About us

Two worlds that rarely come together.

Software development and professional sales usually sit in separate rooms. Not with us. Franke und Schwarz are two founders who close exactly that gap: one builds, one sells. Rooted in Berlin.

The team
Krito Franke

Krito Franke

Founder & managing director · builds · LinkedIn

Background

  • Diploma in mathematics
  • Research engineer at Nvidia (CA, USA) & the Fraunhofer Institute
  • 10+ years: e-commerce, DevOps, high-performance computing
  • Freelance for Otto, TK, Dr. Oetker/Flaschenpost, Medimops, among others

Responsible for

Software developmentIT infrastructureData processingFinance

Musician with his own studio: synthesizers, piano, guitar.

Andreas Schwarz

Andreas Schwarz

Founder & managing director · sells · LinkedIn

Background

  • 10+ years in the software sector
  • Finance at PwC and Constellation Software
  • Led the German sales team at XTM
  • Founded Trailwhisper (Ireland) in 2016: Google Start-Up Weekend winner, Top 3 „Young Entrepreneurs“ Ireland

Responsible for

Advisory & customer relationshipsSales & marketingPeople planning

Musician, band member & DJ: guitar, vocals. Shoots film photography.

Geo Smith

Geo Smith

Machine learning · applied AI · LinkedIn

Background

  • Applied AI: machine learning, generative AI, RAG and NLP
  • Lead Data Scientist, The English Center, San Francisco Bay Area
  • Data consultant for Wall Street English and Meten English
  • MA California State University East Bay, Data Science & AI at Ironhack

Responsible for

Machine learningGenerative AI & RAGData analysis

Portfolio at geotheleo.com, code on GitHub.

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Open position

We're growing and looking for reinforcement. If you work with data, sales or AI and want to help build something, get in touch.

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How we work

Six rules we hold to when it comes to software.

No vendor lock-inOpen source firstHosting in Germany or the EUGDPR as the bare minimumSystems that talk to each otherAI for support, people decide
Insights

Six Principles for Strategic Software Infrastructure

Krito Franke, February 2026. The stack we use ourselves, with licences and sources.

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Franke und Schwarz GmbH · Amsterdamer Straße 18, 13347 Berlin · info@frankeundschwarz.de