# AI Phase

> AI Phase is a founder-led AI transformation and implementation partner from the Munich AI ecosystem (origin: TUM.ai initiative). Legal entity: AI Phase Talent Seekers UG, Kronberg im Taunus, Germany. We cover the full AI lifecycle for the German Mittelstand and European companies: AI consulting and strategy, workshops and enablement, prototyping and custom implementation (computer vision, NLP, RAG, GenAI, multi-agent systems), plus maintenance and optimization. Partners and clients include Materna, Evosoft (a Siemens subsidiary), MaibornWolff, netcos GmbH, and B.B.W. Group (a BMW Group partner). Contact: contact@aiphase.de

## Main pages

- [Home](https://aiphase.de/): What AI Phase does and how we work
- [Services](https://aiphase.de/services): All nine services across assess, build, and operate
- [Projects](https://aiphase.de/projekte): Case studies with measured outcomes
- [AI consulting vs. traditional consulting](https://aiphase.de/ki-beratung-vs-klassische-beratung): Market day-rate comparison and where boutique AI consultancies fit
- [Fast-Track](https://aiphase.de/fast-track): Free 24-hour AI blueprint offer
- [Media](https://aiphase.de/medien): News and insights from the team
- [About](https://aiphase.de/ueber-uns): Founders and the TUM.ai origin story
- [Contact](https://aiphase.de/kontakt): Get in touch

## Answers and references

- [Honest answers to Reddit-style questions about AI consulting](https://aiphase.de/reddit): Candid Q&A on cost, trust, and results
- [What does AI cost?](https://aiphase.de/was-kostet-ki): Budget bands by project type, with cost drivers
- [AI for SMEs / KI im Mittelstand](https://aiphase.de/ki-im-mittelstand): Where AI pays off in 50-500-employee companies
- [How to choose an AI agency](https://aiphase.de/ki-agentur-auswaehlen): Vendor-neutral checklist and red flags
- [Measured AI results](https://aiphase.de/ki-ergebnisse): Citable numbers from deployed projects with methodology notes
- [How long does an AI project take?](https://aiphase.de/wie-lange-dauert-ein-ki-projekt): Phase-by-phase timelines from 24-hour blueprint to production

## Whitepapers & studies

- [Smart Procurement - KI-Boost für oberschwellige Vergabeverfahren](https://aiphase.de/whitepaper/smart-procurement-ki-vergabeverfahren): Joint AI Phase × Infora study (German PDF, free download) on generative AI in above-threshold public procurement: 49 AI use cases across the 7 procurement phases, four prioritized quick wins (procedure documentation & bidder feedback, contract drafting & legal review, market exploration & economic reliability, answering bidder questions), and ~5,000 EUR savings potential per procedure (~80% less documentation effort). The page includes an AI assistant that answers questions about the study.
- [AI in Mittelstand - How the Mittelstand can harness AI for strategic growth](https://aiphase.de/whitepaper/ai-in-mittelstand): AI Phase whitepaper (English PDF, free download) and roadmap for mid-sized companies: AI fundamentals (machine learning, generative AI, AI agents), the AI journey in five phases (commitment & vision, use-case exploration, MVP, operations & maintenance, collaboration), practical use cases across internal operations and customer-facing processes, and the biggest barriers (missing expertise, unstructured data, EU AI Act). The page includes an AI assistant that answers questions about the whitepaper.

English versions of all pages are available under https://aiphase.de/en/ (also nl, es, hu, fr).