The founding team – expertise from science and practice

Behind Notivo is an interdisciplinary team of researchers, technology professionals, and business practitioners. We combine our experience in AI development, consulting, and knowledge work into a common mission: We want to help companies rethink knowledge – with an intelligent, intuitive, and practical AI solution that truly works in everyday life.

Dr. Ron van de Sand

(CEO) – Experte für maschinelles Lernen und prädiktive Instandhaltung
with many years of experience in applied AI research.

Bild Bastian Prell
Bastian Prell

(CFO) – Betriebswirtschaftlicher Background mit Fokus auf Innovationsmanagement und digitale Geschäftsmodelle.

Constantin Falk

(CTO) – Softwareentwickler und Automatisierungsspezialist mit Erfahrung in der Implementierung komplexer KI-Systeme.

Simon Wilbers

(CMO) – Wirtschaftsingenieur und Unternehmensberater mit Expertise in Prozessoptimierung und digitaler Transformation.

Our vision for the future

Knowledge is one of a company's most valuable resources – and Notivo helps to use this knowledge efficiently. Our mission is to new generation of knowledge management to establish: automated, intelligent and accessible to all employees.

Let’s shape the future of knowledge work together!

Our history – From research to innovation

A vision becomes reality

Notivo is more than just software—it's the result of years of research, development, and collaboration. What began as an academic idea has evolved into an innovative solution for modern knowledge management. Our team recognized that companies are losing valuable knowledge every day because documentation is often complex, unstructured, and difficult to access. The solution? An AI-powered platform that automatically captures, organizes, and makes knowledge accessible—exactly when it's needed.

The Beginnings – Joint Research and First Ideas

Notivo's roots lie in the research group iC3@Smart Production at the Technical University of WildauThere, the founders intensively addressed the challenges of knowledge management in companies – especially in times of skilled labor shortages, increasing documentation requirements, and rapid digitalization.

During various research projects – including from SME Digital Center Spreeland, Brandenburg Future Center and European Digital Innovation Hub – it became clear: companies need a A solution that not only stores knowledge but also makes it actively usable.

From theory to practice – The founding of Notivo

With the vision of rethinking knowledge management, Dr. Ron van de Sand, Bastian Prell, Constantin Falk and Simon Wilbers Causality GmbHto bring Notivo to market. Their interdisciplinary backgrounds—from artificial intelligence and automation to innovation management and management consulting—form the perfect foundation for a smart, practical solution.

Thanks to a EXIST funding With the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Notivo's development has entered its decisive phase. At the same time, initial pilot projects with companies have been launched to specifically adapt the platform to real-world requirements.

Milestones –
The path to market readiness

  • Intensive engagement with AI-supported knowledge management
  • Implementation of initial studies and transfer projects with medium-sized companies
First ideas and research projects

Year - 2020

  • Development of first algorithms for automated documentation
  • Collaboration with companies to validate the concepts
Concrete solutions & prototype development

Year - 2021

  • Official founding of Causality GmbH
  • Start of product development with a focus on generative AI
  • Building a network of pilot customers and research partners
EXIST funding and business start-up

Year - 2022

  • Conducting tests with companies from various industries
  • Optimization of AI models for improved knowledge structuring
  • Expansion of the team and first public presentations
Beta phase and first customer deployments

Year - 2023

  • Official launch of Notivo with first paying customers
  • Expansion of the platform with additional automation functions
  • Focus on the German market with prospective internationalization
Market launch and scaling

Year - 2024

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