Core
Artificial Intelligence
Systems that turn unstructured data into decisions people can defend. Multimodal extraction, audio intelligence, sensor fusion.
About
One argument, told in the order it happened.
I build technology companies in Europe. Today that means AI for defence and public safety.
The through-line
- 01
Consumer Tech
Learning what hundreds of millions of people actually do, not what they say.
- 02
Growth
Distribution as a product discipline. Engines, not campaigns.
- 03
Health Tech
Changing behaviour is harder than changing software. Retention is the product.
- 04
Entrepreneurship
Building the company, not just the product. Teams, cadence, capital.
- 05
AI
The first technology where the interface is judgement, not a screen.
- 06
European Sovereignty
Who builds the system decides whose rules it follows.
- 07
Defence
Decision advantage as the deliverable. Speed under constraint.
- 08
Public Safety
Where trust is not a feature. It is the licence to operate.
Nothing here was a pivot. Each step made the next one obvious.
Career
- Since July 2026Defence
Orcrist Technologies · Chief Marketing Officer
Berlin deep-tech defence software: AI for real-time situational awareness, sensor fusion, multi-modal extraction and audio intelligence, built for NATO and European partners.
Orcrist Technologies in detail - Since March 2026Public Safety
Civitas Europe · Geschäftsführer
Leads Civitas Europe, whose platform Civitas Sentinel gives police and security authorities structured, auditable analysis of complex data, hosted in Germany, under German and European law.
Civitas Europe in detail - 2022 to 2023Consumer
Appic · Co-Founder
Co-founded an app aggregation venture: acquiring, growing and exiting consumer subscription apps.
- 2022 to 2023Web3
Admiral Studio · Co-Founder
Co-founded a collective of consultants and marketers working in the Web3 ecosystem, and built WalletAds as a performance marketing layer for it.
- Since 2019Health
Fastic · CMO & Co-Founder
Co-founded the intermittent fasting app that passed 50 million downloads and became the global category leader, funded by a €4.3M seed round for US expansion.
Fastic in detail - 2012 to 2022Consumer
LOVOO · CMO & Co-Founder
Co-founded LOVOO and led marketing through nine years of scaling, then sat on the strategic advisory board until 2022. Two exits: the acquisition by The Meet Group for $70M in 2017, and The Meet Group's sale into the ProSiebenSat.1 group for roughly $500M in 2020.
LOVOO in detail - Since 2012Advisory
Innoshare GmbH · Founder
Founded Innoshare as an advisory for marketing and growth, and built it into the vehicle behind the consulting mandates, the investments and the co-founding work.
Innoshare GmbH in detail
Current focus
Orcrist
European Defence Technology
Software capability for NATO and European partners. Built in Europe, under European law, at commercial speed.
Civitas
Public Safety
Analysis tools for police and security authorities where traceability matters as much as accuracy.
Innoshare
Company Building
From nothing to a product the market wants, then to scale. Founding teams, positioning, growth engines, operating cadence.
Angel
Investments
Early cheques and hands-on support for European founders in AI, security and consumer subscription.
Stage
Speaking
Keynotes and panels on sovereign AI, technology in government, and building at European scale.
Companies
Company index
Questions
- Who is Tobias Börner?
- Tobias Börner is a German technology entrepreneur and investor based in Dresden. He is Geschäftsführer of Civitas Europe, CMO of the defence software company Orcrist Technologies, CMO and co-founder of the health app Fastic, and founder of the advisory Innoshare GmbH in Dresden. He co-founded the dating platform LOVOO in 2012 and has been part of three exits as an operator.
- What companies has Tobias Börner built?
- He founded Innoshare (2012), co-founded LOVOO as CMO (2012 to 2022, two exits), co-founded Fastic (2019, ongoing), co-founded Admiral Studio and Appic (both 2022 to 2023), became Geschäftsführer of Civitas Europe (March 2026) and CMO of Orcrist Technologies (July 2026).
- What does Civitas Europe do?
- Civitas Europe develops Civitas Sentinel, a digital analysis platform for police and security authorities. It structures, connects and evaluates complex data with full traceability, hosted in Germany and compliant with GDPR and BDSG. Its line is "intelligence for operations". Tobias Börner is Geschäftsführer.
- What does Orcrist Technologies do?
- Orcrist Technologies is a Berlin-based deep-tech defence software company building AI for real-time situational awareness, sensor fusion, multi-modal data extraction and audio intelligence for NATO and European partners. Tobias Börner is CMO.
- What topics does Tobias Börner speak about?
- Artificial intelligence, European technological sovereignty, AI for governments, digital transformation, public safety, company building and technology leadership. He speaks in English and German.
- What is Innoshare GmbH?
- Innoshare GmbH is the advisory Tobias Börner founded in 2012, registered in Dresden (HRB 33398, Amtsgericht Dresden). Consulting, investments and co-founding. It works with founders and leadership teams on growth and performance marketing, subscription and retention, company building, and market entry for deep tech selling into public institutions.
- Who is Tim Börner?
- Tim Börner is the Chief Executive Officer of Innoshare GmbH, based in Singapore, where he runs mandates, operations and the company-building work. He is the brother of Tobias Börner.
- How can I get in touch?
- Write directly to mail@boernergroup.de. Advisory enquiries can start from boernergroup.de/innoshare, where the email link opens with a short briefing template.