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Visionary Startups at the Crossroads of AI and Coaching

Startups to Watch

Handpicked by ICF Germany for the Future Workforce Summit 2025

thankscoach 

Coaching Platform | Coach Matching / Marketplace

thankscoach is the digital coaching platform that enables organisations to develop their professionals and managers measurably, effectively and on demand. Thanks to a global pool of certified business coaches, intelligent matching and GDPR-compliant technology, coaching processes can be managed efficiently. The solution is flexibly scalable, greatly reduces the administrative workload for HR and integrates seamlessly into existing IT environments.

Solution thankscoach offers:
It often costs organisations a lot of time and effort to offer their employees and managers professional business coaching. We satisfy the need on demand and minimise the effort for HR – business coaching made simple.

Who is it for:
Our ideal user is a professional who works in a medium to large sized organisation and wants to strive. Our buying centre is HR.

Thankscoach integrates seamlessly into existing IT tools – without any log-in or additional app. In this way, we address the working reality of busy people.

Key Features:

  • 1:1 online coaching with evidence-based methods
  • Global coach pool with certified business coaches
  • Automated matching between coachee & coach
  • GDPR-compliant technology with ISO 27001 certification
  • Live HR dashboard for data-driven insights
  • Seamless integration into existing tools (e.g., MS Teams)

Pricing Model
Individual Coaching Journeys or Coaching Session Contingent

Our vision is future-proof employees, teams and organisations through effective digital business coaching that unleashes potential. — Sarah Meeßen.

tlou.ai

AI Coach / Virtual Coach | Productivity / Workflow Tool

tlou.ai uses AI to offer an End-2-End Recruiting Solution that goes beyond simple CV-Matching. To ensure a real job-match, tlou evaluates the candidates mindset and team-fit. For this, we create tailored job posts, individual job specific questions and assess incoming applicants in realtime, holistically.

Solution tlou.ai offers:
To identify the real recruiting need, we guide companies during a team coaching process whithin the job post creation.

Who is it for:
HR teams, Executives and other Management Responsibles

No other solution currently sets team- and mindset-fit in the focus of the candidate evaluation. We automate and digitize recruiting processes for small and medium business easily and ensure qualified decision making, data driven, AI-supported and bias-free.

Key Features:

  • 1:1 online coaching with evidence-based methods
  • Global coach pool with certified business coaches
  • Automated matching between coachee & coach
  • GDPR-compliant technology with ISO 27001 certification
  • Live HR dashboard for data-driven insights
  • Seamless integration into existing tools (e.g., MS Teams)

Pricing Model
Individual Coaching Journeys or Coaching Session Contingent

 

In times of ongoing shrinking half-life of knowledge, it gets more and more important to focus on holistic candidate evaluation instead of focussing on polished CVs during the candidate screening. tlou.ai allows to analyse what teams really need and what candidate would be the best fit on a holistic base. — Jan Ludwig

MyCareerDevelopment.com

Coaching Platform | Coach Matching / Marketplace | Learning & Development Tool | Productivity / Workflow Tool

More Coaching, Less Admin: Join the MyCareerDevelopment.com Community

At MyCareerDevelopment.com, we believe independent coaches and facilitators deserve more time doing what they love—coaching—and less time drowning in admin. That’s why we’re building a vibrant new community of skilled, independent professionals who want to focus on client impact, not paperwork.

As coaches, our time is directly tied to our income. But managing a website, handling bookings, and setting up secure payment systems can be time-consuming and frustrating. MyCareerDevelopment.com is here to change that. We offer a streamlined platform that takes care of the administrative heavy lifting, giving you back valuable hours to grow your client base and refine your coaching practice.

Our platform is designed to be the go-to destination for individuals seeking coaching for personal or professional growth. At the same time, it provides coaches with a professional infrastructure—complete with marketing visibility, seamless client management tools, and a supportive network of like-minded professionals.

Whether you’re an experienced coach or just starting out, MyCareerDevelopment.com offers a home where your practice can thrive. Join us and become part of a growing hub for coaching excellence and meaningful development.

MyCareerDevelopment.com offers:
We solve a key problem in the coaching industry: The growing wave of platforms and programs that promise coaches unrealistic revenue streams or lock them into expensive subscription-based models with little return. At MyCareerDevelopment.com, we offer a practical, non-subscription based, transparent alternative – giving independent coaches the tools they need to succeed. We only succeed when our coaches succed. Our platform provides a professional, low-friction infrastructure that supports real client growth, not empty promises, and fosters a community of credible, quality-driven coaches focused on meaningful impact over marketing gimmicks.

