# Star

> Star is a global technology consultancy combining strategy, product design and software engineering for enterprises and growth companies. Its work spans automotive interfaces, financial platforms, healthcare technology and advertising systems, with published projects for NIO, BMW Group, Paidy, Monavate and ViralGains.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, United States
- **Founders:** Juha Christensen (Chairman and co-founder), Michael Schreibmann (CEO and co-founder), Sergii Gorpynich (CTO and co-founder)
- **Products:** Digital innovation strategy, Experience and product design, Custom software development, Data and cloud modernization, AI platform solutions and AI innovation hub
- **Notable:** Contributed to the design of NIO’s NOMI, whose Mate 1.5 model received a 2020 Red Dot Product Design Award., Star reports delivering Paidy’s shopping MVP in three months., Star reports delivering BMW’s Cloud Data Hub visualization solution in under six months.

## Products & services

- **Digital innovation strategy** — Business direction, research and product roadmaps, using an approach Star calls Endgame Thinking.
- **Experience and product design** — User research, UX/UI, prototyping and physical/digital interaction design.
- **Custom software development** — Product engineering, integrations, quality assurance and ongoing technical evolution.
- **Data and cloud modernization** — Cloud architecture, data integration, analytics and platform modernization.
- **AI platform solutions and AI innovation hub** — Enterprise AI product and platform services presented in Star’s current service portfolio.
- **Regulatory and compliance consulting** — Support for regulated digital products and platforms, including healthcare and financial services.
- **FinTech Builder** — An integrated development offering used in the Monavate engagement.

## Achievements

- Contributed to the design of NIO’s NOMI, whose Mate 1.5 model received a 2020 Red Dot Product Design Award.
- Star reports delivering Paidy’s shopping MVP in three months.
- Star reports delivering BMW’s Cloud Data Hub visualization solution in under six months.
- Monavate x Star won Juniper Research’s 2023 Platinum award for Banking-as-a-Service Innovation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Star’s insights listing dates the appointment of Thomas Biedermann as Global Head of Media & Advertising to August 17, 2026; its LinkedIn announcement describes deeper agency partnerships and expansion into direct brand services.
- **2026-08** — On August 12, Star announced a Healthcare and Life Sciences Advisory Board spanning clinical, pharmaceutical, payer and technology expertise.

## Links

- Website: https://star.global/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/starglobal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/starglobally
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@star-consultancy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/star.tech.consultancy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starglobally/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25