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About us

Those who work on the front line deserve to benefit from AI.

We know the front line from our own work in restaurants and retail. Clarivo grew out of our friendship and a research project.

As an economist, Max spent years running empirical research projects with large chains and realized how much untapped potential statistical modeling, AI and local knowledge can unlock. Paul spent many years investing in young European technology companies and saw firsthand how technology transforms entire industries.

We are convinced that it is time to bring the benefits of AI to the front line of the industry and help shape positive change. Many conversations with operators have confirmed the need for this change.

Founders

The founding team.

Portrait of Paul von Hinüber
Paul von Hinüber
Founder
Paul spent years investing in European technology companies and supporting founding teams as they built their businesses.
Former Principal at Redstone (venture capital)
Master in International Management (CEMS), London School of Economics (LSE) and Nova SBE Lisbon
Bachelor in Business Administration, University of Cologne
Portrait of Dr. Max Thon© ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy
Dr. Max Thon
Founder
As an empirical economist, Max has worked with national and international restaurant and retail chains.
PhD in Economics, summa cum laude, University of Cologne
Postdoc at the University of Zurich and the University of Cologne
Visiting researcher at Università Bocconi and the University of Toronto
Engineering and operations
We work with experienced software engineers to build and run the platform. We are continuing to grow the team.
Our foundation

What we stand for.

Grounded in science
Our methods come from empirical economic research. Every forecast is continuously measured against actual results.
Built for operations
Recommendations arrive where decisions are made: with local management, straight to their phone and without a new system.
Privacy from day one
Encrypted transfer and storage, and data processing on your behalf under Art. 28 GDPR. We coordinate the rollout with your data protection team and works council.

Let’s talk about your locations.

In 30 minutes, we’ll introduce Clarivo and work out with you where your locations have the most to gain.

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