Berlin, April 2026. We have great news: Our AI Privacy Startup NENNA.AI has been selected for the prestigious "Ready to Scale 2026" programme by Gateway Factory. As one of 15 deep-tech startups, NENNA.AI will gain access to the 12-month scale-up accelerator, which supports ambitious companies in their transition from Seed to Series A. Our Berlin-based startup operates a highly secure AI platform that enables businesses to use leading AI models such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude & Co in a legally compliant manner while maintaining full data sovereignty. NENNA.AI protects intellectual property and personal data, thereby safeguarding corporate reputation.
Ready to Scale 2026: NENNA.AI selected for Europe's Deep-Tech Champions
Joining the prestigious "Ready to Scale 2026" programme by Gateway Factory marks a strategic milestone for NENNA.AI. The 12-month accelerator specifically supports companies in key areas such as Future Computing and Regulatory Demands. This strategic fit highlights our potential to enable AI usage compliantly and without compromising on data privacy. With access to over 1,300 international mentors, up to €5,000 in Startup Services Vouchers, and comprehensive support in transitioning from Seed to Series A, these resources are essential to address the challenges of shadow AI, which according to studies affects over 50 per cent of companies across Europe. The partnership strengthens our position as a leading provider in the field of AI privacy, allowing us to make a significant contribution to Europe's digital resilience in the area of AI data protection.
NENNA.AI: The solution against shadow AI and for compliance
From the very beginning, we have focused on one question: How can companies scale AI without putting their most sensitive business secrets at risk? With our platform, we rely on the immediate protection of sensitive data through intelligent masking before information ever reaches AI models. This has allowed us to establish ourselves as a leading AI privacy platform, protecting companies from data leaks and compliance violations with a highly secure AI infrastructure. The solutions from NENNA.AI, such as the automatic masking of sensitive data in prompts and documents, enable employees to use the full potential of leading AI models like ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Claude securely and compliantly. This minimises regulatory risks, protects strategic corporate assets, and significantly reduces software and cloud expenditures. NENNA.AI lowers the risk of intellectual property or personal data accidentally leaking through uncontrolled AI usage.
Our success speaks for itself
The feedback on our solutions keeps us highly motivated. In 2025, we were honoured with the ATHENE Award as one of the three strongest cybersecurity startups in the DACH region, won the AI Everything Award at GITEX Europe, and received the award for the best German Legal Tech Startup at the German Legal Tech Summit. More than 50 B2B companies from industry, law, media, and e-commerce are already relying on our technology in our first few months, giving their teams immediate, secure access to all leading AI models via our NENNA-Chat platform.
A statement for the future
Co-Founder and CEO Lars Moll puts it in a nutshell: „We are proud to be part of the Ready to Scale programme. This strategic partnership accelerates our vision to establish NENNA.AI as an indispensable European standard for AI privacy. Companies want to use AI in a data-secure and sovereign way, and we ensure that this is practically achieved in day-to-day business operations. The programme helps us target our solutions even more effectively against the risks of shadow AI and for data sovereignty, while accelerating our growth to actively shape Europe's digital future."
About Gateway Factory
Gateway Factory is one of ten "Innovation Hubs" established in Germany as part of the EXIST flagship competition to support high-tech companies. Its 12-month "Ready to Scale" programme is an accelerator that supports deep-tech startups in transitioning from MVP to market readiness and from Seed to Series A. It offers targeted support in fields such as Future Health, Sustainable Infrastructure, Future Computing, and Regulatory Demands. The goal is to empower ambitious founders and accelerate their scaling. The second and current batch was launched in April 2026.
Learn more about the programme: gateway-factory.de/scaleup
About NENNA.AI
NENNA.AI was founded in Berlin in 2023 and is an AI privacy platform for data-secure AI usage in enterprises. By masking and unmasking sensitive data, NENNA.AI allows companies to leverage the full potential of leading AI models without compromising on data protection and compliance. The solution is operated entirely in the German cloud and meets the highest security standards.
Learn more about us here: www.nenna.ai
Sources:
Bitkom e.V. (2025): „Employees increasingly use shadow AI“
KPMG & University of Melbourne (2025): „Trust, attitudes and use of AI: A global study 2025“
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