The company

VIRTENIO GmbH was founded in 2010 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Berlin. The young company has been dealing with products and solutions around the topics Internet of Thing, Industry 4.0 and Smart Solutions since its foundation. The interdisciplinary team benefits from a broad competence in the fields of computer science, electrical engineering, sensor technology and business development. The solutions consist of innovative and practice-oriented hardware and software components.

What exactly does VIRTENIO do now?

VIRTENIO offers an end-2-end monitoring solution for supply chain, assets & shop floor in real time, consisting of measurement and communication devices as well as software in the form of cloud tools. With this complete solution, VIRTENIO offers a tool with which asset can be protected worldwide in real time with regard to quality.

Is VIRTENIO still a startup?

VIRTENIO sees itself as a Senior-StartUp, or better as a ScaleUp, because it has already made its experiences since 2010 in the area of software, hardware and business development. After strategy adjustments (pivoting) and vertical integration of its solutions, however, the company continues to work in the sense of a start-up from the market and product point of view.

What has the company been doing since 2010?

VIRTENIO started 2010 with the development of embedded devices for system integration and the implementation of development projects. As a result, the company continued to expand its product portfolio and built a complete solution consisting of end devices and cloud software.

What makes VIRTENIO special as a company?

VIRTENIO is a lean company with extensive experience in the field of digitization of the logistics chain and industry 4.0 and is on the threshold to scaling. Thus, it can excellently help established corporates and medium-sized companies to enter the world of supply chain digitization pragmatically, quickly and soundly.

Does the company have a vision?

VIRTENIO wants to drive the digitization of the supply chain, become a global EQA leader in real-time risk management in logistics and, above all, eliminate unnecessary quality problems in the multimodal supply chain worldwide.

Is the company still looking for investors?

The ScaleUp is looking for strategic partners and investors with whom it can enter its next business phase and scale.

The company is located in the Berlin district of Pankow and has its headquarters in Bühringstraße.

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VIRTENIO is located in the industrial park of Bühringstraße.

Since its foundation, VIRTENIO GmbH has had its headquarters in Berlin and since 2019 in Berlin Pankow. The direct proximity of the office to the centre of Berlin and the Prenzlauer Berg are advantages for the scale-up company. In addition, the start-up metropolis of Berlin is politically and economically attractive, attracts a great deal of attention and is regarded as a creative and technical melting pot for innovative companies in Germany.

The founders

Henri Kretschmer, Dr.-Ing.Chief Executive Officer

Henri Kretschmer is co-founder and visionary of Virtenio. He has many years of experience in software/hardware development, which he gained over several years at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute. Within the scope of his teaching and research work at the Technical University of Berlin, the ideas and plans for the foundation of Virtenio GmbH were developed and prepared. Henri Kretschmer received the academic degrees Dipl.-Ing. in Computer Engineering and Dr.-Ing. from the Technical University of Berlin.

Thomas Henn, Dipl.-Kfm.Business Administration

Thomas Henn is co-founder and holds a degree in business administration. He uses his qualifications from the areas of strategic management, marketing and his consulting experience in the medium-sized sector. He studied at the Free University of Berlin. In the company he is responsible for business development and commercial tasks.

Stefan Ziegler, Dipl.-Ing.Software Development

Stefan Ziegler is co-founder and competent backbone of Virtenio GmbH in the field of software development in modern high-level and hardware-related languages. His expertise has already been used successfully in various software projects ranging from programming embedded systems to implementing web platforms for servers. Stefan Ziegler holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin.

Torsten Hüter, Dipl.-Ing.Hardware Development

Torsten Hüter is co-founder and creative innovator of the hardware and software development of Virtenio GmbH. He has further deepened his experience in the development of electronic circuits, modern sensor concepts and simulation algorithms at the Application Center of the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration. He also has expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning and neural networks. He studied computer engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and received the academic degree Dipl.-Ing. with distinction.

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