No one ever said:
I love Paperwork
That’s why we are dedicated to eliminating the burden of paperwork and automating manual document processes
with our advanced AI technology!
with our advanced AI technology!

Our Founders (f.l.t.r.) Johannes Korves, Manuel Zapp, Bérenger Laurent
About us
Founded in 2019 by Manuel Zapp, Johannes Korves, Christophe Hocquet, and Bérenger Laurent, natif.ai has its origins in and support from the renowned German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). In 2024 natif.ai was acquired by DocuWare for both its powerhouse team and its state-of-the-art AI technology.
A strategic decision was made by natif.ai and DocuWare to maintain the company location in Saarbrücken, Germany, as the close proximity to the DFKI ensured a continuous seamless knowledge exchange between natif.ai and the research center.
At natif.ai we recognize the significant impact that documents have on businesses. Our goal is to empower customers to automate their documents independently and without high software costs. Our team of experts puts AI to work to offer the best technology for document automation and data capture processes.
A strategic decision was made by natif.ai and DocuWare to maintain the company location in Saarbrücken, Germany, as the close proximity to the DFKI ensured a continuous seamless knowledge exchange between natif.ai and the research center.
At natif.ai we recognize the significant impact that documents have on businesses. Our goal is to empower customers to automate their documents independently and without high software costs. Our team of experts puts AI to work to offer the best technology for document automation and data capture processes.
Our Vision
To empower organizations worldwide with cutting-edge AI technology, transforming document processing into a seamless, intelligent, and efficient experience.
Our Mission
To be the global leader in AI-driven Document Automation, revolutionizing how businesses manage, extract, and leverage data to drive growth and innovation.
Meet the Team
At natif.ai, innovation is at the core of everything we do. As pioneers in intelligent document processing, we are dedicated to transforming the way businesses handle documents through the power of advanced AI technology. Our mission is to set the industry standard in document automation while ensuring the highest levels of GDPR compliance and data security.

Johannes Korves
Co-CEO
Co-Founder
Co-Founder

Dr. Michael Berger
Co-CEO

Manuel Zapp
CTO
Co-Founder
Co-Founder

Bérenger Laurent
Head of Infrastructure
Co-Founder
Co-Founder

Charlotte Risch
HR Manager

Lisa Woll
Management Assistant

Xue Liu
Management Assistant
Working Student
Working Student

Nils Kleber
Head of Delivery

Nils Wolff
Customer Success Manager

Darius Hubertus
Junior Solution Engineer

Jannick Heim
Solution Engineer

Lakhan Kumar
Solution Engineer

Ronaldo Krokanz
Team Lead Sales

Theresa Klippstein
Account Executive

Jessy Kamwa
Senior Sales Manager

Jenny Fischer
Sales Manager

Jonas Knobloch
Revenue Ops Manager

Steve Vitalien
Head of Marketing

Angela Müller
Senior Marketing Manager

Julia Rohe
Content Manager

Nico Herbig
Head of Product

Christopher Lutz
Product Manager

David Ringel
Software Engineer

Sami Laradji
Junior Software Engineer

Anish Parajuli
Junior Software Engineer

Leon Schmidt
Junior Software Engineer

Daniel Sacharov
Senior UX Designer

Moritz Siegel
Software Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Samuel Wächtersbach
Quality Assurance
Working Student
Working Student

Jonas Langhabel
Head of Engineering

Christian Kofler
Senior Software Engineer

Kyrill Pugatschewski
Senior Software Engineer

Sebastian Kalkowski
Senior Software Engineer

Alexander Arimond
Software Engineer

Mohamad Hammoud
Junior Software Engineer

Swarna Swarna
Software Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Saadullah Amin
Machine Learning Engineer

Kartik Kadur
Machine Learning Engineer

Aleksa Sukovic
Machine Learning Engineer

Jingyi Zhang
Machine Learning Engineer

Jenny Chudoba
Data Labeling
Team Lead
Team Lead

Andrea Beer
Data Engineer

Sylvia Schommer
Data Engineer

Sabrina Hartz
Data Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Alessandro Indolfo
Data Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Madita Krieger
Data Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Katja Volojinov
Data Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Mathusan Maheswaran
Data Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Jad Kanonji
DevOps Engineer

Anass Merai
DevOps Engineer

Robert Faber
System and Ops Admin

Basanagouda Somanakatti
DevOps Engineer
Working Student
Working Student

Pascal Haddad
System Administration
Working Student
Working Student
Our Journey
2024
natif.ai became a Part of DocuWare Group
natif.ai was officially acquired by DocuWare Group in April 2024.
2022
€5 Million Seed Investment
natif.ai has secured additional investors in a successful seed funding round.
2022
Language Expansion
We expanded our AI Model to include English and French.
2022
Freemium Platform Launch
We have launched our developer freemium platform in July.
2021
First Customer Acquisition
We acquired our first customer in January.
2020
Pre-seed Funding Closed
natif.ai successfully closed the pre-seed funding.
2019
Startup Founding
natif.ai was founded by Manuel Zapp, Johannes Korves, Christophe Hocquet, and Bérenger Laurent, originating from the DFKI environment.