# Nuclino

> Nuclino is a lightweight, fast collaboration tool that brings a team's knowledge, docs, and projects together in one workspace. Founded in 2015 near Munich and bootstrapped to profitability without venture capital, it positions itself as a simpler, faster alternative to Notion and Confluence, where every page loads instantly. Teams use it as an internal wiki, knowledge base, and project hub, organizing content across list, board, table, and graph views, with an AI assistant called Sidekick and a real-time collaborative editor. More than 12,000 teams use it, including NASA, Ubisoft, MIT, and Paddle.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Munich, Germany
- **Founders:** Björn Michelsen (Co-Founder & CEO), Jonathan Kienzle (Co-Founder & CTO), Veronika Fischer (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~20
- **Products:** Nuclino Workspace, Sidekick (AI), Integrations
- **Notable:** Bootstrapped to profitability and past $3M ARR with a team of ~20 and no outside funding, Adopted by 12,000+ teams including NASA, MIT, Ubisoft, and Paddle, Shipped Sidekick, an in-editor AI assistant, in 2023 and added AI image generation the same year

## Products & services

- **Nuclino Workspace** — A unified team wiki and collaboration workspace combining knowledge base, docs, and lightweight project management. Content is organized across list, board, table, and graph (mindmap) views, with real-time collaborative editing, instant search, version history, and internal @-linking between pages.
- **Sidekick (AI)** — An AI assistant built into the editor that generates and edits text, summarizes, translates, brainstorms ideas, and creates images from prompts - available to all users with limited free requests and in full on the Business plan.
- **Integrations** — Connections and embeds with 50+ apps, letting teams pull interactive media and content into Nuclino pages.

## Achievements

- Bootstrapped to profitability and past $3M ARR with a team of ~20 and no outside funding
- Adopted by 12,000+ teams including NASA, MIT, Ubisoft, and Paddle
- Shipped Sidekick, an in-editor AI assistant, in 2023 and added AI image generation the same year
- Sustained a decade of continuous operation and growth while remaining founder-owned

## Latest updates

- **2023-04** — Launched Sidekick, an AI-powered teammate for writing, editing, summarizing, and translating inside Nuclino.
- **2023-11** — Added AI image generation to Sidekick and localized the product into German.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nuclino.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuclino/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nuclino
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nuclino/

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Last updated: 2026-08-06