Founded on values. Focused on what's next.

A European AI platform built on sovereignty, privacy, and sustainability.

Our Mission

Melious is a European AI platform built on the principles of sovereignty, privacy, and sustainability. We bring together the fragmented pieces of European infrastructure into a single, accessible platform. On top of it, we run the best open-weight models available and go far beyond just running models, providing everything you need to integrate AI into your business, fully sovereign and true to our values. As open-weight models continue to evolve, so do we. Our team is developing the systems that push their capabilities even further, making European AI a choice without compromise.

European AI that stands on its own. That's what we're building.

What we stand for

Sovereignty

Your data stays under European jurisdiction. No foreign government access. No loopholes.

Privacy by Design

End-to-end encrypted, then one more layer on top. Your data never leaves trusted European providers, and we never train on it.

Transparency

See where your data goes, which models run, what it costs, and what it emits. Full visibility, always.

Sustainability

Our infrastructure partners run on low-carbon energy. What's left, we offset, making us effectively CO₂-negative.

Our story

How it started

It started with a simple question: Why is Europe building its AI future on American infrastructure?

In late 2024, our CEO Simon first ran into this while integrating AI in sensitive environments. He started shaping the idea, set the spark, and brought it to the team. Together, we founded Melious in summer 2025 and built the foundation for what it is today.

What started as an idea in the southwest of Germany quickly turned into action. Four founders, each bringing something different to the table.

The founders

Simon Jakobs
Simon Jakobs Co-Founder & CEO

Builds the tech and sets the direction.

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Dean Fünffrock
Dean Fünffrock Co-Founder & CPO

Turns complex AI into products people actually want to use.

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Tom Belser
Tom Belser Co-Founder & COO

Brings the best of consulting and operations together.

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Marc Hornbacher
Marc Hornbacher Co-Founder & CMO

Makes sure the right people hear about what we're building.

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60+ open-weight models, sovereign European infrastructure, one API key.

Grow with us

We're still early, and that's the exciting part.

We're hiring

If you care about European tech and want to build something that matters, we'd love to hear from you.

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We're looking for infrastructure providers, research partners, and companies who share our values.

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