Who is it for:
All coaches and facilitators, looking to join a community of great coaches and who wants to me part of building the go-to platform for clients looking for personal and professional growth

As the coaching industry is maturing, we need to provide our client with easier access to the right support. Building a community of coaches under one roof enables just that. We have removed all the entrybarriers and empty promised you normally see. MyCareerDevelopoment is build by coaches for coaches. Our founder is a working coach, and we understand the challenges coaches face when trying to build a successful business. We are stronger together and by building a community of great coaches in one place we make it easier for client to find the right support and have positive experiences they will come back to.

Key Features:

  • No Subsciption – Free Sign up

  • Booking and payment processing – seamless user experience

  • Calendar sync to manage your bookings and various revenue streams

  • Run webinars – Allows you to position yourself as an expert and lift participants into coaching.

  • Brand building via contributions to the self study library – author articles, or share useful links.

Pricing Model
Commission fee only

AS a working coach myself, I’m excited to bring a a product to market, that I know I was looking for myself. AS the coaching industry is maturing, clients will need an easier way to find the right coach. Therefore, joining a community like MyCareerDevelopment, helps us making it easier for clients to get started with coaching — Lau Albjerg, MA, PCC

flowit AG

AI Coach / Virtual Coach | Learning & Development Tool | Analytics / Insights

flowit stands for modern, first-class people development. Since its founding in 2021 in Zurich, the company has pursued the vision of making AI-supported coaching based on occupational psychology accessible to all employees — human-centered and scientifically validated.

The solution combines validated models with real-time workplace data to deliver tailored development plans and digital coaching, seamlessly integrated into the workday. For the first time, employees gain effortless access to continuous feedback and targeted personal growth.

Clear goal-tracking, playful elements, and uncompromising data protection (GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001-certified hosting) make growth measurable: up to 25% higher engagement, up to 50% lower turnover, and significantly faster upskilling.

The cloud-based solution is offered through a transparent licensing model — including continuous feature updates and top-tier support. Designed to the highest security standards and available in multiple languages, flowit supports companies in industry, commerce, and healthcare around the world, with a special focus on the often-overlooked 2.7 billion non-desk employees.

flowit connects people through lived trust — and helps companies place people at the heart of shared success, with fairness and appreciation.

Flowit offers:
Employee development, and solutions for skills shortage & fluctuation.

Who is it for:
HR managers, HR Business Partners, Team Leads – specifically in non-desk focused verticals like hospitality, construction, healthcare, retail

Flowit offers an innovative mix of own built AI and work psychology.

Key Features:

  • AI analysis

  • AI recommendations

  • AI dashboards

  • Talent Management

  • Reviews

  • Feedback

  • chat based survey

Pricing Model
Per seat

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Viva la Coaching Academy

Coaching Platform / Learning & Development Tool / Practice/Feedback App

Viva la Coaching delivers an AI Literacy Training Program designed specifically for coaches, HR professionals, and learning leaders. The entire experience is hosted on a GDPR-compliant platform and blends live and on-demand learning with a global peer community.

At the core of our offering is a strategic distinction that sets us apart:
We train participants in both AI for Coaching Business and AI in Coaching Practice.

AI for Coaching Business empowers coaches to build visibility, create powerful content, and design business strategies with AI as a sparring partner.

AI in Coaching Practice supports the coaching process itself, using AI for client insights, reflection, in-session support, and personal development.

Our structured learning path moves from Rookie (understand and explore) to Rebel (personalize AI to your coaching practice & business), and finally to Master (Master specific AI). Through practical prompting, ethical awareness, and strategic thinking, we don’t just teach AI literacy. We empower future-ready coaches to lead with integrity.

Viva la Coaching offers:
There’s a growing gap between the rapid rise of AI tools and the ability of coaching professionals to use them responsibly, effectively, and confidently. Many coaches either avoid AI out of fear or adopt it without understanding the ethical implications. We solve that gap with focused, hands-on training that empowers coaches to integrate AI while staying true to their human-centered values.

Who is it for:

– Independent and executive coaches

– Coaching education providers and mentors

– HR and L&D teams managing coaching strategy

– Coaching tech platforms aligning to ethical, human-first design

– Forward-thinking professionals ready to make AI work for them, not against them

Viva la Coaching offers Revolutionary Learning. Rooted in Community. Designed for Action.

