Team

Swiss-German Cooperation.

We build on deep research and real-world expertise to deliver the best possible outcome for your company.

Prof. Dr. Walter Kurz
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Prof. Dr. Walter Kurz

MBA, M.Sc.
AI Architecture · Valuation Framework · Research

Founder and business architect of the BlackAI ecosystem. Focus on AI-native business architecture, auditable systems, and enterprise-grade AI environments. Lead researcher on firm valuation when AI shapes the business model. Co-developer of the milestone-based valuation framework that underpins BlackAI Consulting. Forbes-recognised AI expert (2024). Peer reviewer for the American Journal of Artificial Intelligence. 9 peer-reviewed publications on enterprise AI, compliance AI, and multi-agent systems. Chairman of the Board, BlackAI Holding AG.

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Wojtek Stricker

M.Sc., DBA in AI (Cand.)
Corporate Finance · Strategic Controlling · Capital Readiness

Corporate-finance and strategic-controlling profile with substantial operating build-out experience. Background across corporate controlling, forecasting, budgeting, KPI systems, portfolio analysis, and international company development. Co-developer of the AI valuation framework and a key finance lead for investability, valuation discipline, and board-ready financial narratives.

Wojtek Stricker
Prof. Dr. Stefan Marx
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Marx

Certified Public Auditor · Tax Advisor
Corporate Governance · Audit · Risk · Compliance

Partner at Auren Deutschland, Professor of Auditing and Accounting at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen, and head of the Steinbeis Consulting Center for Corporate Governance and Auditing. Brings long-standing expertise in governance, risk management, internal control systems, compliance, supervisory advisory, and financial reporting under HGB and IFRS. Rated 'exzellent' by manager magazin five years running.

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Prof. Dr. Frank Reinhardt

Corporate Governance · Internal Controls · Financial Services

Professor at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen and co-lead of the Steinbeis advisory center for Corporate Governance and Auditing. Background in banking, tax research, financial services, executive management, and academic leadership in corporate governance. Strengthens mandates that require internal controls, governance depth, risk management, and financial-services perspective.

Prof. Dr. Frank Reinhardt
Dr. Florian Kollberg
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Dr. Florian Kollberg

Banking · Regulation · Risk · ESG · Governance

Project Manager Sustainability Supply Chain at Porsche AG. Lecturer at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen. Contributes banking, regulation, and risk-management expertise, especially where enterprise AI intersects with regulated markets and robust supervisory expectations. Relevant where AI-related mandates require disciplined control design, regulatory awareness, and risk architecture.

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Prof. Dr. Velimir Dedić

Information Systems · Computer Security · Data Analysis

Full Professor and Head of IT & Computer Science Department at the Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering (FITI), Belgrade. Professor of Information Systems at University Educons and ITS Belgrade. Deep expertise in computer security and data analysis. Adds analytical depth where AI-related mandates require enterprise-systems understanding, methodological rigor, and technical credibility.

Prof. Dr. Velimir Dedić
Elias Beer
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Elias Beer

Client Relations · Advisory Coordination · Operations

Head of Client Relations. Primary contact for clients across all consulting and advisory mandates. Manages client onboarding, project coordination, and ongoing communication for AI valuation, due diligence, and enterprise integration engagements.

Extended Core Team

Research & AI Technical Consulting

Scientists and engineers who bring deep technical and research expertise to every mandate. Part of the BlackAI core team across Switzerland, Germany, and the EU.

Prof. Dr. Nenad Dedić

AI Research · Cloud Security · EU Consortia

PhD in Computer Science from Boston University. Staff Software Engineer at Google, Cloud Security Products. 15+ years in data security, software supply chain security, cryptography, and distributed systems. Key contributor to enterprise AI architecture and finetuning methodology.

Prof. Dr. Ivica Stankovic

FS Risk Consulting · AI Governance · EU Consortia

Partner at EY, Financial Services Risk Consulting & Analytics. 20+ years in quantitative risk analysis, risk modelling, and data analytics across banking and financial institutions. MSc Financial Risk Management from University College Dublin. BSc Mathematics from University of Belgrade.

Prof. Dr. Šemsudin Plojović

Entrepreneurship · AI Research · EU Consortia

Full Professor with two PhDs (Statistics and Management Information Systems). Entrepreneurship Unit Manager at LINK group. Professor at ITS Belgrade. Project Manager at CentarNIT and Regional Innovation Startup Center Novi Pazar. 10+ years in project management across public organisations and private companies.

Prof. Dr. Enes Sukic

Information Systems · Scientific Publishing · EU Consortia

Associate Professor at FITI Belgrade. PhD in Computer Science from University of Nis. 40 scientific papers (30 in JCR, SCIe, SCOPUS). Former Associate Editor at DOAJ. Founder of UIKTEN and TEM Journal (Web of Science, SCOPUS indexed). Keynote speaker and postdoctoral researcher at University of the Balearic Islands.

Prof. Dr. Svetlana Andjelic

Information Technology · E-Business · EU Consortia

Associate Professor at Singidunum University, Belgrade. PhD in Information Technology from Union University. 20+ years in academia across ITS Belgrade, Faculty of Computer Science Banja Luka, and Singidunum. Expertise in computer adaptive testing, e-business, and cloud computing.

