Put AI
to work,properly
Most AI projects never deliver a measurable return. Univot is a senior-led AI studio in Munich. We help European founders, SMEs and enterprise teams find where AI pays off, prove it on real data, and ship it to production, with GDPR and the EU AI Act addressed from the start.
AI is everywhere. Results are not.
Adoption is rising fast, yet most companies cannot point to a measurable return. Projects rarely stall on the model. They stall on the wrong problem, unready data, unchanged workflows, untrained teams and unclear rules. We work on all five together.
of EU companies used AI in 2025, up from 13% a year earlier
Eurostat, 2025
of companies report hardly any material value from their AI efforts
BCG, The Widening AI Value Gap, 2025
of EU firms that held back from AI cited a lack of expertise, not a lack of need
Eurostat, 2025
How we work differently
Validate before you build
Every build starts with a go or no-go on your real data. Sometimes the honest answer is that you do not need AI here, and we will say so.
Ship it, don't just demo it
Evaluations, monitoring, workflow redesign and user adoption are part of the work. A prototype only counts once people use it every day.
Built for Europe
EU AI Act and GDPR by design, EU data residency where you need it, and model-neutral advice. We do not resell any AI provider.
Designed to leave
You own the code, prompts and data. Your team is trained on the system it now runs, so you are never dependent on us.
Who we work with
Different starting points, same goal: AI that earns its place in the business.
Build an AI product investors believe in
Get to a working AI product fast, with an advantage a model update cannot copy and EU AI Act documentation ready for investor due diligence.
AI Product DevelopmentYour first AI win, explained without jargon
Find the workflows where AI saves real time, prove it on your data, and train your team, all without hiring a data department.
AI StrategyMove stalled pilots to a decision
Decide which pilots to stop, fix or scale, then take the winners to production with documentation built for risk, legal and works council review.
AI StrategyAI features users actually use
Find where AI helps your users, design interfaces they can check and correct, and ship with automated quality tests so you can prove quality release after release.
AI Product DevelopmentServices
From finding the right use case to running it in production. One senior team across strategy, validation, build and governance, so nothing gets lost between handoffs.
AI Strategy & Opportunity Mapping
Rank your AI opportunities by value and feasibility, check data readiness, and decide what to build, buy, or skip in 1‑2 weeks.
- Use-case ranking by value and effort
- Data readiness check
- Build, buy, or skip decisions
AI Validation Sprints
A working AI prototype on your real data in 2‑4 weeks, with evaluations, cost per task and a clear go or no‑go decision.
- Working prototype on real data
- Evaluation against agreed metrics
- Go or no‑go recommendation
AI Product Development
AI-first MVPs and AI features in existing products, built in 6‑12 weeks with quality testing, interfaces users can trust, and cost control.
- AI-first MVPs for founders
- AI features in existing products
- Quality checks, monitoring and cost control
AI Agents & Automation
AI agents for well-defined workflows, running in your systems, with human escalation, audit trails and measured savings.
- Workflow redesign, not just bots
- Human review and escalation
- Runs in your cloud with audit trails
AI Governance & Enablement
Proportionate AI governance for the EU AI Act and GDPR, plus hands-on AI training for your team on the tools they actually use.
- EU AI Act readiness
- AI register and usage policy
- Hands-on team training
Not sure where to start?
Take the 5-minute AI Readiness Assessment, or tell us what you are working on and we will point you to the right first step.
- Readiness score in 5 minutes
- Personalized next steps
- No sales pitch
What clients say
In their words, from the projects in our case studies.
“We were skeptical about AI support, but Univot showed us how to implement it thoughtfully. The AI handles routine questions brilliantly, and our team now focuses on high-value customer interactions.”
“Univot helped us find product-market fit we didn't know we were missing. The smoke testing framework identified our true ICP in weeks, not the months we would have spent guessing.”
“Univot didn't just build our MVP. They taught us how to build a company. The validation work saved us from building features nobody wanted, and the rapid iteration culture is now core to how we operate.”
How we work
Small steps with a decision at each one. Start at the step that fits: founders with a validated idea often go straight to build. You can stop after any stage and keep everything we produced.
Discovery call
We learn your goals, workflows and constraints, and tell you honestly whether we can help.
Opportunity sprint
We rank where AI pays back, check your data, and agree success metrics.
Validation sprint
A working prototype on your real data, measured, ending in a clear go or no‑go.
Build
Production-ready product, feature or agent, with evaluations, monitoring and governance built in.
Scale and hand over
We train your team, hand over everything we built, and stay on call only as long as you need us.
Selected client work
An AI support system with human handoff, plus two product engagements where validating before building changed the outcome. Client names are confidential.
AI Support That Handles 65% of Tickets
Reducing Customer Acquisition Cost by 65%
MVP to Series A in 8 Months
Find out what AI can do for you in 30 minutes
Tell us what you are working on. We will tell you honestly where AI fits, what to test first, and whether we are the right team to help.
Notes on shipping AI in Europe
Use cases, lessons from real builds and EU AI Act updates. Sent when we have something worth reading.