Key Features:

  • Hands-on AI for coaching use cases

  • Real-time coaching simulations using AI tools

  • Ethics-first AI integration strategies (GDPR & EU AI Act aware)

  • Peer-to-peer learning with curated coaching tech scenarios

  • Community-based learning across courses

Pricing Model
Subscription & Course specific fees

The Future is Ours to Build! — Eva Sonnenschein, Co-Founder

CoachBot AI GmbH

Coaching Platform | AI Coach / Virtual Coach | Coach Matching / Marketplace | Learning & Development Tool | Practice/Feedback App | Productivity / Workflow Tool | Analytics / Insights

CoachBotAI bridges human insight with AI intelligence, helping coaches and companies deliver transformational coaching at scale—without replacing the human touch.

Coachbot offers:

CoachBotAI is a human-centric coaching platform that uses ethical AI to support—never replace—human coaches. We empower organizations to scale personalized, transformative coaching across their workforce while keeping the coach’s voice and wisdom at the core. Designed to integrate seamlessly into how people work, CoachBotAI helps create coaching cultures that are inclusive, measurable, and built to last.

Who is it for:

1. Independent Coaches & Coaching Firms
2. HR Leaders, L&D Teams & Coach Pool Managers
3. Coaching Platforms & Marketplaces

CoachBotAI is redefining coaching through a secure, ethical, and deeply personalized AI interface—built with and for coaches.

At the heart of our innovation is CORA™️ (our proprietary Ethical Human Intelligence System), a goal-user-intent reasoning engine trained with globally leading coaches. It integrates three intelligence sources—coach expertise, user memory, and real-time interaction—to adapt dynamically to each user’s development journey.

Where other tools rely on one-size-fits-all prompts or model training on sensitive data, we’ve built a privacy-first architecture:

Zero-Trust AI: No data is used to train models

User Memory: Every interaction is remembered, creating a personalized data flywheel

Coach-Owned IP: Coaches control knowledge assets, and client data remains secure in-platform

Unlike generic AI chatbots, CoachBotAI covers the full spectrum of human-led development: from habit nudging and skill training to deep mindset coaching. It supports both DIY and service-led pathways to AI coaching, growing with coach maturity.

Our community-first distribution with coaching bodies like ICF and Viva La Coaching ensures we’re not just building tech, but reshaping how the world experiences human development—at scale, without sacrificing ethics or depth.

Key Features:

  • CORA™️ Ethical Reasoning Engine
    Goal-user-intent decision algorithm designed with leading coaches
  • GoalTrack™️
    AI-powered goal tracking that keeps coachees accountable and focused
  • GoalVision™️
    Dynamic visual goal-mapping that helps individuals and teams see progress in real-time
  • Memory-Driven Personalization
    Every interaction is remembered to build deeper, context-aware coaching journeys
  • Zero-Trust Data Architecture
    No training on user data, with modular separation of model, memory, and knowledge
  • Coach-Owned Knowledge Base
    Coaches maintain full control over their IP and content used in the system
  • CoachBot.ai Coachee Platform
    A dedicated, user-friendly interface for employees and individuals to access their AI coaching experience
  • Integrated Nudging Technology
    Behavioral nudges sent via in-app, email, or messenger platforms to drive habit change and progress
  • Messenger Integration
    Works inside tools like Slack and MS Teams for seamless day-to-day coaching touchpoints
  • Marketplace for Coaches
    Discoverable space where vetted coaches can offer services and tools, and build their brand
  • Monetization Engine for Coaches
    Enables coaches to create, distribute, and monetize AI-powered coaching programs
  • Multi-Use Coaching Spectrum
    Supports training, mentorship, performance, and mindset coaching in one system
  • Flexible Deployment Models
    Self-service via masterclasses or done-for-you AI Coach builds by our team
  • Scalable, Coach-First by Design
    Augments—not replaces—human coaches to reach more people without compromising quality

Pricing Model

CoachBotAI follows a subscription-based pricing model with two flexible components:

Usage-Based Pricing: Scales with coaching interactions and platform engagement

Seat-Based Pricing: Charged per coachee or employee accessing the platform

This hybrid approach ensures affordability for independent coaches and scalability for enterprise teams—pay only for what’s used, with predictable costs as you grow.

