and select enterprises on a flexible 1-10 FTE booking model, with proprietary modules for predictive analytics, behavioral segmentation, and ERP forecasting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Science and AI Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data & Analytics Operations Outsourcing (DataOps / MLOps) (BPAEAMAH), Industry/Domain Analytics Solutions & Accelerators (BPAEAHAK)

Keywords

• Data science consulting
• Machine learning services
• Predictive analytics solutions
• AI engineering services
• R&D-as-a-service

Headquarters

HQ city

Jena

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. R&D-as-a-Service (DSaaS): Flexible team booking model where clients hire multidisciplinary data science teams measured in Full-Time Equivalents (FTE). Teams include Data Engineers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and MLOps specialists. Clients book from 1 FTE, scalable monthly up to 10 FTE, with monthly cancellation option. Revenue generated through recurring professional service fees based on team size and engagement duration.
2. AI Business Consulting: Consulting engagements for in-house AI project support, data-driven business strategy development, and AI transformation roadmaps. Includes Big Data/KI consulting, Data & AI Strategy, and Data Mining & Analytics services.
3. AI Application Development: Custom software development for predictive analytics solutions, backend/frontend components, and middleware for digital process chains. One-time project-based engagements for specific AI applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

epicinsights delivers Data Science-as-a-Service (DSaaS), providing SMEs and enterprises with flexible, senior-level data science teams (Data Engineers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, MLOps specialists) booked from 1 to 10 FTE on a monthly basis. The company handles the full lifecycle from potential analysis through PoC/MVP to production-ready data products, with core capabilities in predictive analytics, NLP/LLMs, generative AI/RAG, time series analysis, and MLOps. They supplement this with AI business consulting and proprietary tools such as the epicAi platform, CASTLY ERP analytics module, Fluide Personas segmentation, and epicPIXEL tracking amplification.

Product overview

epicinsights operates as a Data Science-as-a-Service provider, offering flexible R&D teams for data-driven innovation targeting SMEs. The core offering is the DSaaS model supplemented by AI Business Consulting services. Key products include the epicAi Predictive Analytics platform (AI Masters 2019 winner), the CASTLY module for ERP data predictive analytics, and the Fluide Personas dynamic segmentation solution. The epicPIXEL data collection tool amplifies tracking data for downstream analytics. All offerings emphasize rapid onboarding (3 months to PoC), flexible scaling (1-10 FTE), and senior-level expertise with 6+ years experience, delivered from Jena, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Science-as-a-Service (DSaaS) F&E-as-a-Service providing SMEs and enterprises with a multidisciplinary data science team (Data Engineers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, MLOps) flexibly booked from 1-10 FTE on a monthly basis. Covers predictive analytics, time series analysis, NLP/LLMs, Generative AI & RAG, and MLOps, from initial potential analysis to production-ready data products.
• AI Business Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• CTR increase in shopping cart by 300% using predictive analytics for e-commerce customer interest prediction
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SMA Development GmbHparent companyOthersepicinsights is the Smart Data Unit of SMA Development GmbH. SMA Development GmbH is the legal entity representing epicinsights, located at Leutragraben 1, Jena. Authorized Managing Director: Michael Mörs. VAT ID: DE 284339366. Registered at Local Court Jena, HRB 508188.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ML6: ML6 is a Belgian/European AI/ML consultancy delivering end-to-end ML engineering, MLOps and GenAI services to enterprise clients. Same senior-talent-driven services model targeting European enterprises seeking data-driven innovation.
• Tiger Analytics: Tiger Analytics is a global data & analytics consulting firm that delivers AI/ML and data science services to mid-market and enterprise clients across verticals. Highly comparable on the data-science-as-a-service model that targets companies without in-house teams.
• Tredence: Tredence is an AI/data science services and solutions firm providing end-to-end analytics, ML engineering, and MLOps to global enterprises and mid-market. Closely mirrors epicinsights' DSaaS model with delivery in predictive analytics, NLP, and recommendation systems.
• Statworx: Statworx is a Frankfurt-based AI and data science consultancy focused on DACH Mittelstand, delivering data strategy, ML engineering, and MLOps services. Same geography, same Mittelstand target, same DSaaS-style senior expert team model.
• Alexander Thamm GmbH: Alexander Thamm is a leading German AI/data science consultancy serving DACH enterprises with end-to-end data and AI engineering. Directly comparable in geography, target Mittelstand/enterprise, and bundled data science + MLOps delivery.

Broad incumbents

• H2O.ai: H2O.ai provides an enterprise AI platform plus AI/ML professional services targeting mid-market and large enterprise. Its bundling of platform IP + implementation expertise overlaps with epicinsights' services-plus-product positioning.
• Databricks: Databricks provides the unified data/ML platform plus a large ecosystem of professional services partners. It competes both as the underlying platform and as a one-stop-data-shop for ML/MLOps engagements.
• DataRobot: DataRobot is an enterprise AI/ML platform vendor that also bundles professional services and MLOps deployment. Comparable because it sells both a platform and the senior-expert implementation services that overlap with epicinsights' DSaaS.
• Deloitte AI & Data Engineering: Deloitte's AI/Data practice competes for the same Mittelstand predictive analytics and MLOps engagements at much larger scale. Comparable on the senior-expert, project-based, end-to-end service delivery model.

Regional players

• Celonis: Celonis is a Munich-based process mining and AI execution platform with DACH roots. It targets the same enterprise/Mittelstand process optimization use cases and competes for data-driven transformation budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/epicinsights
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epicinsights
• Instagraminstagram.com/epicinsights
• Xx.com/epic_insights

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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