About
Problem first.
Then the tool.
Founder-led, from Münsterland. We automate processes, connect systems and build the software and platform behind them. Sometimes with AI. Often without.
What we do well
What we do well.
- 01
Automation
Steps someone does by hand today run on their own. A person only handles the exceptions.
- 02
Integrations
ERP, accounting, spreadsheets and external portals exchange data directly. No retyping, no copy-paste.
- 03
Applied AI
AI on your data, wired into your tools, with a person who signs off. Only where it beats a plain rule.
- 04
Custom software
Portals, workflows and services where off-the-shelf software does not fit. Built, handed over and run by your team.
- 05
Cloud & platform engineering
AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD and GitOps. The foundation everything else runs on.
- 06
Modernization
Replace ageing systems step by step without stopping operations. Break up monoliths, draw clean interfaces.
Founder
Matthias Bruns
Founder & managing director
15+ years in software engineering and technical leadership. From Java monoliths in financial services to mobile at REWE and Eurowings to cloud-native platforms at Telia and Bayer. Currently: open source at SAP.
Founded Appetizer Labs because too many projects stall between the plan and the build. His approach: Solve the problem, not sell the tool.
Changelog
Changelog.
- 2025
Open Component Model at SAP — cloud-native supply chain security at enterprise level
- 2023
Appetizer Labs founded. From freelancer to company. Rhede, Münsterland as home base.
- 2022
International: Telia Stockholm, Bayer, RTL — enterprise platforms and Go workshops
- 2019
Full freelance: Senior Technical Lead. Go, AWS, cloud-native.
- 2017
Enterprise mobile: REWE, Eurowings, mobile.de — big products, real scale
- 2011
First code. Java in financial services. The hard school.
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Tell us what still runs by hand or has stalled. We will tell you whether we can help.
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