We Don't Sell You AI Tools. We Handle the Work.
Your senior people shouldn't be doing intelligence work. They're hired for judgement. We build the systems that handle the rules, so they handle the decisions.
Build. Run. Grow. No Handoffs.
Most consultancies sell strategy and leave. Most vendors sell software and disappear. We do both, and we operate it afterward.
Build
AI agents, cognitive automation, and custom integrations. From proof-of-concept to production systems on your infrastructure.
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Run
Managed hosting, security monitoring, compliance automation, 24/7 operations. EU infrastructure, ISO 27001 certified, zero subcontractors.
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Grow
Competitive intelligence, enablement, and analytics. We turn AI investment into measurable business results, quarter over quarter.
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Industries We Actually Know
Your industry has rules. The regulations, edge cases, and decisions that cost millions when wrong. Generic automation ignores them. We learn them.
Insurance
Claims arrive as PDFs, emails, photos, and faxes. One carrier cut processing time by 70% and moved 12 staff from data entry to customer-facing work.
AI for Insurance →
Logistics
A single shipment generates 15-30 documents across 4-6 systems. CargoLogic achieved 85% automation in under 6 months with zero customs rejections.
85% Freight Automation →
Energy
Grid operators across 5 countries, each with different compliance regimes. We run document automation on fully on-premise infrastructure.
AI for Energy →
Banking
ESG disclosure requirements doubled since 2024. We build financial document intelligence that extracts structured data from annual reports and compliance filings.
ESG Banking →
Working with Helm & Nagel transformed our customs processing. We went from hundreds of manual document handoffs per day to 85% automation in under six months. - Cargologic AG
Featured In
From F.A.Z. to Springer Professional, from WirtschaftsWoche to Web Summit.
How an Engagement Works
From first conversation to production system. No handoffs between teams, no surprises in scope.
Assess
4-week diagnostic. We map your workflows, measure decision accuracy at each node, and deliver ROI projections backed by your data. Not generic benchmarks.
Build
12-16 week implementation. Custom AI models trained on your documents and decisions. Production code from week one.
Run
Continuous optimization. We monitor accuracy, expand to new use cases, retrain models, and keep your systems compliant as regulations evolve. Most clients stay 3+ years.
The Services Layer in Your Industry Is Being Rebuilt
For every euro spent on software, six go to services. New entrants are replacing that layer with AI that sells outcomes directly. The resilient response is to adapt now, on your own terms.
Typical Engagement
- 6-month discovery before any code ships
- Deliverables are decks and recommendations
- Offshore team you never meet
- You own a strategy document and a vendor dependency
- Accuracy reported as "confidence scores" in demos
Helm & Nagel
- Working prototype in 4 weeks, on your data
- Production code deployed from week one
- Senior engineers on every project, no exceptions
- You own the system, the models, and all IP from day one
- Accuracy measured in production, reported monthly
Helm & NagelSoftware gives you capability. We give you outcomes.
- Licenses scale with seats. Our model scales with results.
- Tools need operators. We are the operator.
Questions We Hear in Every Procurement
The same questions come up in every enterprise evaluation. Here are honest answers.
How do you handle data residency?
All infrastructure runs in EU data centers. For regulated industries, we deploy fully on-premise. Your data never leaves your network. We are ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, and aligned with the EU AI Act.
What does an engagement cost?
We price by project. The analysis phase has a fixed flat fee. Implementation is scoped after the analysis. No hourly billing. No open-ended retainers. You know the cost before you commit. Talk to us.
Why a boutique firm instead of Accenture or McKinsey?
Accenture will staff your project with graduates. We will not. Here is who works on your project: Christopher Helm (CEO, 100+ engagements, TU Munich) and Florian Zyprian (CTO, architect of every production system we run). They write code, review models, and attend your steering committees personally. Gartner reports 85% of AI projects at large consultancies fail to reach production. The reason is the handoff: strategists design, then offshore teams build. We do not hand off.
What happens when the AI gets it wrong?
Every system includes human-in-the-loop checkpoints calibrated to your risk tolerance. High-confidence decisions flow automatically. Edge cases route to reviewers with AI-generated context. We monitor accuracy continuously and retrain when performance drifts.
Helm & NagelNo venture capital. No pressure to upsell.
- Profitable since year one. We will be here when your contract renews.
- Our founders still review production deployments personally.
- If the numbers do not make sense, you walk away with the analysis.