think-cell

{{Short description|German computer software company}}

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| founder = Markus Hannebauer (Chairman), Arno Schödl (CTO)

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think-cell is a German computer software company founded in April 2002, and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The Fraunhofer Society spin-off[http://www.fraunhoferventure.de/de/spin-offs/A-Z/S-Z/think-cell.html Fraunhofer Venture] focuses upon the creation of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel add-in products.Bloomberg Businessweek. [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=109303789 think-cell Sales GmbH & Co. KG].

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.Deloitte & Touche GmbH. [http://www.deloitte.com/view/de_DE/de/uber-uns/specialsections/deloittetechnologyfast50/article/5bcc6816ec574210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm Gewinner des Technology Fast-50-Wettbewerbs 2009]. (in German)

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 8 out of the 10 top global consulting firms, 80% of the Fortune 100, the entire DAX 30, and 9 of the top 10 US business schools.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinven.com/media/news/cinven-to-make-a-majority-investment-in-think-cell |title=Cinven to make a majority investment in think-cell|publisher= Cinven |date= 1 June 2021 |website= Cinven.com |access-date=25 November 2023}}

The most recent version – think-cell 12 – was launched in March 2023.{{Cite web |title=Think-cell Software Releases Version 12 |url=https://panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com/story/48530402/thinkcell-software-releases-version-12-with-new-powerpoint-enhancements}}

In September 2023, it was announced think-cell had acquired the Wolfratshausen-headquartered AI assistant for business professionals, AskBrian for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web |last=FinSMEs |date=2023-09-20 |title=think-cell Acquires AskBrian |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2023/09/think-cell-acquires-askbrian.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=FinSMEs |language=en-US}}