Built at the intersection of data, AI and regulated banking reality.
Since 2009, we've been helping banks turn data into measurable outcomes — before AI became a buzzword. Founded in Mannheim, we build for the real world: regulated, compliant, audit-ready.
Building the future of AI-driven banking
Headquartered in Mannheim with offices in Berlin. German engineering, German hosting options, European data sovereignty.
We were building machine learning models for customer engagement before "AI company" was a category. 17 years of applied AI in regulated finance.
Not generic SaaS adapted to finance. Purpose-built for banking data, consent models, regulatory frameworks and enterprise-grade deployment.
What drives ACCELERAID forward
From a Mannheim startup to a European banking AI leader
ACCELERAID GmbH (formerly ADTELLIGENCE) was founded on 4 May 2009 in Mannheim. With an angel investor from day one, the mission was clear: make AI the future of customer engagement — before the term "AI company" even existed.
From Germany's first Facebook ad partner (2011) to WEF Technology Pioneer (2014) to today's full-stack banking AI platform — we've grown by solving real problems for regulated institutions. 250+ enterprise deployments. 3.5 billion transactions analysed annually. 5 billion personalised experiences delivered.
- 2009 — Founded in Mannheim at Philosophenplatz
- 2011 — Facebook's first certified German ad partner
- 2014 — WEF Technology Pioneer (alongside Google, Dropbox)
- 2017–2019 — Banking-grade CDP, neural networks, Sparkassen PIA
- 2023 — Safe GenAI for regulated banking, EU AI Act ready
- 2025 — 250+ references, 5bn experiences, full regulatory suite
Six modules. One governed data foundation.
Our platform brings together everything banks need to turn data into outcomes — from raw transaction ingestion to personalised customer experiences and audit-ready regulatory reports.
- CDP & Data Governance — Customer Data & Transaction Platform
- Prediction Engine — Agentic Decision Engine & AI Framework
- CLM/CVM Orchestration — Trigger & Campaign Automation
- Experience Optimisation — Personalisation Engine
- Regulatory Reporting & MI — FINREP, COREP, MaRisk, ESG
- GenAI & LLM Enablement — AI Assistant with PII filtering
Banking, AI and data specialists
Our team combines deep banking domain expertise with cutting-edge AI engineering. Led by CEO Michael Altendorf (WEF Technology Pioneer 2014), we bring together data scientists, banking consultants, compliance experts and software engineers.
We operate from offices in Mannheim (HQ) and Berlin — close to the institutions we serve. Our culture values team spirit, future-oriented thinking, responsibility and respect.
- Interdisciplinary team of AI engineers and banking specialists
- University partnerships in Mannheim, Berkeley and Barcelona
- Active in industry bodies and regulatory working groups
- Deep domain expertise across European banking & financial services
Our values shape every decision
Our corporate values form the foundation for how we lead and how we orient our employees. We live these values both internally and externally.
- Team Spirit — Mutual trust, helpfulness and appreciation. Psychological safety that enables creative friction.
- Future-Oriented Thinking — Constant innovation, highest quality. Agility and flexibility in daily collaboration.
- Responsibility — Solution-oriented work in the interest of our customers. Security and reliability as fundamental requirements.
- Respect — Active listening, valuing diverse perspectives, treating every person with dignity. A conscious daily choice.
Make AI work in regulated banking — not just in demos.
Banks face a unique challenge: enormous amounts of data, strict regulatory requirements, and customers who expect personalisation that actually helps them. We built ACCELERAID to bridge that gap.
Our platform is designed from the ground up for regulated environments — with governance, explainability and audit trails built in, not bolted on.
- Banking-grade data governance — consent, lineage, access controls
- Applied AI that works in production at enterprise scale
- Compliant by design — GDPR, PII filtering, audit-ready outputs
- ROI proven across 250+ enterprise deployments
- Made in Germany — German hosting options available
Our values shape every decision.
Our corporate values form the foundation for how we lead and how we orient our employees. We live these values both internally and externally.
For us, team spirit means a sense of community across the entire team, characterised by mutual trust, helpfulness and appreciation. We see professionalism as a fundamental prerequisite in both how we work together and in our working methods.
Open communication and a continuous exchange of knowledge promote transparency in our company and enable us to learn from each other. This creates an environment of psychological safety in which every employee can contribute individually — and where creative friction enriches us as a team.
We are constantly seeking innovation and strive for the highest quality — whether in developing our products or in continuously educating ourselves to stay at the cutting edge. Agility and flexibility characterise our daily collaboration.
It is important to us to critically question ourselves and reflect on our work in order to offer our customers excellent solutions. Not just our speed in responding to individual needs, but also our accessibility and simplicity enrich the collaboration with our customers.
We are aware of the responsibility we bear — both toward our customers and for our company itself. With this responsibility, we work in a solution-oriented manner in the interest of our customers, relying on clear communication to build a foundation of trust.
For us, responsibility also means guaranteeing security and reliability in our internal and external collaboration with customers — and working to create continuous added value for them.
Respect forms the basis of every relationship — with colleagues, customers and partners. We create a work environment in which diversity is valued and every person is treated fairly and with dignity.
This means active listening, appreciating different perspectives, and taking the needs and opinions of others seriously. Respectful interaction is not a given for us — it is a conscious choice we make every day.
Awards & industry recognition
Selected by the World Economic Forum alongside Google, Dropbox and Twitter as a global Technology Pioneer.
Recognised by FOCUS Business as a Leading Innovator 2026 — confirming consistent leadership in AI for regulated financial services.
Awarded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics for outstanding AI excellence and innovation.
