Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Bremen.AI

What Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Bremen.AI does

Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Bremen.AI is a publicly funded AI transfer center founded in 2024 and operated as an independent project within Digital Hub Industry Bremen e.V. Its mandate is to accelerate AI adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the German state of Bremen. The center is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (EFRE) and the Bremen Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation, and is positioned as a vendor-independent intermediary between SMEs, technology providers, and regional policy bodies.

Its service portfolio combines free public-good offerings with two paid structured programs. The flagship commercial product is the 12-Wochen-Sprint, a 12-week AI integration engagement priced at 12,199 EUR plus VAT. The second monetized track is the KI-Transformationsmanager:in Zertifikatslehrgang, an IHK-certified (KI-Manager IHK) certification program. Free services include the KI-Sprechstunde individual consultation and an extensive workshop catalog covering AI basics, tool selection, chatbots and agents, EU AI Act compliance and data protection, AI governance, data infrastructure, data engineering, AI and human factors, sales, marketing, social media, and image generation.

The business model is a hybrid of public-sector grants covering community-facing services and fee-bearing structured programs covering deeper engagements. The center operates from Konrad-Zuse-Straße 6a in Bremen within the Digital Hub Industry Bremen facility, and its geographic scope is explicitly limited to the Land Bremen. Named customers disclosed as case studies include cambio Mobilitätsservice and Buhlmann Rohr-Fittings-Stahlhandel, with the broader target segment defined as SMEs with 25–250 employees. The team is led by Christian Gorldt (Leitung), supported by specialists including a Transfermanager/Technologiemanager, and the center coordinates with regional partners such as RZNord, Digitallotsen Bremen/WFB, and encoway GmbH.

Name

Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Bremen.AI

Legal name

Digital Hub Industry Bremen e.V.

Website

https://transferzentrum-bremen.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Publicly funded AI transfer center in Bremen, Germany, offering workshops, consulting, and structured programs (12-Wochen-Sprint and an IHK-certified training track) to help regional SMEs adopt AI. Operates within Digital Hub Industry Bremen e.V.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consulting and Training Services

NAICS

Computer Training (611420)

akta.pro primary industry

AI & Emerging Technology Literacy (EDAAAIAJ)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• AI training workshops
• Digital transformation programs
• Technology transfer center
• SME AI adoption

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The project is funded by the EU and the Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Häfen und Transformation (Bremen Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation). This funding covers core operations and free community services.
2. Fee-based Training Programs: Revenue generated from paid programs such as the 12-Week Sprint (12,199 EUR base version) and certification courses. These are structured transformation programs for SMEs.
3. Free Community Services: Free workshops, consulting sessions, and networking events funded by government grants to promote AI adoption among SMEs in Bremen.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Bremen.AI is a publicly funded AI transfer center that provides consulting, training, and structured integration programs for SMEs in the Bremen region. Its core offerings include the 12-Wochen-Sprint (12-week AI integration program), the KI-Transformationsmanager:in Zertifikatslehrgang (certification program), individual KI-Sprechstunde consultations, and a portfolio of workshops covering AI tools, chatbots, data infrastructure, EU AI Act compliance, governance, marketing, sales, and social media.

