About Us
Built by people
who made the move.
We've navigated bureaucracy, visa offices, and unfamiliar systems ourselves. BorderWise exists because we know exactly where people get stuck — and how to get them unstuck.
The Team
The founders.
Ian Greyvensteyn
Darmstadt, Germany
Operations & GrowthIan runs operations and growth. Years building early-stage startups gave him a sharp instinct for what professionals actually need — not what looks good in a deck.
Johann Schuster
Los Angeles, USA
Technology & DesignJohann leads product and engineering. His background in software development and systems design is the foundation everything at BorderWise is built on.
Our path to BorderWise.ai
Ian and Johann started Ask Carl in 2020, providing relocation and mobility services for businesses and individuals. Since then, we’ve helped hundreds of people from around the world move to Europe. We combined our real-world experience with technical expertise to build BorderWise — delivering the same level of support in a faster, smarter, and more accessible way.
Why We Built This
The same problems, twice.
What we ran into
- Legal help was expensive and often overkill for self-motivated movers
- Reliable information was scattered across forums, government sites, and outdated blogs
- There was no single system to track progress from visa application to settling in
- Every country and visa type required starting from scratch
What we built instead
- Automate the steps that can be automated — so you pay for expertise, not admin
- Centralise country-specific guidance into structured, actionable workflows
- Build a living progress tracker that adapts to your situation and stage
- Layer in expert support exactly when it matters, not as a default
What We Stand For
How we think.
Built from experience
We made the moves ourselves. The friction you feel is the friction we designed around.
Clarity over comprehensiveness
Too much information is as bad as none. We surface what matters now, not everything that might matter.
Technology with purpose
AI that understands relocation workflows, not a chatbot bolted onto a FAQ page.
Get Started
Ready to start your move?
Whether you're planning a move or already abroad and need structure, BorderWise is built for you.