Aachen/Berlin, June 1, 2026 – Modell Aachen GmbH and Berlin-based orgavision GmbH are joining forces to form Ariadne GmbH. By combining their strengths, the company aims to develop a new generation of Interactive Management Systems for the age of AI and fundamentally simplify day-to-day work in organizations. Growth investor Fortino Capital, which specializes in European B2B software companies, is backing Ariadne on its journey to becoming an AI-first company.

Since its founding in 2009, Modell Aachen has grown into one of the leading providers of management software in the DACH region from its headquarters in Aachen. The company is best known for its wiki-based Interactive Management Systems, complemented by comprehensive consulting services.

Founded in Berlin in 2008, orgavision was one of Germany’s earliest software-as-a-service companies. Today, with customers across healthcare, social services, manufacturing, and many other industries, the company is among the leading providers of quality management software in the German-speaking market.

A stronger platform for the future

The merger creates a leading European player with more than 120 employees and over 2,000 customers. By joining forces in software development, the company expects to significantly accelerate innovation. Its goal is to build an entirely new generation of AI-native management systems. In addition to product innovation, Ariadne plans to expand through the development of a European sales network.

The new company will be led by a three-person executive team consisting of Dr. Carsten Behrens and Vincent Fischer from Modell Aachen, alongside Johannes Woithon from orgavision. Ariadne will also be supported by a highly experienced advisory board chaired by Andreas König, CEO of Holo-Light and former CEO of TeamViewer. Other members include Leah Tharin, expert in product-led growth and SaaS scaling; Remy Lazarovici, former Managing Director DACH at Celonis; and Philipp Remy, Managing Partner at Fortino Capital.

“With Ariadne, we are bringing together two software companies with outstanding track records in innovation and customer focus,” says Vincent Fischer, CEO of Ariadne. “Together, we are setting out to define the European standard for intelligent, Interactive Management Systems.”

“Ariadne is more than just a new name,” adds Johannes Woithon, Managing Director at Ariadne. “It represents the combination of our strengths to make management systems truly effective and alive for organizations across Europe — and to establish the standard for modern management systems in the age of AI.”

A market ready for change

Ariadne bietet seinen Kunden eine digitale Lösung, mit der sie ihr Managementsystem zentral abbilden, Prozesse kommunizieren, Vorgaben zugänglich machen und Dokumente lenken können. Damit adressiert das Unternehmen eine zentrale Herausforderung vieler Organisationen: Prozesse, Regeln und Dokumente sollen Orientierung schaffen, führen im Alltag jedoch häufig zu zusätzlichem Aufwand, wenn Informationen veraltet, widersprüchlich oder schwer auffindbar sind. Ariadne schafft Klarheit in Organisationen, macht Wissen sichtbar und unterstützt Teams dabei, Prozesse gemeinsam weiterzuentwickeln.

Während herkömmliche Qualitätsmanagement- und Prozessmanagement-Tools starre Dokumentationen erzeugen, schafft Ariadne lebendige Managementsysteme, die alle Benutzer einbinden: Prozesse werden interaktiv, Wissen bleibt aktuell und ist für alle zugänglich. Norm- und Compliance-Anforderungen werden als natürlicher Nebeneffekt der täglichen Arbeit erfüllt.

AI at the core of the product strategy

As a first step following the merger, Ariadne will combine the capabilities of the existing orgavision and Modell Aachen Q.wiki solutions into one central platform. This will establish the technological foundation for the next stage of development: AI agents capable of independently executing process steps within the guardrails of the management system, identifying opportunities for improvement, and collaborating with human colleagues to achieve shared goals.

“Reducing the workload of employees through artificial intelligence is at the heart of our product strategy,” explains Dr. Carsten Behrens, Managing Director at Ariadne. “AI agents are already capable of remarkable things, but they still lack access to the deep operational knowledge that exists within organizations. With Ariadne, we are creating a platform where people and AI agents can work from the same knowledge base, improve processes together, and achieve goals collaboratively.”

Providing orientation in complex organizations

Ariadne takes its name from the mythological figure who guided Theseus out of the labyrinth with her thread. For the company, this image reflects the purpose of its software: providing orientation within complex organizations, making knowledge accessible, and designing processes in a way that ensures they are truly used in day-to-day operations.

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Press contact:

IWK Communication Partner 
Judith Spießberger 
+49 (0) 89 2000 30 30 
Ariadne@iwk-cp.com