Named a “Rising Star” by Deloitte for over 500% revenue growth — one of Germany’s fastest-growing technology companies.
GÉNÉRALE
Selected by Société Générale for outstanding innovation in AI-driven financial services technology and customer intelligence.
Second consecutive AI Champions Award from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics — recognising sustained excellence in applied AI.
Awarded the Innovationspreis IT by Initiative Mittelstand for outstanding innovation in AI-driven software solutions for the German market.
Selected for the Intel Global Challenge at UC Berkeley — a global entrepreneurship competition for technology innovators solving real-world problems.
One of nine winners selected for the German Silicon Valley Accelerator Programme — Germany’s gateway for high-potential startups to the US market.
15+ years building for regulated finance.
“There has to be more than just pretty pictures.”
It was 2009. The world was in the midst of a financial crisis, and for many banks, the internet was still uncharted territory. Michael Altendorf and his team saw something else: a world where data wasn’t just stored, but understood.
Back then, people called it “Big Data” or “Data Mining.” We called it the future. We didn’t start with millions in VC funding — we started with code. We built algorithms that learned.
The breakthrough came fast: As the first Facebook Marketing Partner in Germany, we proved that personalisation works. But we realised: true relevance doesn’t happen on social media — it happens where real financial life happens. In the bank account.
Knighted in the Swiss Alps
In 2012, the phone rang. It was the World Economic Forum. They had selected us as a “Technology Pioneer” — alongside Google, Airbnb and Spotify in their early years.
In Davos, we didn’t discuss banner ads. We discussed the responsibility of technology. How to use AI ethically. How to protect data.
This moment defined our DNA: we chose sustainable software architecture over the quick exit. “Made in Germany” became our promise of security in an insecure digital world.
Why We Love Banks — And Why They Need Us
Many tech companies find banks “slow.” We find them fascinating. Banks sit on the most valuable raw material of the digital economy: trust and transaction data. But often, these treasures are buried in old IT silos.
We made it our mission to open these silos — without tearing them down. We build the bridge between the solid banking core and the dynamic customer app. 250+ enterprise deployments. 3.5 billion transactions analysed annually.
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Agentic AI Framework Platform
Launch of the Agentic AI Framework. The next evolutionary leap: our AI no longer just analyses — it acts autonomously. From chatbot to real financial assistant.
2025 -
2024Conversational AI for Everyone
The AI Mode for Customer Interaction introduces generative chatbots that turn any website into a personal assistant in under one hour.
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AI Champion Baden-Württemberg
Recognised as AI Champion Baden-Württemberg by the State Ministry of Economics for pioneering enterprise AI automation.
2021 -
2020What Does AI Actually Deliver?
The ADTELLIGENCE Pathfinder makes customer journeys visible. GDPR-check software automatically validates opt-ins in real time. Customer profiles segmented in a few clicks.
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AI as a Service: Mastermind.ai
Our new AI solution Mastermind.ai enters the market — cloud-based, out of the box. Real-time analyses and recommendations, independent of IT infrastructure.
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2018Automotive & Sparkassen become Major Clients
ADTELLIGENCE partners with the automotive industry for global car sales prediction AI. In cooperation with Sparkassen Finanzportal, Sparkassen PIA launches.
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Next-Generation Prediction Tools
The ADTELLIGENCE Sales Intelligence Platform launches — a CRM milestone. Self-learning ML systems predict Next Best Actions from customer and transaction data.
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2016AI Innovations & Awards
New neural network launches alongside ML algorithms. BEST OF Industriepreis 2016. Selected for the leading group of INNOVATIONSPREIS-IT. Visitor Journey Analytics product launch.
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Rising Star: Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Award recognises ADTELLIGENCE for growth of more than 500% — one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the DACH region.
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2014WEF Technology Pioneer
The World Economic Forum awards ADTELLIGENCE the Technology Pioneer title — alongside Google, Dropbox and Twitter in their early years. Davos defines our DNA.
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Star in Silicon Valley: NOAH San Francisco
ADTELLIGENCE speaks at NOAH San Francisco, the most important IT conference. The Personalisation Cloud launches as a standalone product. Big Data adoption accelerates.
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2011First Facebook Ad Partner in Germany
Facebook selects ADTELLIGENCE as its first German ad partner. The first Personalisation & Targeting Engine wins the German Prize for Online Communication.
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3rd Place at Intel Berkeley Challenge
After one year of development: the Social Advertising Platform launches — a fully automated platform with social media targeting. 3rd place at the Intel UC Berkeley Startup Challenge.
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2009Founded in Mannheim
On 4 May 2009, Adtelligence GmbH is founded at Philosophenplatz, Mannheim. Mission: establish AI as the future of customer engagement. First angel investor secured immediately.
Where we work
Mannheim · Berlin · Frankfurt · Hamburg
Connecting customer data to outcomes that fuel growth
Banks face a unique challenge: enormous data, strict regulation, and customers who expect personalisation that actually helps them. We built ACCELERAID to bridge that gap.
Responsible AI at Acceleraid
Our AI systems support analytics, personalization, and automation in marketing and customer experience. Acceleraid's AI does not make automated decisions that determine an individual's legal rights, financial status, or access to essential services.
We follow a risk-based, use-case-driven approach to AI, aligned with the principles of the EU AI Act. Based on their intended purpose, Acceleraid's AI systems are classified as low-risk or transparency-only AI systems and do not fall under the EU AI Act's High-Risk categories.
Responsible AI is an ongoing commitment. We regularly review our AI systems and use cases to ensure responsible and compliant operation.
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Interested in joining our team?
We're always looking for people who want to build AI that works in the real world.