Crowd Wisdom

What Crowd Wisdom does

Crowd Wisdom is a Barcelona-based boutique AI firm founded in 2024 by Gabriel Michels that targets founders and small-to-medium businesses with custom AI implementations and two proprietary products. The company operates two parallel business lines. The first is a professional services arm offering AI Growth Systems (end-to-end AI funnels for €10k–€30k+ over 3-8 weeks), Apps & MVPs (€5k–€10k+ over 4-8 weeks), Fractional CTO retainers (from €3k/month), and bespoke integrations. The second is a product portfolio comprising Kiori, a GDPR-first Knowledge Operating System combining wiki-style Pages, visual Canvases, and RAG-powered AI search with cited answers and confidence scores; and Claro, a real-time AI translation app covering 60 languages with natural voice output.

The underlying technology stack spans RAG pipelines, autonomous AI agents, workflow automation, intelligent document parsing with OCR, generative AI for content, NLP, and predictive analytics. Crowd Wisdom depends on third-party foundation models — OpenAI for language tasks in Claro and Kiori's NLP layer, ElevenLabs for voice synthesis — rather than proprietary in-house models. The Kiori platform integrates with Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Notion for knowledge ingestion, and the company builds custom integrations with CRMs (including Salesforce) and HRIS systems as part of client engagements.

Crowd Wisdom is registered as Crowd Wisdom SLU in Spain (NIF B75287599, Rbla de Catalunya 38, Barcelona) and is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional funding, subsidiaries, or M&A activity. Go-to-market is founder-led: prospects book a free 20-30 minute consultation directly with Gabriel Michels, supplemented by an AI chat assistant on the homepage, SEO content, and case-study marketing. Distribution of Kiori and Claro runs through self-serve freemium websites (kiori.co, allclaro.com). Headcount is not publicly disclosed, though the founder's prior leadership of 30+ engineers at a hyperscale Berlin startup indicates the capacity to scale delivery if demand materializes.

Name

Crowd Wisdom

Legal name

Crowd Wisdom SLU

Website

https://crowd-wisdom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crowd Wisdom is a Barcelona-based boutique AI firm building production-ready AI agents, RAG pipelines, and workflow automation for founders and SMBs via custom services and two proprietary SaaS products (Kiori, Claro). Founded in 2024 by Gabriel Michels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Development & Automation Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• AI automation services
• Custom AI development
• Workflow automation
• RAG knowledge systems
• Fractional CTO services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tempe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Growth Systems & Custom Development: Custom AI development projects including AI growth systems (€10k–€30k+, 3-8 weeks), apps and MVPs (€5k–€10k+, 4-8 weeks), and bespoke integrations. Project-based pricing adapting to scope, complexity, and pace.
2. Fractional CTO Services: Ongoing strategic technical leadership and AI expertise engagement with retainer pricing from €3k/month.
3. Kiori SaaS Subscription: AI-powered knowledge operating system with freemium tier and premium plans for heavy users. GDPR-first, EU-hosted.
4. Claro Translation App: Translation app with free tier (daily conversations) and premium plans for heavy users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Crowd Wisdom builds production-ready AI agents, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines, and end-to-end workflow automation for founders and small-to-medium businesses. It delivers these through three professional service lines (AI Growth Systems, Apps & MVPs, Fractional CTO) and two proprietary SaaS products: Kiori (AI knowledge operating system) and Claro (conversational AI translation app).

Product overview

Crowd Wisdom offers a portfolio of two distinct AI-powered products alongside professional services. The core products are Kiori (a knowledge operating system for teams to capture, organize, and retrieve information using Pages, Canvases, and RAG-powered AI search) and Claro (a real-time translation app supporting 60 languages using OpenAI and ElevenLabs AI). Beyond these products, Crowd Wisdom provides professional services including AI Growth Systems (end-to-end AI implementation), Apps & MVPs (rapid application development), and Fractional CTO (strategic technical leadership).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kiori: AI-powered knowledge platform that helps teams capture, organize, and retrieve information effortlessly. Combines wiki-style Pages, visual Canvases, and RAG-powered AI search.
• Claro

Products and services

• Kiori AI-powered knowledge operating system that helps teams capture, organize, and retrieve information effortlessly. Combines wiki-style Pages (25+ block types), visual Canvases (14+ card types), and RAG-powered AI search with cited answers and confidence scores. Supports import from Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Notion with automatic OCR for 10+ formats. Features Public Workspaces, GDPR-first architecture with PII auto-detection, and workspace-level encryption. Sold to teams and SMBs on a freemium SaaS model.
• Claro Conversation-first AI translation app that delivers natural-sounding, real-time translations across 60 languages. Built using OpenAI language models and ElevenLabs voice technology for natural voice output. EU-hosted with encrypted storage and no audio or message retention. Sold via free tier with daily conversations and premium plans for heavy users.
• AI Growth Systems End-to-end custom AI implementation service for founders and SMBs to automate critical processes such as employee onboarding and knowledge management. Delivers integrated AI systems with end-to-end workflow automation, intelligent document parsing, personalized outreach, AI-powered knowledge retrieval, and seamless CRM/HRIS integration. Project-based pricing from €10k to €30k+ over 3-8 weeks.
• Apps & MVPs Rapid application development and minimum viable product service for validating product ideas quickly or building custom internal tools that empower a business. Project-based pricing from €5k to €10k+ over 4-8 weeks, intended for founders and SMBs.
• Fractional CTO Ongoing strategic technical leadership and AI expertise engagement for startups and SMBs needing a CTO and AI roadmap without the cost of a full-time executive. Retainer-based pricing from €3k per month.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ hours saved annually for clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationClaro translation app uses advanced AI from OpenAI for natural-sounding, real-time translations across 60 languages.
• ElevenLabscoreTechnology or IntegrationClaro translation app uses ElevenLabs technology for natural voice output in 60 languages.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Markovate: AI and digital transformation services agency building custom AI solutions for SMBs and mid-market clients; directly comparable to Crowd Wisdom's AI Growth Systems and Apps & MVPs service lines.
• DeepL: Premium AI translation service known for natural-sounding translations; the most direct competitor to Crowd Wisdom's Claro translation app across consumer and prosumer segments.
• Hatchworks AI: Generative AI consultancy and product studio building custom AI agents and RAG-based applications for mid-market clients; closely comparable in delivery model and technology stack to Crowd Wisdom.
• Appinventiv: AI and app development agency serving SMBs and enterprises with custom AI solutions and MVPs; comparable to Crowd Wisdom's Apps & MVPs and AI Growth Systems service offerings.
• LeewayHertz: AI development agency offering custom AI agents, RAG pipelines, and generative AI solutions for enterprises; overlaps with Crowd Wisdom's AI agents and workflow automation practice at a larger scale.

Emerging players

• Guru: AI-powered knowledge management platform with wiki, intranet, and AI search features; competes directly with Kiori in the team knowledge management space.
• Slite: AI-powered knowledge base for distributed teams with AI Q&A and search; an emerging direct competitor to Kiori's knowledge operating system positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Notion: AI-enhanced workspace and knowledge management platform with wiki pages, databases, and AI Q&A; the closest mainstream competitor to Crowd Wisdom's Kiori product.
• Toptal: Global freelance platform for vetted developers and fractional technical talent; comparable to Crowd Wisdom's custom AI development and Fractional CTO offerings as a marketplace alternative for SMBs seeking engineering capacity.

Regional players

• Reverscore: Fractional CTO and AI consultancy serving European SMBs and startups; comparable to Crowd Wisdom's Fractional CTO offering within a similar EU-focused, founder-led delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crowd-wisdom

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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