AI can augment your expertise—not replace it—helping you reach more clients, save time, and deepen your impact.— Lewin Keller, Founder & CEO

DNAnalytics UG

Learning & Development Tool | Practice/Feedback App | Analytics / Insights

DNA CoachAssist revolutionizes professional coaching through advanced AI-powered semantic analysis of coaching sessions. Our platform transforms traditional coaching conversations into data-driven insights that benefit both coaches and clients simultaneously.
By leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence grounded in psychology, neurology, and behavioral sciences, DNA CoachAssist analyzes transcribed coaching sessions to identify patterns, breakthrough moments, and areas for growth. This dual-perspective approach not only accelerates client development but also provides coaches with continuous learning opportunities to refine their practice.
Developed through collaboration with experienced coaches, psychologists, technologists, and data scientists, our platform maintains rigorous scientific standards while remaining deeply practical. We’ve worked closely with world-leading coaching federation ICF (USA) to ensure our approach aligns with the highest professional coaching standards.
Our human-centered AI approach respects the art of coaching while enhancing it with science-backed insights. DNA CoachAssist empowers coaches to unlock deeper understanding, track progress more effectively, and deliver measurable results that drive meaningful change for their clients.

DNAnalytics offers:
DNA CoachAssist addresses the coaching industry’s challenge of subjective assessment and limited actionable feedback. Traditional coaching relies heavily on intuition and experience, making it difficult for coaches to track progress objectively, identify specific breakthrough moments, or provide data-driven insights to clients. Many coaches struggle with continuous professional development and lack concrete metrics to demonstrate their effectiveness. Our AI-powered platform transforms these subjective coaching conversations into measurable insights, enabling coaches to deliver more targeted interventions, track client progress with precision, and continuously improve their own coaching skills through evidence-based feedback.

Who is it for:

Our ideal users are professional coaches seeking to enhance their practice with data-driven insights, including:

– Executive Coaches who work with C-suite leaders and need to demonstrate measurable ROI and accelerated leadership development outcomes.
– Life and Career Coaches looking to provide clients with concrete progress tracking and evidence-based breakthroughs in personal development.
– Coaching Platforms and Organizations that want to scale quality coaching delivery and provide consistent insights across their coach networks.
– Corporate HR Teams managing internal coaching programs who need to measure coaching effectiveness, track employee development, and justify coaching investments with quantifiable results.
– Coach Training Organizations seeking to enhance their curriculum with AI-powered feedback tools that help new coaches develop faster and more effectively.
– Independent Coaching Practices wanting to differentiate themselves in a competitive market by offering scientifically-backed coaching experiences that clients can see and measure.

These users share common needs: proving coaching value, accelerating client outcomes, continuous professional development, and leveraging technology to enhance rather than replace the human coaching relationship.

DNA CoachAssist’s innovation lies in semantic AI analysis specifically designed for coaching conversations. Unlike generic transcription or sentiment analysis tools, our platform understands the nuanced language patterns, emotional shifts, and breakthrough moments unique to coaching dialogues.

Key Features of DNA CoachAssist:

  • AI-Powered Semantic Analysis – Advanced natural language processing specifically designed for coaching conversations
  • Dual-Perspective Insights – Simultaneous analysis from both coach and client viewpoints for comprehensive session understanding
  • Real-Time Progress Tracking – Automated identification of client breakthrough moments, resistance patterns, and developmental shifts
  • Coach Performance Analytics – Immediate feedback on questioning techniques, emotional attunement, and intervention effectiveness
  • Behavioral Science Integration – Built-in insights from psychology, neurology, and behavioral sciences for deeper pattern recognition
  • Session Transcription & Analysis – Automatic conversion of coaching sessions into structured, analyzable data
  • Professional Standards Alignment – Development guided by ICF coaching competencies and best practices

Pricing Model
Subscription

We’re witnessing the dawn of a new era where human intuition meets artificial intelligence to unlock coaching’s true potential – imagine coaches having a brilliant analytical partner that helps them see patterns and breakthroughs they might miss, while clients experience measurable transformation like never before. DNA CoachAssist isn’t replacing the human connection that makes coaching powerful; we’re amplifying it with science-backed insights that make every conversation count. — Paul & Jo DNAnalytics

moodmap GmbH

Coaching Platform | AI Coach / Virtual Coach | Learning & Development Tool
| Analytics / Insights

moodmap is a system for personality-based team development that combines a digital tool, a self-exploration test, and guided workshops to make diversity visible and cohesion possible.

