Henri Hagenow

Founder & Co-CEO AKI.IO GmbH, CEO AIME GmbH, GDPR-compliant AI Model Hub, EU sovereign AI-as-a-Service, GPU-Cloud, AI Consulting | UX-Expert

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

After studying communication science and graduating in physics, I worked for 20 years as a freelance developer and consultant for web and general software, software concepts & user experience, also digitization of business processes. Digitization of business processes, UX/UI, Interactive Design & Development, Concepts & Consulting Software Development AI, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Data Visualization https://www.headkit-studio.de/ By the way: I have a strong background in sound design and I would love to design the sound of electric cars. If anyone from automotive is looking for the right one: it's me!

Experience

  • Co-Founder, CEO at AKI.IO
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    AKI.IO is the European AI API platform for open-source and open-weight models. We enable companies, research institutions, and public authorities to access and deploy leading open-source AI models through a production-ready, token-based API — hosted exclusively on secure, sovereign EU infrastructure. Built for GDPR compliance, operational control, and flexible model choice, AKI.IO allows teams to test, integrate, and scale AI applications without vendor lock-in or reliance on non-European hyperscalers. Based in Berlin, AKI.IO provides a data-protection-compliant alternative to international AI cloud providers while delivering the performance, reliability, and developer experience modern AI teams expect. All models run on high-performance GPU infrastructure fully operated under EU jurisdiction — ensuring full control over sensitive data.

  • Co-Founder, CEO at AIME GmbH
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    GPU Cloud Services, Server Racks & Workstations built for Deep Learning and AI Inference. Save up to 90% by switching from your cloud provider to AIME products! Our multi-GPU accelerated computers are shipped with preinstalled frameworks like Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch and more. Start training right out of the box!

  • Software Concept & User Experience Consultant, Digitalisierung von Geschäftsprozessen at Beiersdorf
    2018 - 2020 · 2 yrs

  • UX/UI, Interactive Design & Development, Digital Consultant at Selbständig
    2008 - 2020 · 12 yrs

    Digital Consulting, Interactive Design & Development, Machine Learning Clients: Beiersdorf, BMWi, arte, Zalando, Architrave GmbH, Legic, BfR (Bundesinstitut für Riskikobewertung), WELT, Ferrero, Coca Cola, Collignon Architektur, M&C Saatchi, DDB, Heimat etc.

  • Co Founder, Lead iPhone & Web Development, Design/UX/UI at Spherebox UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
    Sep 2014 - Feb 2019 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    http://www.spherebox.com