What Deep5 does

Deep5 GmbH is a five-person AI solutions agency founded in 2021 in Braunschweig, Germany, by Matthias Raaz, a former Volkswagen engineer who previously worked in Silicon Valley. The company serves German-speaking enterprises — particularly organizations in regulated industries (law firms, banks, healthcare, government agencies) — that require GDPR-compliant AI infrastructure. Deep5's primary product is the deployment and managed hosting of Open WebUI, an open-source ChatGPT alternative with over 122,000 GitHub stars, offered as a self-hosted, EU-hosted AI platform that the company claims delivers 80-90% cost savings versus ChatGPT Enterprise while ensuring full data sovereignty. The company's core technical capabilities span Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, custom AI agent systems, digital AI knowledge assistants, and a proprietary Vision Agents technology that interprets visual data in PDFs, graphs, and charts without OCR conversion. Deep5 also delivers cross-platform mobile applications using Flutter and modern web applications using Next.js. Named customer work includes the Luceo nightlife discovery app (40,000+ users, 4.8-star rating), the Synthexa graph/PDF analysis platform, the Cyber Insight cybersecurity risk SaaS, the LinguConnect driving exam learning app, and on-premise AI inference infrastructure for Boxbreakers (94.7% GPU utilization, 120ms latency, 547 req/sec).

The company operates a hybrid professional-services and tiered-product revenue model. Customer acquisition begins with a one-day KI-Use-Case Workshop at €1,199 net, followed by structured consulting engagements and project-based custom AI development (typically 4-12 weeks). Recurring revenue comes from three-tiered Open WebUI deployment packages (Starter €1,999 one-time, Professional €4,999 one-time, Enterprise custom multi-year) and monthly managed hosting starting at €200/month. Deep5 pursues a sales-led go-to-market motion targeting German enterprises through free 30-minute online Teams demos, free initial consultations, German-language SEO-optimized content marketing, and community engagement as an official Google Developer Groups partner. The company is a member of the KI Bundesverband (German AI Association) and the Arbeitgeberverband Region Braunschweig. The company has not raised external funding, remains privately held by founder Matthias Raaz, and operates with no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Deep5

Legal name

Deep5 GmbH

Website

https://deep5.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Deep5 GmbH is a five-person German AI agency that deploys Open WebUI and builds custom RAG, agent, and Vision Agents systems for German-speaking enterprises, particularly regulated industries requiring GDPR-compliant AI infrastructure hosted in the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consulting & Custom AI Development

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

iPaaS (Cloud Integration Platforms) (HDAEAIAB), Cloud-Native Enablement (Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh) (BPAEAKAE), AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• Open WebUI deployment
• GDPR-compliant AI hosting
• Custom AI development
• Flutter mobile development

Headquarters

HQ city

Braunschweig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Consulting & Workshops: KI-Use-Case Workshop at 1.199€ net for AI strategy and roadmap development. Individual AI training services also offered. This serves as an entry point to identify opportunities for deeper engagements.
2. Open WebUI Deployment Packages: One-time deployment fees for Open WebUI implementation: Starter 1.999€, Professional 4.999€, Enterprise custom pricing. Includes installation, configuration, SSO integration, RAG pipeline, custom AI assistants, and training.
3. Managed Hosting & Support: Monthly recurring revenue from EU-hosted infrastructure (starting at 200€/month) and optional managed service packages for ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and support.
4. Custom AI Development: Project-based custom AI solution development including RAG systems, agent systems, digital assistants, and integration work. Pricing is project-based, typically 4-12 week engagements.
5. App & Web Development: Professional Flutter app development for iOS/Android and Next.js web development services for cross-platform and web applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Deep5 GmbH is a German AI solutions agency that sells and delivers Open WebUI deployment and managed EU hosting (a GDPR-compliant self-hosted ChatGPT alternative with multi-model support), custom AI development including RAG systems, AI agent systems, and digital knowledge assistants, plus professional consulting workshops and Flutter/Next.js mobile and web application development for German-speaking enterprises.

