Zurich / Amsterdam, May 19, 2026 – Eraneos, the international strategy, transformation and technology consulting group has further expanded its AI capabilities by joining forces with DEUS, an Amsterdam-headquartered specialist known for architecting and building human-centered AI solutions. Together, the two entities form a premier AI transformation partner, built to help organizations move beyond experimentation and evolve into fully empowered, agentic AI leaders.
With DEUS, Eraneos further strengthens its AI solution design and delivery. The combination addresses a critical market challenge: while a vast majority of organizations have launched AI initiatives, most remain trapped between promising pilots and enterprise-wide performance. They are held back not by lack of technology, but by treating AI strategy, experience, and execution as separate workstreams, resulting in siloed efforts where value never materializes at scale.
“We already have a strong track record in AI transformation,” says Oliver Vaterlaus, CEO Eraneos Group. “DEUS brings specialized depth in designing AI experiences and quantifying actual value which accelerates what we deliver at scale. Together, we share the ambition to help organizations lead in a world shaped by AI. We are the partner they turn to when AI is no longer an optional strategy, but the core of how they operate.”
A perfect complement for the agentic age
Eraneos has established a strong position in AI-driven transformation, with an integrated portfolio spanning strategy, organizational design, and technology. The firm has successfully been helping clients move from AI ambition to enterprise-wide performance. DEUS adds specialized strength in architecting and building AI-powered products, services, and experiences that people actively adopt and trust. With expertise spanning Data, Engineering, User Experience, and Strategy – the four pillars encoded in their name – DEUS has built a reputation for translating AI ambition into quantified, tangible value through multidisciplinary teams based in Amsterdam, Porto, and A Coruña.
“The real measure of any AI initiative is whether it builds something that people love to use and gives them back time for what truly matters,” adds Ron Vrijmoet, Founding Partner at DEUS. We feel it is our responsibility to explore the frontier of AI to create new human-centered processes, making it easier, cheaper, and more natural to do the right thing. Joining Eraneos gives us the consulting depth and business insight to take our mission further.”
Building agentic organizations on human terms
As part of Eraneos, DEUS will serve as an AI center of excellence, bringing together expertise across strategy, data, engineering, organizational transformation, and experience design to help clients build AI-enabled organizations responsibly and at scale.
“AI will shape the organization of tomorrow, but humans will define it,” says Claudia Schulze, Group AI Lead at Eraneos. “What we are building is an AI-first consultancy for the agentic age: one that helps leaders move from isolated AI initiatives to organization-wide impact – liberating human judgement, deepening trust, and creating empowering experiences for the people who use these systems every day.”
As a European powerhouse, this combination reflects a distinctly European conviction: AI transformation done right is responsible, transparent, and built for long-term value for companies, for societies, and for the people inside them.
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About Eraneos
Eraneos is an international strategy, transformation and technology consulting group, dedicated to empowering organizations to thrive in an ever-changing digital age. By bringing together top-tier experts from business and tech, we help clients to continuously raise the bar in successful transformations, from strategy to execution. Whether we’re designing future-ready organizations, unlocking the potential of data and AI, or securing businesses with cutting-edge cybersecurity, we deliver results pragmatically. Our team of around 1,300 dedicated professionals is based in offices across Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, the UK, Singapore, Japan, and the USA, and seamlessly blends global perspectives with strong local roots. In 2025, Eraneos realized a turnover of over EUR 300 million.
About DEUS
DEUS is an AI experience, architecture and engineering specialist that partners with organizations to build ethical, human-centered AI services that create real-world impact. As artificial intelligence radically reshapes nearly every aspect of our world, we feel a deep responsibility to help guide that transformation for the better. At DEUS, we believe that by harnessing the power of Data, Engineering, User experience, and Strategy, we can unlock solutions that enhance how we live and work. Our team of over 100 specialists are based in Amsterdam, Porto and A Coruña, partnering with global, data-rich organizations to build effective and elegant AI solutions that deliver tangible business value.
Further information: deus.ai