01.10.2024
The GovTech Group, through its Ventures division, has fully acquired the Berlin-based startup GovMind, in which it has held a stake since May 2022.
With the support of the GovTech Group, GovMind has successfully established MIRA, Europe’s most comprehensive and widely used research platform for innovative and digital products in the public sector over the past few years. Currently, around 575,000 public sector employees have access to MIRA. The platform is already in use statewide in the federal states of Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Recently, GovMind further developed MIRA to provide content support for the creation of specifications for the procurement of innovative and digital products. In this and other areas of MIRA, AI technology, particularly Large Language Models, is used.
GovMind founder and CEO Manuel Kilian commented on the acquisition:
„I am very pleased that GovMind has found a new home in the GovTech Group, and that in the future, it will be able to benefit even more from the advantages of the group, particularly the product portfolio of cosinex, the deep understanding of procurement processes, and the unique customer network within the public sector. I have dedicated the last four years of my life to building GovMind and have realized that it’s time for me to take on a new professional challenge. I thank the GovTech Group and my colleagues at cosinex for the excellent collaboration.”
Carsten Klipstein, Managing Director of cosinex and CEO of the GovTech Group, added:
„We thank Manuel Kilian for his foundational work. We see MIRA – especially with regard to the potential of AI technology in public procurement – at the beginning of its developmental journey. We look forward to continuing this journey together with the GovMind team and further expanding MIRA’s value proposition.”
About the GovTech Group / GovTech Ventures
GovTech Ventures is a division of the GovTech Group. Through it, the group supports founders and startups not only with capital but also as an accelerator by providing project- and administration-specific expertise in key e-government fields. At the same time, the companies in the group bring their established reputation, which is essential for accessing public contracts and has been built through various projects and contractual relationships with numerous public administrations in Germany, into the partnership.
For over 20 years, the companies in the group have been supporting public administrations in Germany with their software solutions, helping them develop their digital services for citizens and businesses.
About GovMind
GovMind is a technology company based in Berlin that systematically collects, analyzes, and interprets information about innovative solutions for the public sector (also known as GovernmentTech or GovTech). Based on this, GovMind develops knowledge products, most recently the MIRA research platform. Since its founding in 2020, GovMind has made significant contributions to ensuring that more innovations are considered in the public sector.
The knowledge and expertise of the GovMind team are used to help public sector employees make efficient decisions about the most suitable innovations for their needs. The goal is to work hand in hand with public administrations and make these offerings available to as many interested public actors as possible.