Product overview

Deep5 is an AI-powered software solutions agency offering a portfolio of managed services and custom development. The core offering is Open WebUI deployment and hosting (Starter 1,999 EUR, Professional 4,999 EUR, Enterprise custom pricing) – a self-hosted, GDPR-compliant AI platform comparable to ChatGPT but with full data sovereignty and multi-model support. Complementary services include KI-Use-Case Workshop (1,199 EUR/day), KI-Transformationsberatung, digitaler KI-Wissensassistent, and Agentensysteme leveraging RAG and agent technologies. App development spans Flutter cross-platform apps (Luceo nightlife discovery, LinguConnect driving test prep) and Next.js web applications. AI-specific offerings like Cyber Insight (cybersecurity risk SaaS) and Synthexa Vision Agents (OCR-free document analysis) demonstrate specialized vertical applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open WebUI Deployment & Hosting Fully self-hosted, GDPR-compliant Open WebUI platform deployment and managed EU hosting as a ChatGPT alternative for enterprises. Includes installation, configuration, SSO integration (OAuth/LDAP), RAG pipeline setup, custom AI assistants, and optional ongoing managed service. Supports multi-model integration via Ollama, Azure OpenAI, Claude, and other OpenAI-compatible APIs.
• KI-Use-Case Workshop 1-day intensive AI strategy workshop priced at €1,199 net, covering business process analysis, AI potential identification, ROI evaluation, and delivery of a prioritized roadmap for AI integration. Sold to German enterprises beginning their AI transformation journey.
• KI-Transformationsberatung Strategic AI transformation consulting service covering technical architecture planning, data strategy, GDPR compliance, project planning, and budget/time estimation for German enterprises adopting AI. Delivered as a 4-phase project engagement.
• Digitaler KI-Wissensassistent Custom-built digital AI knowledge assistant that combines RAG systems with company documents to deliver accurate, real-time Q&A with source citations for enterprise knowledge management use cases.
• Agentensysteme Custom AI agent systems built on the Open WebUI platform for business process automation, enabling multi-step actions and decision-making workflows with limited human intervention.
• Flutter App-Entwicklung Professional cross-platform mobile application development service for iOS and Android using the Flutter framework, with native performance, modern UI/UX, push notifications, offline functionality, and app store optimization.
• Next.js Web-Entwicklung Modern web application development service using Next.js with server-side rendering, responsive design, SEO optimization, performance focus, and progressive web app (PWA) capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80-90% cost savings compared to ChatGPT Enterprise over 3 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability12 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Arbeitgeberverband Region Braunschweig e.V.minorOthersDeep5 is a member of the Employers' Association Region Braunschweig. Membership demonstrates commitment to regional economic development and provides networking opportunities within the local business community.
• KI Bundesverband (German AI Association)minorOthersDeep5 is a member of the German AI Association (KI Bundesverband). This membership positions the company within the national AI industry landscape, enables participation in AI policy discussions, and provides access to industry trends and networking.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• IBM watsonx: IBM's enterprise AI platform with hybrid/on-premise deployment and EU sovereign cloud capabilities. Comparable as an enterprise AI platform alternative for German regulated customers seeking DSGVO-compliant deployment, though positioned as a much broader platform with proprietary foundation models.
• Sopra Steria: Major European IT consultancy with strong German public sector and regulated industry presence. Comparable because it offers AI consulting, integration services, and managed cloud solutions to the same DACH enterprise customer base, though as part of a much broader IT services portfolio.
• SVA System Vertrieb Alexander: Large German IT systems integrator offering managed services, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise IT solutions across DACH. Comparable as a potential competitor or channel partner for DSGVO-compliant AI deployments to regulated German enterprises, though operating at much broader IT scope.
• Aleph Alpha: Heidelberg-based AI foundation model company serving German regulated enterprises with sovereign AI solutions. Comparable because it targets the same DSGVO-compliant, EU-sovereign AI positioning for law firms, government, and regulated industries, though it operates at significantly larger scale with proprietary LLM technology rather than reselling open-source deployments.

Direct peers

• n8n: Open-source workflow automation platform with self-hosted deployment model and strong European user base. Comparable because both Deep5 and n8n offer self-hostable, EU-friendly alternatives to US SaaS giants, with similar community-driven open-source credibility and managed-service monetization opportunities.
• Alexander Thamm: Munich-based AI and data science consultancy serving German enterprises with end-to-end AI transformation services. Closely comparable to Deep5 in target market (DACH mid-market and enterprise), service mix (AI strategy, custom development, MLOps enablement), and regulatory positioning, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Stack Overflow Teams / self-hosted AI knowledge bases: Broader category of self-hosted enterprise AI knowledge management solutions including open-source RAG platforms and enterprise LLM gateways. Comparable because they target the same enterprise use case (private, self-hosted knowledge assistants with retrieval-augmented generation) that Deep5's Open WebUI deployments serve.

Others

• Exoscale: European sovereign cloud provider with data centers in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. Comparable as part of the EU-sovereign hosting ecosystem that Deep5's EU-hosting proposition relies upon, and could serve as either infrastructure partner or competitive alternative for compliance-focused customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deep5-io

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

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