Product overview

Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Bremen.AI is an AI transfer and consulting organization that offers advisory services, training programs, and structured integration support for SMEs in Bremen. The portfolio is organized around three core offerings: (1) The 12-Wochen-Sprint, a structured 12-week AI integration program with platform setup and measurable prototypes; (2) The KI-Transformationsmanager:in Zertifikatslehrgang, a certification program for AI management; and (3) KI-Sprechstunde, individual consultation sessions. The workshop portfolio includes specialized offerings covering AI tools, chatbot/agent integration, data infrastructure, data engineering, AI governance/compliance (EU AI Act), AI & human factors, sales applications, marketing applications, social media, and AI basics. Additional services include KI-Plattform consulting for platform selection and KI im Unternehmen integrieren for integration methodology. The organization also hosts networking events including the [IJC] AI-Business Warm-up. All offerings are provided free of charge or at subsidized rates as an EU and Bremen state funded project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 12-Wochen-Sprint (12-Week Sprint) A structured 12-week AI integration program for SMEs that accompanies companies from AI platform decision through setup, team onboarding, and implementation of measurable prototypes to daily practical use. Includes 1x user training (max 25 participants) and up to 15 AI Ambassadors. Base price 12,199 EUR plus VAT.
• KI-Transformationsmanager:in Zertifikatslehrgang Certification program (certificate course) for professionals and executives to effectively use AI in their jobs, including hands-on AI competence, use cases for daily work, and KI-Manager IHK certificate.
• KI-Sprechstunde Individual consultation sessions (AI consultation hours) where the organization supports SMEs with AI technology deployment and AI transformation questions. Free of charge.
• KI-Tool-Werkstatt: Tools für den Arbeitsalltag Hands-on workshop teaching practical use of modern AI tools for work processes, automation, and efficiency, designed for beginners without technical prerequisites.
• KI-Integration: Geschäftsprozesse mit Chatbots & Agenten optimieren Workshop showing how to use chatbots and intelligent agents to automate and improve business processes, covering technical fundamentals and organizational aspects.
• KI & Datenschutz: Rechtssicherer KI-Einsatz Workshop on EU AI Act, regulatory requirements, risk classifications, and obligations for secure and responsible AI deployment.
• KI-Governance & Compliance: Orientierung für KMU Workshop providing overview of AI norms, standards, compliance requirements, governance structures, risk management, and best practices for responsible AI implementation.
• KI & Dateninfrastruktur: Daten strategisch nutzen Workshop on modern data architectures, key components, and strategies for efficient, scalable, and future-proof data use as foundation for successful AI projects.
• KI & Data Engineering: Verständlich erklärt Workshop showing how to structure, prepare, and make data usable through data pipelines - key to successful AI utilization.
• KI & Mensch: Warum scheitern KI-Projekte? Workshop on organizational and cultural challenges of AI projects, creating acceptance, engaging employees, and establishing sustainable AI governance.
• KI & VERTRIEB Base workshop on AI applications in sales, specifically for B2B and industrial settings, covering practical use cases and realistic entry scenarios.
• KI & MARKETING: Chancen für KMU Workshop on AI applications in marketing for SMEs including content creation, target audience analysis, and data-driven campaign planning.
• KI FÜR SOCIAL MEDIA Online workshop on using AI tools for daily social media work, covering structured workflows, practical examples, and professional prompt usage.
• KI Basics & Praxis: Kompakt Compact introductory workshop covering AI fundamentals including key terms, functionalities, and typical application areas for AI use in business.
• KI-Plattform Consulting Consulting service for companies without a central AI solution, providing market overview and requirements gathering for informed AI platform decisions.
• KI im Unternehmen integrieren Workshop on paths and possibilities for integrating generative AI in companies, covering pillars of AI integration from technology to human factors.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Digital Hub Industry Bremen e.V. (DHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBREMEN.AI is an independent project embedded within DHI, the Digital Hub Industry Bremen. DHI serves as the parent organization and ecosystem for digital innovation in Bremen.
• Regionales Zukunftszentrum Nord (RZNord)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRZNord provides additional consulting, qualification, and support services for digitalization and AI implementation as an integrated part of the project. It extends the offerings available to SMEs.
• Die Digitallotsen Bremen / WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbHmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation partner for events and outreach. Die Digitallotsen Bremen is an offering of WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH that helps promote digital topics including AI adoption among SMEs.
• encoway GmbHminorOthersencoway GmbH provides expertise for specialized workshops such as KI & Vertrieb (AI & Sales), contributing knowledge and speakers to the program.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• AI Sweden: Swedish government-funded national AI center driving AI adoption across Swedish industry and the public sector. Functionally equivalent to BREMEN.AI but at national scale and in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Aleph Alpha: Heidelberg-based AI company developing foundation models with an emphasis on European-compliant, sovereign AI for enterprise and public-sector use. Tangentially comparable via its European AI sovereignty narrative and enterprise adoption programs.
• DFKI (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence): Germany's largest applied AI research institute with industry transfer programs covering SMEs, corporates, and government. Broader and more research-oriented than BREMEN.AI but overlapping in AI knowledge transfer to industry.
• Merantix: Berlin-based applied AI company and venture studio that partners with industry to build and deploy AI solutions. Comparable in applied AI consulting space but operates a commercial rather than publicly-funded model.
• Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML): German academic AI research consortium with industry outreach and training programs. Comparable in bridging AI research to practical industry applications, though more research-oriented.

Direct peers

• hessian.ai: Hesse's state-funded AI center combining research, education, and industry transfer. Comparable in mission to BREMEN.AI as a publicly-backed regional AI competence hub serving local companies.
• Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum: Federal-network of SME-focused digitalization centers funded by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs. Operates the same transfer-hub model for SME AI/digital adoption that BREMEN.AI executes at the Land Bremen level.
• KI.NRW: Government-funded AI competence center for North Rhine-Westphalia offering training, workshops, and SME adoption programs. Mirrors BREMEN.AI's publicly-funded, region-specific SME AI transfer model at a larger scale.
• appliedAI: Munich-based initiative that supports German companies (with SME emphasis) in adopting AI through training, transformation programs, and ecosystem partnerships. Closest direct comparable to BREMEN.AI's SME-focused AI adoption mission and workshop-driven model.
• Cyber Valley: Public-private AI research and transfer ecosystem in Baden-Württemberg bridging research and industry/ SMEs. Comparable science-to-business mission and regional hub positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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