Ape Unit

Ape Unit is a software studio and venture builder for emerging tech. Since 2010, we design and develop AI applications, decentralized systems, and platforms built to last.
We partner with companies, founders, and institutions facing hard technical problems. We build the teams, the architecture, and the software to solve them. Some of these collaborations become ventures we co-own and grow.
Our instinct is entrepreneurial. Our values come from the open internet: transparency, user ownership, long-term thinking. We've built products used by millions and tools used by dozens:
Akademie der Künste
Axel Springer
Bitlipa
BMW
C&A
Cosmos
Deloitte
Akademie der Künste
Axel Springer
Bitlipa
BMW
C&A
Cosmos
Deloitte
Akademie der Künste
Axel Springer
Bitlipa
BMW
C&A
Cosmos
Deloitte
DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum
easyCredit
Eon
Ethereum
Finsbury & Hering Schuppener
Häberlein & Mauerer
Horizon 2020
DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum
easyCredit
Eon
Ethereum
Finsbury & Hering Schuppener
Häberlein & Mauerer
Horizon 2020
DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum
easyCredit
Eon
Ethereum
Finsbury & Hering Schuppener
Häberlein & Mauerer
Horizon 2020
Ketchum Pleon
Manchester United
Monotype
Montblanc
NEAR
Parasol Island
Porsche Design
Ketchum Pleon
Manchester United
Monotype
Montblanc
NEAR
Parasol Island
Porsche Design
Ketchum Pleon
Manchester United
Monotype
Montblanc
NEAR
Parasol Island
Porsche Design
Red Bull
Scholz & Volkmer
SONY
Strichpunkt
TeamBank
Telefonica
Tezos
Red Bull
Scholz & Volkmer
SONY
Strichpunkt
TeamBank
Telefonica
Tezos
Red Bull
Scholz & Volkmer
SONY
Strichpunkt
TeamBank
Telefonica
Tezos
TLGG
UTU
United Digital Group
Universal
Voith
Volkswagen
TLGG
UTU
United Digital Group
Universal
Voith
Volkswagen
TLGG
UTU
United Digital Group
Universal
Voith
Volkswagen
We are AI-Driven.
The best AI products are the ones users actually understand. We build AI into the core of digital products — conversational interfaces, generative tools, intelligent workflows — and make sure they stay transparent and governed.
We think in decentralized systems.
We design software that distributes power instead of concentrating it. Blockchain applications, governance frameworks, infrastructure that stays accessible as it scales.
We believe in tech for a positive future.
We pick work that outlasts us. Climate tools, education platforms, civic systems — built to hold up technically and ethically over time.
We build teams and tools to explore the new. Turning complex challenges into focused, functional products.
Our latest:
Serreni, an AI-powered creative testing platform. It replaces the usual fragmented ad workflow — with a single system that researches, produces, deploys, and learns in one continuous loop. The knowledge compounds with every cycle.
Whether it's a data platform for climate action, an AI assistant serving millions, or a new kind of bank — we approach every build the same way.
Understand the challenge.
Ship something real.
Keep going.