In today’s work environments, personality differences can either lead to conflict—or become a powerful source of connection and creativity. moodmap helps teams understand individual stress patterns, emotional tendencies, and interaction styles without reducing anyone to a fixed type. After a short self-test, team members gain access to their personal “moodmap”—a dynamic profile that encourages daily reflection and deepens self-awareness.

Through guided workshops and team sessions, these insights are brought into shared understanding and dialogue. Teams learn to recognize patterns, appreciate differences, and build a culture of clarity, trust, and psychological safety.

moodmap is especially useful for leaders who want to strengthen cohesion without micromanaging—and for teams that aim to collaborate more authentically and effectively.

Whether in hybrid setups, agile teams, or intercultural settings: moodmap turns diversity into cohesion and insight into action.

Moodmap offers:
moodmap addresses a core challenge in the coaching industry: the gap between individual self-awareness and real team cohesion. While many tools focus solely on personality types or surface-level team exercises, moodmap bridges deep psychological insight with practical, shared development. We help coaches move beyond static diagnostics to dynamic, ongoing reflection—supporting teams in understanding emotional patterns, navigating stress, and building authentic connection.
moodmap combines psychological depth with a simple user experience—and integrates AI in combination with real human connection to create a truly transformative coaching experience.

Unlike static personality tools, moodmap visualizes emotional tendencies and stress patterns in a way that’s dynamic, relatable, and actionable. Our innovation lies in the fusion of AI-supported self-reflection, guided team development, and a deeply intuitive, human-centered approach. In the app, AI delivers personalized prompts, detects patterns, and supports real-time insight—while our workshops and coaching methods foster trust, dialogue, and cohesion. This blend of smart technology and relational depth makes moodmap truly powerful: scalable, yet deeply human.

Who is it for:
Our ideal users are executive coaches, team coaches, HR professionals, forward-thinking leaders, and change agents who want to turn self-awareness into real team impact.
They work with organizations that value psychological safety, authentic leadership, and cultural transformation. These users seek tools that go beyond labels—they want to uncover emotional dynamics, foster dialogue, and build strong human connection in teams. moodmap supports both individual insight and collective growth, making it ideal for modern leadership and change processes.

Key Features of moodmap:

  • AI-supported self-reflection
  • Personalized prompts and real-time pattern recognition foster deep self-awareness.
  • Dynamic personality visualization
  • Emotional tendencies and stress patterns are visualized in an engaging, non-static way.
  • Intuitive digital tool
  • Simple, elegant user interface designed for daily reflection and ongoing growth.
  • Guided workshops & team sessions
  • Structured group processes turn individual insight into collective understanding and action.
  • No fixed typing or labeling
  • Moves beyond rigid personality categories to honor the fluidity of human experience.
  • Focus on psychological safety
  • Promotes open dialogue, trust, and empathy within teams.
  • Supports hybrid, agile, and intercultural teams
  • Versatile for modern work contexts that demand both flexibility and depth.
  • Scalable yet human-centered
  • Combines smart technology with real human connection for lasting impact.

Pricing Model

moodmap®️ Pricing Overview (English Summary)
App-Based Self & Team Coaching (Individual Use)

Users progress through 3 levels:

Starter Level: €74.17 net (€89 incl. VAT)
Surfer Level: €325.00 net (€390 incl. VAT)
Specialist Level: €325.00 net (€390 incl. VAT)
→ Bundle Price (all 3 levels): €500.00 net (€600 incl. VAT)
Includes monthly online group sessions called „Campfires“.
Navigator Certification (For Coaches & Trainers)

Includes training content, supervision, and casework.

Full Certification Package: €1,435.00 excl. VAT
Individual modules can be booked separately (Surfer/Specialist levels, Supervision, Licensing).
In-House Training (Group Setting, 6+ people)

Includes app access, 15 in-person workshops, and transfer sessions.

Total per person: €900.00 excl. VAT
Renewals & Annual Licensing

Certification renewal after 2 years: €390.00
Annual licensing fee (for moodmap®️ trainers): €180.00 incl. 5 free moodmap®️ checks

We plan a pricing model for monthly App use for 66 € per Month

We believe that knowing yourself is the key to understanding others. moodmap brings this principle to life—for leaders, teams, and organizations in transformation. — Mag. Reingard Winter-Hager

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