Prof. Dr. José Machado

Mechatronics · Industry 4.0 · EU Consortia

Associate Professor with Habilitation at University of Minho, Portugal. Dual PhD from University of Minho and Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, France. Deputy Director of MEtRICs Research Center. 250+ refereed papers. EAI Fellow (2025). Editor-in-Chief of EAI Transactions on Digital Transformation of Industrial Processes. IEEE, IFAC, IFToMM member.

Diana Zinder

Investor Relations

Primary contact for investors, shareholders, and partners across the group.

Mag. Birgit Reuß

Legal · AI Law

AI regulation, data protection, and emerging AI law frameworks.

Co-Investment Opportunities

BlackAI Portfolio

AI companies we build and operate ourselves. Open for co-investment alongside our team.

View all projects on blackai.capital →

Swissi Institut for AI

Education

Swiss research and education quality, fully online.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi FinAI

FinTech

AI-powered finance solutions for regulated industries.

Kickstart AskCHF 3M

P3 Energy

Energy

AI-driven energy trading and grid optimisation.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi LegalAI

Legal

AI for legal workflows and compliance automation.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

P3 Data

Data

Verified, governed data foundation for AI systems.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi Agnostyca AI

Platform

Foundation AI platform for the Swissi ecosystem.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi Stablecoin AG

Crypto

Programmable settlement for compliant digital assets.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi DLT AG

Blockchain

Trust anchor and distributed ledger for compliance.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi UniAI AG

EdTech

AI administration suite for education providers.

Kickstart AskCHF 2M

Swissi InsAI AG

InsurTech

AI across the insurance value chain.

Kickstart AskCHF 3M

Swissi PharmaAI AG

Pharma

GxP-compliant AI for life sciences.

Kickstart AskCHF 2M

Swissi Data AG

Data

Source of truth for AI and compliance data.

Kickstart AskCHF 2M

Swissi GIT AG

DevOps

Compliance rail for AI software distribution.

Kickstart AskCHF 3M

Swissi AI Jobs AG

HR

AI-powered talent matching for AI companies.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

P3 Electricity

Energy

AI grid optimisation at infrastructure scale.

Kickstart AskCHF 20M

Swissi Data Centre AG

Infrastructure

Sovereign AI infrastructure for Europe.

Kickstart AskCHF 25M

Swissi Institut for AI

Education

Swiss research and education quality, fully online.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi FinAI

FinTech

AI-powered finance solutions for regulated industries.

Kickstart AskCHF 3M

P3 Energy

Energy

AI-driven energy trading and grid optimisation.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi LegalAI

Legal

AI for legal workflows and compliance automation.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

P3 Data

Data

Verified, governed data foundation for AI systems.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi Agnostyca AI

Platform

Foundation AI platform for the Swissi ecosystem.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi Stablecoin AG

Crypto

Programmable settlement for compliant digital assets.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi DLT AG

Blockchain

Trust anchor and distributed ledger for compliance.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

Swissi UniAI AG

EdTech

AI administration suite for education providers.

Kickstart AskCHF 2M

Swissi InsAI AG

InsurTech

AI across the insurance value chain.

Kickstart AskCHF 3M

Swissi PharmaAI AG

Pharma

GxP-compliant AI for life sciences.

Kickstart AskCHF 2M

Swissi Data AG

Data

Source of truth for AI and compliance data.

Kickstart AskCHF 2M

Swissi GIT AG

DevOps

Compliance rail for AI software distribution.

Kickstart AskCHF 3M

Swissi AI Jobs AG

HR

AI-powered talent matching for AI companies.

Kickstart AskCHF 1M

P3 Electricity

Energy

AI grid optimisation at infrastructure scale.

Kickstart AskCHF 20M

Swissi Data Centre AG

Infrastructure

Sovereign AI infrastructure for Europe.

Kickstart AskCHF 25M
Cooperation

The BlackAI Ecosystem

BlackAI Consulting operates within a group of specialized companies. Each brings focused expertise — from AI research and data infrastructure to software engineering and capital.

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BlackAI Capital

Zug, Switzerlandblackai.capital

Private AI venture club. 16 portfolio companies across research, fintech, energy, healthcare, and data infrastructure.

02

Swissi Institute for AI

Zug, Switzerlandswissi-ai.institute

Applied AI research and development. AI architecture, model evaluation, and enterprise-grade AI systems.

03

Power 3 Data

Zug, Switzerlandpower3data.com

Data infrastructure, analytics, and AI-driven energy market intelligence.

04

01 Engineering

Zug, Switzerland

Software engineering and AI system development. Full-stack architecture for AI-native applications.

05

BlackAI Compliance

Zug, Switzerlandcompliance.blackai.capital

AI-powered compliance review for financial services providers. Regulatory audits for FINMA, BaFin, and FMA requirements.

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BlackAI Websites

Zug, Switzerlandwebsites.blackai.capital

AI-readiness services for companies. AI-optimized websites, AI chat integration, enterprise AI systems, and finetuned models.