From Modell Aachen and orgavision to Ariadne:

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 provides organizations with a digital platform that centralizes management systems, communicates processes, makes guidelines accessible, and manages documentation. In doing so, the company addresses a major challenge faced by many organizations: processes, rules, and documents are intended to create clarity, yet in practice they often generate additional work when information is outdated, inconsistent, or difficult to find. Ariadne creates transparency within organizations, makes knowledge accessible, and enables teams to continuously improve processes together.

While traditional quality management and process management tools produce static documentation, Ariadne creates living management systems that actively involve all users. Processes become interactive, knowledge stays current, and information is accessible to everyone. Compliance and regulatory requirements are fulfilled naturally as part of daily work.

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.