Decades of combined experience in business development, operations and process optimisation — now with AI in the toolbox. We find where it helps, and we build it. Fast. No decks. No jargon.
We come from business development, operations and process optimisation — not just tech. That means we know where the real friction is before we touch a single tool. We find the two or three places where AI has the clearest impact, and we build it alongside you. In weeks, not months.
see how we work →We test new business ideas ourselves — low entry barriers, fast feedback loops. Small bets, real products. We practise exactly what we tell our clients to do. If it works, we scale. If it doesn't, we learned something worth sharing.
see our ventures →We've run businesses and optimised operations ourselves. We know what bad processes cost. We spend time in yours to find where the friction is, where time goes, and where money quietly leaks.
We map two or three places where AI would have the clearest, fastest impact. We tell you honestly where it won't help too.
We build it — using the tools your team already has, or best-fit new ones. You see something working within weeks.
We make sure your team can use it, maintain it, and build on it. No dependency on us. That's how we know we've done it right.
We work with the same tools your teams already use — and we connect them, automate them, extend them with integrations and AI. No proprietary platforms. No lock-in. Just what works.
"We've been on your side of the table. We know what it costs when things don't work — and we know how good it feels when they do." — Carsten & Tomas, Plane Ventures
Has led strategic digital new business at Salling Group and headed digital and operations for a furniture e-commerce brand. Always working at the intersection of business growth and digital execution — making sure technology actually serves the bottom line, not the other way around.
Serial builder — has founded and grown several companies in large-format printing, materials and finishing. Deep expertise in production processes means he spots automation opportunities others miss. Lately obsessed with AI: where it can sharpen existing businesses and where it opens entirely new ones.
One conversation is usually enough to know if there's a fit. No pressure, no pitch deck, no commitment.
Real client work and our own ventures. Told in business outcomes, not technology.
NordSign had a clear growth ambition — but their operations weren't keeping up. Every order required manual handling across multiple steps: quoting, file checks, production coordination, shipping admin. The team was the bottleneck. We mapped the full order journey and systematically replaced the manual steps with automated flows — connecting their existing systems rather than replacing them. Sales, production and ops teams now work from purpose-built tools that surface exactly what they need, when they need it.
Ordering large-format print is genuinely complex — materials, sizes, finishes, file specs. NordSign's sales team spent significant time just guiding customers through specifications, back and forth on details before an order could even be placed. We built a customer-facing ordering flow that guides buyers through configuration, handles file uploads with automatic validation, and delivers accurate quotes without a human in the loop. Customers get faster answers. The sales team focuses on the conversations that actually need them.
Production decisions at NordSign were made on tribal knowledge — experienced people who knew where things were, what was urgent, what was at risk. That works until it doesn't: people leave, volumes grow, mistakes get expensive. We replaced that dependency with live production dashboards showing exactly what's in each stage, where the bottlenecks are, and what needs attention — without anyone having to dig through the ERP to find out. Operational decisions that used to require a phone call now take a glance.
Alongside client work, Tomas and Carsten actively test new business ideas — low barriers to entry, fast feedback loops, real customers. Some become products. Some become lessons. Either way, it keeps us sharp and honest. We won't advise a client to try something we haven't put our own time and money into first. Ask us what we're currently building when we talk.
One conversation is enough to know if there's a fit. No pitch. No commitment. Just a straight conversation about your business.
One conversation is usually enough to know if there's a fit. No pitch deck. No commitment. Just a straight talk about your business and where AI might actually help.
Vejle, Denmark
Within one business day.
Usually faster.
Tell us a bit about your business and what's on your mind. The more specific, the more useful our first conversation will be.
Email us directly
carsten@plane.ventures