What Partner.KI does

Partner.KI is a German sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen) operated by Hannes Gerlach, registered in Bad Kissingen and operating as an AI agency for owner-managed small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU) across the DACH region. The firm positions itself as a hands-on implementation partner for businesses without internal data or AI teams, targeting verticals including trades/construction, moving/logistics, care/healthcare, solar/energy, agency/consulting, fitness/coaching, and e-commerce. It does not sell to enterprise buyers; the stated customer is the German Mittelstand proprietor.

The company's core product is Cosmos, a configurable AI operating system that bundles KI Voice Agents, CRM, email infrastructure, and process automation into a single stack. Cosmos is delivered as industry-specific configurations, the most developed of which is a Solar Operating System module that integrates with the German Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR) to automate grid registration workflows for photovoltaic installers. The platform is built on what the company describes as a "proven underlying platform" — implying third-party LLM/speech-stack dependency rather than proprietary model development — and ships with a Meta Graph API integration (App-ID 2459115181269312) for WhatsApp/Instagram-channel workflows. A publicly accessible AI Potential Calculator (Potenzialrechner) is used as a top-of-funnel qualification tool. All data is hosted on GDPR-compliant EU infrastructure with EU AI Act readiness positioned as a procurement credential.

Commercially, Partner.KI monetizes through monthly SaaS subscriptions billed in advance, individual software development and project work, process automation and consulting engagements, and CRM/email infrastructure services. Only one named customer is publicly disclosed (KlickBoost), and there is no reported ARR, headcount beyond the founder, or external funding, indicating a very early commercial stage. The offering's strategic logic is vertical specialization (domain-configured AI operating systems) wrapped around regulated, EU-compliant infrastructure to win trust-conscious German SMB buyers who cannot or will not build AI capabilities in-house.

Name

Partner.KI

Legal name

Partner.KI (Einzelunternehmen)

Website

https://partner.ki

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Partner.KI is a German sole proprietorship (Hannes Gerlach, Bad Kissingen) that builds Cosmos, a configurable AI operating system combining voice agents, CRM, and process automation for owner-managed SMEs across DACH verticals including solar, trades, logistics, and care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vertical SaaS / Business Process Automation

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Network, Infrastructure & Data Center Integration (BPAEAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Software/Application Support (SaaS, Enterprise Apps) (BPAAACAC), Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

Keywords

• AI process automation
• Vertical SaaS platform
• CRM software
• AI voice agents
• Solar operating system

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Kissingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS / Software as a Service: Provision of software as a service (SaaS) including hosting, operating and maintenance services. Customers receive a simple, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the software within the hosting operated by Partner.KI. Invoiced monthly in advance. Hosting and infrastructure is EU-based.
2. Individual Software Development / Project Work: Custom software solutions, web and mobile application development, AI solution development and integration. Scope defined per individual offer/contract. Acceptance-based delivery with 14-day acceptance period.
3. Process Automation & Consulting: Process automation, AI agent development and integration, and related consulting, operating and support services. Change requests beyond agreed scope billed at hourly rates.
4. CRM Systems & Email Infrastructure: CRM systems, email and outreach infrastructure setup and management as part of the Cosmos ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Partner.KI builds and configures Cosmos, an industry-specific business operating system delivered as SaaS on a proven underlying platform, combining CRM, AI voice agents, process automation, automated grid registration, project management, quote generation, and mobile installer apps. Each deployment is tailored to the workflows of owner-managed SMEs (KMU) in the DACH region across verticals including solar, trades, logistics, healthcare, agencies, fitness, and e-commerce, with GDPR-compliant EU hosting and end-to-end encryption.

Product overview

Partner.KI offers Cosmos, a unified business operating system built on a proven SaaS platform for owner-managed SMEs in the DACH region. Cosmos combines CRM, process automation, and AI capabilities (including a voice agent) in a single interface, with industry-specific configurations for trades, logistics, healthcare, solar, agencies, fitness, and e-commerce. A specialized variant — the Solar-Betriebssystem (Solar Operating System) — targets solar installers with dedicated modules for automated grid registration (MaStR), project management, quote generation, D2D sales control, and a mobile offline installer app.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cosmos: A proven platform for building industry-specific AI and automation systems, tailored to individual business processes rather than off-the-shelf software. Cosmos serves as a complete operating system for various industries including trades, logistics, healthcare, solar, agencies, fitness, and e-commerce.
• Solar-Betriebssystem (Solar Operating System)

Products and services

• Cosmos Cosmos is an industry-specific business operating system delivered as SaaS, providing CRM, process automation, AI capabilities, quote generation, sales management, and integrations in a single interface. It is built individually for each industry on a proven underlying platform, targeting owner-managed SMEs (KMU) in the DACH region across verticals such as trades, logistics, healthcare, solar, agencies, fitness, and e-commerce. Customers receive a non-exclusive right to use the software with hosting, operating, and maintenance services, invoiced monthly in advance.
• Solar-Betriebssystem (Solar Operating System) A specialized version of Cosmos targeting solar and energy companies, covering automated grid registration (including MaStR), real-time project files, automated quote generation, D2D sales management with leaderboards and commission tracking, and an offline-capable mobile installer app for field staff. It is marketed as a complete back-office operating system for growing solar installers in the DACH region, with GDPR-compliant EU hosting and EU AI Act readiness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €6,000 saved in monthly tool costs per agency (KlickBoost case study)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cognigy: Düsseldorf-based conversational AI / agent automation platform serving enterprise customer service. Comparable on AI-agent technology and DACH presence; serves larger customers than Partner.KI's SME focus.
• Synthflow: Berlin-based AI voice-agent platform purpose-built for SMBs to deploy conversational agents without engineering. Closely comparable on voice-agent product and SME target segment.
• ToolTime: Berlin-based SaaS for trades and contractor businesses (Handwerk) in DACH. Closely comparable on vertical (trades/construction), geography (DACH), and target customer (owner-managed SMEs), though ToolTime focuses on field-service workflows rather than AI agents.
• PlanRadar: Austrian (Vienna) SaaS for construction and real-estate project management, widely used in DACH trades. Comparable on trades/construction vertical and DACH SME customer base; not an AI agent platform.
• Parloa: Berlin-based enterprise platform for AI voice agents in customer service. Directly comparable on core technology (AI voice agents) and DACH geography; differs in targeting larger enterprises rather than owner-managed SMEs.
• Craftnote: German SaaS for construction and craft businesses (Handwerk), focused on documentation, project communication and mobile workflows. Closely comparable on DACH trades vertical and field-workforce mobile tooling.
• n8n: Berlin-origin workflow automation platform with visual node-based builder. Comparable on process-automation technology and German roots; n8n is a horizontal tool while Partner.KI applies similar automation inside vertical SME workflows.

Emerging players

• Bland AI: US-based AI voice-agent platform for businesses. Comparable on core voice-agent technology and SMB-target use cases; differs on geography (US-focused).
• Botpress: AI agent-building platform with strong European (Montreal) roots. Comparable on AI-agent technology stack and the ability to deploy conversational/automation agents without code.
• Voiceflow: Conversational AI platform for designing and deploying voice/chat agents. Comparable on agent-building technology; broader and more horizontal than Partner.KI's vertical deployment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Partner.KI