Torben Alers — Entrepreneur, Market Intelligence Analyst & Technical Founder

01 / Profile

Business-minded.
Technically hands-on.

Torben Alers is a German founder, market-intelligence professional and software builder living in Denmark. His interests sit where economics, technology and entrepreneurship meet: understanding a commercial problem, researching the wider market and building something useful in response.

Alers moved independently from Germany to Denmark at 18 to pursue a degree in international business. His international education developed into experience across market research, European B2B expansion, AI-powered software development and the management of a Danish company.

In July 2026, Alers established PrimeVerba AI ApS as its sole founder and CEO. He is directly involved in company strategy, engineering and operations. His work at ABENA complements this with market, customer and competitor research for international business development.

Founder story: Alers saw an opportunity to make language-model technology practical for focused, repetitive tasks. He developed PrimeVerba to reduce the disruption of moving text between applications, bringing context-aware AI correction into existing workflows. The venture draws on his experience in business administration and interest in applied software.

Alers emphasises practical research outputs, from structured intelligence databases and automated analysis to functioning software, alongside market and business strategy.

02 / Career

Professional experience

Jul 2026 — Present

Founder & CEO · PrimeVerba AI ApS

As founder and CEO of an independent Danish AI software company, Alers leads strategy, product development, technical decisions, launch activities and daily operations. He contributes directly to application and backend development.

The company's first product, PrimeVerba, is a context-aware spelling and grammar correction tool intended to work within a user's existing writing workflow. The wider entrepreneurial interest is in focused AI systems that solve specific, repetitive tasks.

May 2026 — Present

Market Intelligence & Business Development Analyst · ABENA

Alers researches European markets and commercial opportunities, identifies potential customers, maps competitors and develops structured business intelligence supporting international sales and product management.

Apr 2025 — May 2026

Market Analyst · ABENA

Alers joined ABENA's Global Food Industry segment to support market research, competitor and prospect mapping, international expansion analysis and identification of commercial opportunities across Europe. This experience also informed his bachelor's research into cross-border and cross-industry diversification.

Mar — Dec 2023

Assistant Market Analyst · ASA Software

Completed an internship in Sønderborg, supporting market research, lead identification and commercial outreach in German-speaking markets. The position provided early experience with customer acquisition and cross-border work in a smaller software company.

03 / Building

Selected projects & technical work

Alongside market and business analysis, Alers has designed and built software tools to automate research, organise information and simplify recurring tasks.

AI software · Founder-led development

PrimeVerba — AI spelling and grammar correction

Alers developed an AI-supported correction product and its operational foundation, including Windows software, backend services, authentication and cloud deployment. His responsibilities span model integration, product decisions, operations and launch strategy.

PrimeVerba website

Competitive intelligence · AI automation

Automated competitor monitoring and reporting

Designed an automated market-intelligence system using Microsoft Power Automate and AI-assisted research. It collects information from competitor websites, RSS feeds and structured business data, supports additional research and produces a recurring competitor-intelligence newsletter.

International B2B research · Data systems

European customer and production-facility mapping

Created a structured database containing thousands of verified potential customers and production-facility leads across Europe, organizing contact information and company classifications to support market mapping and commercial prospecting.

Academic research · Digital strategy

ABENA expansion and digital business analysis

Researched how digital business systems relate to ABENA's expansion into the food industry across national and industry boundaries, connecting academic business theory with a live commercial case.

Developer utility · Open-source tooling

Desktop interface for yt-dlp

Built a graphical user interface around the yt-dlp command-line tool, turning a technical workflow into a more approachable desktop utility.

Browser extension · Productivity

AI-tool confirmation automation

Built a browser extension for automatically handling repetitive confirmation prompts in supported AI-tool workflows. Other early programming work included websites and small games during school.

04 / Education

Education & academic background

Sep 2025 — Jun 2027
MSc in progress

MSc, Economics & Business Administration · University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Specialization in Innovation and Business Development. The programme connects innovation strategy, entrepreneurship, project management and organizational development with the broader economics and business-administration discipline.

Oct 2025 — Jun 2026
Completed · 20 ECTS

Below Zero Talent Programme · SDU RIO

Completed SDU's interdisciplinary talent programme in Green Entrepreneurship, combining hands-on venture work with innovation and sustainability topics. Joined the SDU Startup Station community during this period.

Sep 2022 — 2025
Graduated

BSc, Economics & Business Administration · University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg

Major: Global Business Relationships. Coursework covered microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, management and financial accounting, business law, quantitative analysis, marketing, international business, digitalization and cross-cultural management.

Bachelor's thesis: Cross-Border and Industry Diversification: The Case of ABENA's Expansion into the Food Industry with a Focus on a Digital Approach. Written in cooperation with ABENA, applying an academic perspective to an international business development challenge.

Aug 2024 — Jan 2025

Exchange semester · Khon Kaen University International College, Thailand

Studied Business Administration and Global Business during an international exchange semester, including exposure to marketing for international entrepreneurs and cross-cultural business perspectives.

2014 — 2022

Abitur · Eric Kandel Gymnasium, Ahrensburg, Germany

Graduated from a UNESCO Project School with a final Abitur grade of 1.9 on the German scale. Focused on business administration and politics, with extracurricular involvement in robotics, computer science, science and physics.

Additional academic and entrepreneurial learning has included a 10 ECTS Entrepreneurship and Understanding Business course and Marketing for International Entrepreneurs at Khon Kaen University International College.

05 / Coursework & skills

Academic skills & university coursework

Torben Alers's studies combine economics, management, business strategy, innovation, international commerce, quantitative analysis and applied research. The course catalogue below makes the academic subjects and associated knowledge areas explicit.

