Berni Hausleitner
| Berni Hausleitner | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, software engineer |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Soff |
Berni Hausleitner (also known as Bernhard Hausleitner) is an entrepreneur and software engineer who is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Soff, a San Francisco-based technology company that builds artificial intelligence agents for distributors and manufacturers. Soff was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch.[1]
Career
Prior to founding Soff, Hausleitner worked at Tesla as a full-stack engineer on the Autopilot team, where he developed internal tooling. His time at Tesla exposed him to inefficiencies in large-scale supply chain operations, which informed the founding of Soff.
Hausleitner met his co-founder, Raban von Spiegel, at the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) in Munich, a joint institution of the Technical University of Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich focused on technology and entrepreneurship.[2] Von Spiegel brings a background in engineering and business, and the two shared an interest in addressing persistent inefficiencies in industrial sales and supply chain workflows. They went on to co-found Soff together.
Soff
Soff develops AI-powered sales agents designed for distributors and manufacturers. The company's platform processes quotes, orders, and communications with customers, coworkers, and suppliers on behalf of its clients. The company describes itself as building "the AI agent workforce for the physical world," aiming to bridge the gap between data intelligence and industrial execution.[3]
The product initially focused on functioning as a supply chain operating system that unified data and automated core workflows for manufacturing companies. Over time, Soff's positioning evolved toward AI agents specifically built for sales operations within distribution and manufacturing businesses. That shift reflects a broader trend of AI tools moving from back-office data tasks into client-facing revenue workflows.
Soff is based in San Francisco and operates across the artificial intelligence, B2B, sales, manufacturing, and supply chain sectors. The company's team includes members with backgrounds at Tesla, Stanford University, and Duke University. As of 2025, open roles at the company include AI-native software engineers focused on backend development, sales development representatives, and a chief of staff position, all framed around an "AI-native" operating model in which staff work alongside automated agents rather than replacing them.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Soff – AI Agents for Distributors". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "About CDTM". 'Center for Digital Technology and Management}'. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "Soff". 'Soff}'. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "AI-Native Software Engineer - Backend at Soff". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "AI-Native Chief of Staff at Soff". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "AI-Native Sales Development Representative (SDR) at Soff". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2025-03-18.