# Matthias Depenbusch

> Matthias Depenbusch is a German-trained, Vienna-based serial founder who builds software for unglamorous but expensive problems. He co-founded AVISIO, a SaaS platform that used AI-based purchasing suggestions to cut the cost of goods sold for independent 4- and 5-star hotels and restaurants, integrating their POS and PMS systems to automate inventory and ordering. Before that he helped launch Appinio, the Hamburg real-time mobile market-research company that landed 8th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and on the FT 1000 list of Europe's fastest-growing companies. AVISIO won the Hospitality UPGRADE Award 2020 before filing for insolvency in 2023 amid a frozen funding climate.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at AVISIO
- **Organizations:** AVISIO, Appinio, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** B.S., FH Nordakademie, Elmshorn, M.S. in Management and Entrepreneurship, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, MBA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Accelerator / certification, Georgetown University (McDonough School of Business), Studies abroad, University of California, Riverside
- **Known for:** Co-founded Appinio, which placed 8th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for fastest-growing German tech companies., Appinio ranked #126 on the Financial Times 1000 list of Europe's fastest-growing companies., Co-founded and led AVISIO as CEO, building an AI-driven procurement and inventory platform for luxury hospitality.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Built an early mobile application that challenged traditional consumer market-research tools.
- **2014** — Co-founded Appinio, the Hamburg-based real-time mobile market research company.
- **2019** — Co-founded AVISIO in Vienna (December 15, 2019) with Johannes Ossanna.
- **2020** — AVISIO won the Hospitality UPGRADE Award 2020 at the hotelforum conference in Munich.
- **2021** — AVISIO raised seed funding to scale its procurement platform for independent hotels and restaurants.
- **2023** — AVISIO filed for insolvency and ceased operations amid a frozen follow-on funding climate.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Appinio, which placed 8th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for fastest-growing German tech companies.
- Appinio ranked #126 on the Financial Times 1000 list of Europe's fastest-growing companies.
- Co-founded and led AVISIO as CEO, building an AI-driven procurement and inventory platform for luxury hospitality.
- Won the Hospitality UPGRADE Award 2020, beating finalists from 31 applicants across nine countries.
- Selected for a joint US/EU accelerator run by Georgetown University and the University of Genoa.

## Latest updates

- **2023-04** — AVISIO filed for insolvency and ceased operations, citing the inability to secure follow-up financing in a difficult investment climate.

## Links

- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-depenbusch

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Last updated: 2026-06-22