MSc — Innovation and Business Development

University of Southern Denmark · Six completed mandatory courses (60 ECTS confirmed in August 2026)

60 ECTS

Business Development10 ECTS
Innovation Management10 ECTS
Project & Portfolio Management10 ECTS
Megatrends and Technological Innovation10 ECTS
Applied Research Methods in Business and Management10 ECTS
Organization of Innovation10 ECTS

BSc — Global Business Relationships

University of Southern Denmark · Degree completed in 2025 · Assessed academic coursework

Accounting (Parts 1 and 2)10 ECTS
Advanced Quantitative Analyses5 ECTS
Bachelor Project / Thesis20 ECTS
Business Law5 ECTS
Cross-Cultural Management10 ECTS
Digitalisation and Business5 ECTS
Entrepreneurship and Understanding Business10 ECTS
Finance10 ECTS
Macroeconomics10 ECTS
Marketing10 ECTS
Mathematics and Statistics (Parts 1 and 2)10 ECTS
Microeconomics10 ECTS
Networks and Regulatory Strategies10 ECTS
Organization with Philosophy of Science10 ECTS
Qualitative Methodology5 ECTS
Strategy10 ECTS

Entrepreneurship and international coursework

Additional academic and practical education

Below Zero — Green Entrepreneurship Talent Programme20 ECTS
Marketing for International Entrepreneurs — Khon Kaen University International CollegeExchange course
Business Administration and Global Business — Khon Kaen University International CollegeExchange studies

The SDU transcript dated 17 August 2026 documents the assessed courses and ECTS values. Longer course names are shown where identifiable from supporting university and profile information. The 120 ECTS master's programme was still in progress as of October 2026.

Selected academic results: Grade 12 (A) in Business Development, Project & Portfolio Management and Strategy, and the major graded Macroeconomics examination.

06 / International

A cross-border perspective.

International experience has been a consistent part of Alers's education and professional development. He moved from Germany to Denmark at 18, spent a semester studying in Thailand, and attended educational or language-learning programmes in England, India and Malta.

GermanyDenmarkThailandIndiaEnglandMalta

His international background includes Kothari International School in India, Cavendish School of English in England, and the IELS LAL language centre in Malta. These experiences complement his European market research and interest in international entrepreneurship.

Alers speaks German as his native language, uses English at a professional level (C1), and is learning Danish.

07 / Leadership & community

Entrepreneurship & community involvement

2026 — Present

Founder community member · SDU Startup Station

Part of the University of Southern Denmark's entrepreneurial environment, working alongside other student founders and engaging with the startup network, facilities and mentoring opportunities.

Jun 2024 — Present

SDU Ambassador · SAMF Ambassadørkorps

Contributes to university outreach by sharing student experiences, presenting study opportunities and engaging with prospective students.

Mar — Jun 2026

Active member · ESN Odense

Helped organize social and cultural activities for international students, supporting student integration and a cross-cultural university community.

Mar 2025

Participant · SDU Case Competition

Took part in an interdisciplinary case competition focused on real-world sustainability and business challenges, collaborating with students from different academic backgrounds.

Additional entrepreneurial engagement includes the Djøf Selvstændig og Startup community and entrepreneurship coursework at SDU.

08 / Recognition

Competitions & achievements

Alers's interest in technical problem-solving and competitive sports began before his professional career.

3rd place

German National Ju-Jitsu Championships

National-level martial arts competition result achieved at age 17.

2nd place

Jugend forscht

Prize placement in Germany's youth research and science competition.

2nd place

Hugging Day Submission Only Tournament

Competitive grappling tournament in Hamburg, Germany.

Alers continues to train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and strength sports.

10 / Skills & interests

Areas of expertise and interest.

Strategy & research

Market intelligence, competitive analysis, European B2B markets, international expansion, economic analysis, business development and entrepreneurship.

Technology & building

AI-assisted research, applied language models, automation systems, C#, .NET, Python, JavaScript, API integrations, datasets, browser extensions and software utilities.

Beyond work

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, martial arts, strength training, fitness, international travel, economics, personal finance and electronic music.

09 / Career milestones

Professional milestones & public activity

Selected announcements published by Torben Alers on LinkedIn provide a dated record of his academic, analytical and entrepreneurial career.

August 2026

Announcement of PrimeVerba AI ApS

Announced his AI-first software company, describing a vision for specialised AI systems handling repetitive use cases. He acknowledged support from SDU RIO, SDU Startup Station and mentor Jannek Nyhøj Solgaard.

June 2026

Completion of Below Zero

Published an update on completing SDU's 20 ECTS Green Entrepreneurship Talent Programme, covering innovation, sustainability, business development and interdisciplinary teamwork.

August 2025

Bachelor's graduation at SDU Business School

Announced the completion of his bachelor's degree and an ABENA-linked thesis on cross-border and industry diversification with a digital-business focus.

April 2025

Market Analyst at ABENA

Joined ABENA's Global Food Industry segment, supporting competitor intelligence, market research and identification of European growth opportunities.

March 2025

SDU Case Competition

Participated in a three-day, interdisciplinary case competition addressing real-world sustainability and business challenges.

September 2024

Academic exchange at Khon Kaen University

Shared the start of his semester abroad at Khon Kaen University International College in Thailand.

March 2023

ASA Software internship

Announced an Assistant Market Analyst internship at ASA Software in Sønderborg.

Public evidence: Torben Alers's LinkedIn activity, including posts from 2023–2026. The dated career milestones are summaries, not quoted endorsements.

Torben Alers.

Business-minded.Technically hands-on.