Insights / 9 November 2026
Why Helsing is called Helsing
The name traces back to Hellsicht, an earlier start-up founded by Helsing co-founder Niklas Köhler.
Research by Stillwater Meridian
The name might bring to mind Van Helsing, the vampire hunter in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. According to Augsburger Allgemeine, the founders took Hel from Köhler’s earlier company, Hellsicht, and added sing to make the name easier to pronounce across Europe. [1]