German startups raise millions to develop AI for office automation

Two German startups in Germany have recently announced significant funding rounds to develop AI solutions aimed at automating portions of office work, according to gisuser.com.

Munich-based Marble Cognition raised $3.75 million to develop AI agents that learn directly from employees' actions by recording their interactions with company software. This approach builds a process map that the AI uses to replicate tasks, potentially reducing the costly step of documenting workflows.

Berlin-based Conlio secured €6.4 million to create AI that handles paperwork related to freight transport, focusing on automating a specific administrative task rather than broad chatbot functionality.

Marble Cognition's product, Marble Coworkers, installs on employee desktops and captures clicks, keystrokes, and screenshots to understand and automate processes. This method differs from traditional robotic process automation by adapting more flexibly to changes in software interfaces, though this is currently supported mainly by the company's case studies.

These developments reflect a trend toward specialized AI tools designed to relieve workers of repetitive tasks, which could improve office efficiency and reduce manual workload.