Blackboat Internet GmbH
Blackboat helps people and organizations become AI-ready by combining consulting, training and long-term change enablement. It works at the intersection of people, technology and collaboration to embed AI in leadership, communication, workflows and everyday work.
At a Glance
- Mid-sized and enterprise organizations
- Industrial and engineering companies
- Financial technology and financial services
- Chemicals and distribution
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AI Tools by Blackboat Internet GmbH
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Blitztext
Open Source macOS Dictation App
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Latest News
Blitztext 1.15.x adds local online meetings/live notes, local language-model support and a recording pill.
Christoph Magnussen appeared in WELT coverage on OpenAI/Hugging Face, AI and cybersecurity.
Blackboat contributed to Tagesschau Online coverage on AI becoming an increasing cost factor for companies.
Christoph Magnussen contributed a Handelsblatt Live article on AI as a competitive factor.
Products & Services
AI strategy, AI Integration Map assessment, readiness, governance, use-case prioritization, workflow integration, adoption and scaling from pilots into everyday work.
Hands-on workshops and programs for individuals and teams, including AI Officer Update Day, AI Skill Lab for Women, AI Officer Ausbildung, AI Summer School and the 12 Week AI Excellence Program.
A two-day on-site/online governance program designed to train internal AI officers who anchor AI in their organizations.
Christoph Magnussen and the Blackboat crew provide keynotes, the AI to the DNA podcast, YouTube content and a working-faster newsletter on AI and the future of work.
Market Position
Blackboat positions itself as a tool-independent, hands-on AI-readiness and change partner rather than a software vendor: it combines psychology, technology and business expertise and stays through adoption and measurable impact. Directory comparisons identify SmartBug Media, SHI and Accenture among alternatives; Blackboat differentiates through its Hamburg-based, human-centered focus on Microsoft/Google workplace ecosystems, governance and practical workforce enablement.
Leadership
Founders
Christoph Magnussen
Founder, CEO and managing partner of Blackboat. He studied at the University of St. Gallen and previously co-founded the mobile-phone re-commerce company asgoodasnew and carpe noctem GbR; he is also a keynote speaker, author and technology commentator.
Executive Team
Christoph Magnussen
CEO, Founder and Managing Director
Entrepreneur and technology/workplace commentator; University of St. Gallen alumnus, former co-founder of a mobile-phone re-commerce company and carpe noctem GbR, and creator of Blackboat's podcast, video and keynote content.
Antonia Leichter
Managing Director
Listed in Blackboat's legal notice as part of the management team and identified in company-register search results as a Blackboat managing director.
Founding Story
Blackboat was founded in Hamburg in 2010 to help organizations work more effectively with cloud tools and new ways of working. Its original vision was to bridge technology and human behavior rather than treat digital transformation as a purely technical rollout; the company now applies that approach to AI readiness and adoption.
Business Model
Revenue Model
B2B professional services revenue from consulting, transformation projects, workshops, training, Academy programs, certification and keynotes; the company also publishes Blitztext as a free open-source product rather than a paid SaaS plan.
Pricing Tiers
One-day online AI update program.
One-day on-site AI-practice program.
Two-day on-site/online governance program.
Four-week online AI-workflows program.
Twelve-week hybrid program built around the participant's own project.
Target Markets
- Mid-sized and enterprise organizations
- Industrial and engineering companies
- Financial technology and financial services
- Chemicals and distribution
- Retail and frontline workforces
- Higher education and public-sector urban development
- Enterprise AI strategy and readiness planning
- Moving generative-AI pilots into governed, repeatable everyday workflows
- Microsoft 365 and Copilot adoption and collaboration transformation
- Google Workspace and Google Cloud adoption
- AI governance, compliance and internal AI Officer programs
- Enablement for leadership, teams, frontline workforces and internal multipliers
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