What does innovation mean to you?
Thinking outside the box, but it doesn't always have to be radical. Sometimes small changes can be just as impactful. What matters is whether the idea improves something or helps someone in a real way, not how loud or disruptive it looks from the outside.
What do you believe is the most important capability for companies to thrive in the economy of tomorrow?
No more silos. Cross-disciplinary thinking. The interesting problems sit between fields. Companies that can combine perspectives and translate between them will build things that actually fit into people's lives.
How can we leverage our collective strength to create a more prosperous future?
Collaboration, open source, and transparency. Less ego, less hyper-individualism. Real innovation isn't usually done by just a few people, it happens when knowledge, tools, and research are shared openly so others can build on top. When we work in the open and smaller teams move faster. That's how progress scales.
Describe your project and work and what makes it so innovative?
Across all our projects my co-founder Dima and I follow an ethical AI approach: practical, meaningful applications with humans at the center. That's Lorastral, the first trustworthy, child-friendly AI model in the DACH region, powering LORA and Oscar Stories (100k+ users). It's Branding5, making brand strategy accessible to 2,000+ teams instead of locked behind agency budgets. It's Intellipaper in edtech, helping students and researchers read and write faster. And it's our democracy work, FragDiePartei and DemoPlay, using AI to strengthen democratic literacy and resilience. Matthias holds degrees in law and film and is a self-taught full-stack developer.