Co-invest in AI startup projects — up to 49%.
UmgangmitKI is a registered Swiss non-profit. We incubate AI startup projects and open them to co-investors — up to 49% equity per project. The non-profit retains control; the commercial returns fund internships, bootcamps and social causes.
How the model works.
A commercial structure that stays accountable to a social mission — because the mission holds the controlling stake.
UmgangmitKI is a registered Swiss non-profit, allowed to trade commercially to finance its social mission. We spin up AI startup projects inside the firm — product bets we think are commercially sound and socially worth pursuing.
Each project is open to outside co-investors for up to 49% of the equity. The non-profit always retains at least 51% — control sits with the mission, not with the capital. That is the whole point.
The commercial returns from the firm's trading and the project equity we retain are not distributed as profit. They finance three things, in order: paid internships (juniors paired with seniors from day one), bootcamps for people entering AI from adjacent fields, and the broader social causes the firm supports around AI and digital sovereignty.
What investors get — and what they don't.
Clear on both sides, so there are no surprises later.
What you get
Up to 49% equity in a specific AI startup project. The upside of a focused bet, built by a senior team that has shipped applied AI for a decade.
What you don't get
Control. The non-profit retains ≥51% in every project. No investor dictates product direction, hiring, or the mission's funding priorities.
What the mission gets
The firm's commercial trading income and the non-profit's share of project returns fund paid internships, bootcamps, and the social work on AI and digital sovereignty.
A decade in short.
From Greenline Accelerator in 2015 to UmgangmitKI today — a decade of senior, independent work.
Greenline Accelerator founded in Switzerland
A small senior team helping founders ship real products. Based in Zurich from the start.
First international engagements
Work expands across Europe — financial services, retail and public-sector clients.
Transatlantic team established
Senior partners added in the US; first North American engagements.
Operating-model practice launched
Dedicated practice for enterprise-wide operating-model redesign — one of the firm's defining capabilities.
AI practice formalised
The firm's AI work consolidates into a dedicated practice spanning strategy, data, platform and delivery.
UmgangmitKI founded
The firm is refocused around the question that now shapes every boardroom: how to actually win with AI.
Second European office opened
A second Swiss office, closer to the industrial corridor — same team model, same standard.
Non-profit status confirmed
The firm operates as a registered Swiss non-profit, trading commercially to finance its social mission — the condition that makes the way we work possible.
Why clients choose us.
Senior teams. Measurable outcomes. No slide decks. Our decade-long client relationships are the quiet proof.
Documents and disclosures.
How we govern ourselves, our client work and our use of AI.
Annual letter
The founders' annual letter to clients, staff and partners — written in plain language.
Governance & ethics
How we govern ourselves, our client work and our use of AI.
Sustainability
Our commitments and progress on environmental, social and governance measures.
The Investor Newsletter.
A short quarterly note for partners and friends of the firm.