think-cell
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Berlin, Germany (2002) |
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| Headquarters | Berlin , Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Parent | Cinven |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes https://www.think-cell.com/en/company/about https://www.think-cell.com/en/resources/content-hub/alexander-von-fritsch-think-cell-ceo https://www.cinven.com/news-insights/cinven-to-make-a-majority-investment-in-think-cell/ | |
think-cell is a German computer software company founded in April 2002, and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The Fraunhofer Society spin-off[1] focuses upon the creation of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel add-in products.[2]
The company's main product – think-cell – aims to facilitate the creation of charts, e.g., bar charts, waterfall charts, Marimekko charts and Gantt charts, on Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slides from Microsoft Excel data sheets. Some features overlap with those provided by newer versions of Microsoft Office, such as waterfall charts that are built-in charts in Office 2016.
Based on a revenue growth rate of 3,150% over five years think-cell took 4th place in Deloitte Germany's 2009 Technology Fast 50 Awards.[3]
In June 2021, Cinven, a British private equity firm purchased a majority stake in the company for an undisclosed sum, highlighting that the software was used by all 10 of the top global consulting firms, 88% of the Fortune 100, the entire DAX 40, and 10 of the top 10 US business schools.[4]
In September 2023, it was announced think-cell had acquired the Wolfratshausen-headquartered AI assistant for business professionals, AskBrian for an undisclosed amount.[5]
A new version – think-cell 14 – was launched in November 2025.[6]
In June 2026, think-cell released an AI product, think-cell Assist, for PowerPoint and Excel.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fraunhofer Venture
- ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek. think-cell Sales GmbH & Co. KG.
- ↑ Deloitte & Touche GmbH. Gewinner des Technology Fast-50-Wettbewerbs 2009. (in German)
- ↑ "Cinven to make a majority investment in think-cell". Cinven.com. Cinven. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ FinSMEs (20 September 2023). "think-cell Acquires AskBrian". FinSMEs. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ↑ Lev, Katie (13 November 2025). "think-cell 14 gives users more efficiency in charting, layout, and the full range of PowerPoint workflows".
- ↑ "AIで情報収集から資料作成までを効率化、PowerPointとExcelに統合された「think-cell Assist」提供開始". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.