Skilja — Enterprise Document Understanding
German IDP specialist with 20+ years in document understanding, serving regulated industries with transformer-based OCR and enterprise-scale processing platforms.
How Skilja processes documents
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Freiburg, Germany, Skilja has built a dominant position in German regulated markets through its three-tier enterprise architecture. CEO Alexander Goerke revealed that Germany's largest public insurance company TK processes 600,000 documents daily at 87% automation rates using the platform.
Skilja positions itself around "cognitive technologies" rather than AI, as Goerke explains: "the software actually tries to mimic human understanding and learn from human input." This measured approach has enabled penetration across all major German public insurance companies for customer correspondence processing.
The company's technical differentiation centers on transformer-based word-level OCR understanding rather than traditional character recognition, combined with enterprise-grade scalability through its VINNA platform launched in 2016, which handles 100,000+ items per day.
Skilja platform capabilities
- LESA Deep Learning OCR: Transformer-based word-level understanding providing contextual document understanding beyond character recognition
- VINNA Platform: Three-dimensional architecture supporting batch, case-centric, or document-centric workflows with intelligent load balancing
- TEGRA Microservices: Arbitrarily scalable architecture on Windows/Linux containers with Docker support
- Online Learning: Continuous improvement from user feedback with "sagacious forgetting" to unlearn incorrect patterns
- Security Compliance: OIDC 2.0 authentication, Veracode Verified certification with on-premise processing for privacy-sensitive environments
- Enterprise Integration: SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL databases with RPA system integration and monitoring interfaces
Use Cases
German Insurance Processing
Skilja dominates the German insurance sector where all major public insurance companies have implemented IDP for customer correspondence. The TK implementation processes 600,000 documents daily at 87% automation rates, demonstrating enterprise-scale capabilities in regulated environments.
High-Volume Document Processing
Organizations leverage VINNA's three-dimensional architecture for processing over 100,000 items daily. The platform's BPMN-based process definition and intelligent load balancing enable complex workflow orchestration across distributed environments.
Compliance-Sensitive Environments
European organizations requiring data sovereignty implement Skilja's on-premise deployment options with OIDC 2.0 authentication and encrypted communication. The platform's Veracode Verified certification addresses strict compliance requirements in financial services and healthcare.
Technical Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| OCR Technology | Transformer-based word-level understanding |
| Processing Capacity | 100,000+ documents per day |
| Architecture | Three-dimensional: VINNA, LAERA, TEGRA |
| Deployment | On-premise, cloud, hybrid with Docker support |
| Security | OIDC 2.0, Veracode Verified, encrypted communication |
| Integration | SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, RPA systems, REST APIs |
| Learning | Online learning with sagacious forgetting |
| Workflow | BPMN-based process definition with intelligent load balancing |
Resources
Company Information
- Website: skilja.com or skilja.net
- Headquarters: Kartäuserstr. 49, 79102 Freiburg, Germany
- Email: info@skilja.de
- Founded: 2012
- Company Size: 11-50 employees