Europe has 133 million active AI users – nearly twice as many as the US. But there’s a catch: over 90 percent of them rely on American software and AI models, feeding US AI systems with every single prompt. Yet the appetite for homegrown alternatives is real – 65 percent of Europeans say they prefer software from European providers. One in three already uses it, and another third is planning to make the switch.
“Europe has failed to produce a genuine rival to ChatGPT or Claude, despite overwhelming demand for one. That’s exactly the gap eustella is built to fill,” says Matteo Rosoli, CEO of the Vienna-based startup. Launching as a smartphone app, eustella is designed to be the European AI platform that lets anyone create, use, and share AI agents on mobile – simply and effectively. It’s the vision Austrian developer Peter Steinberger had in mind when he built OpenClaw, now brought to the mainstream.
The power of OpenClaw, without the complexity
OpenClaw is a powerful tool, but it’s not built for everyday users. eustella takes the same agentic AI capabilities and wraps them in an interface simple enough for anyone to use – at home or at work. The app will launch in closed beta in April 2026 on both iPhone and Android. Those who want early access can join the waitlist now.
Where traditional chatbots offer one-off answers, eustella leans into agentic AI — widely regarded as the defining AI trend of the next few years. Instead of just chatting with a model, users can build virtual companions that handle entire tasks on their own: curating a Spotify playlist, managing a calendar, delivering a morning news briefing, running research, or analyzing personal finances. Planned integrations with Europe’s most popular apps aim to make eustella what Apple’s Siri always promised to be but never quite delivered.
What’s on the roadmap:
- European to the core: Both hosting and AI models run on European servers using open-source LLMs
- Powerful, yet safe: eustella handles all the data security so users don’t have to install anything on their own machines
- Open platform: Third-party apps can plug in — while user data stays exactly where it belongs
- No military or surveillance deals: Built in neutral Austria, with values to match
- Mobile first: While competitors remain desktop-heavy, eustella is designed for smartphones and wearables
- Social AI: Coming soon — the ability to use AI collaboratively in groups
“We want European AI innovation to stay in Europe”
“We’re building the startup that OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger would have built if he’d stayed in Europe,” says Rosoli. “We want European AI innovation to stay in Europe — so we can compete at the frontier without abandoning the values that define us: safety and privacy by design.”
Collaboration is central to the long-term vision. Future features will let users form communities and groups to use AI alongside friends, classmates, and coworkers — and share the best agents with each other. Paid premium tiers and tailored solutions for SMEs and enterprises are also in the pipeline.
Join the waitlist at eustella.com.
Press contact:
Matteo Rosoli, CEO
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