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  • Aiomics raises €2M pre-seed to cut medical documentation time with AI platform

    Aiomics raises €2M pre-seed to cut medical documentation time with AI platform

    The Berlin startup’s system captures speech, handwriting, and documents in one workflow, easing Europe’s healthcare staffing crisis.

    Berlin-based Aiomics has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding at a €10 million valuation to tackle the documentation burden facing Europe’s healthcare sector. The round was led by Vorwerk Ventures with €1 million, joined by Calm/Storm, Norrsken Evolve, Rule30, and several angel investors including Konstantin Othmer, Nicolas Weber, Andrea Kranzer, and Markus Wild.

    The company is addressing a critical workforce challenge: Europe is projected to face a shortfall of 4.1 million health workers by 2030, with over 1.2 million already missing as of 2022. In the UK, clinicians spend an average of 13.5 hours per week on documentation, roughly a third of their working time. This administrative load reduces efficiency and drives burnout, with nearly one in three physicians considering leaving their roles.

    Aiomics’ AI-powered documentation platform integrates speech, handwriting, and existing records into a single validated workflow. It performs completeness and consistency checks through a human-in-the-loop system, producing structured, coded, and audit-secure data that feeds back into hospital IT systems. The result is fewer errors, faster reimbursements, and more time for patient care.

    “I used to choose between time for patients or for compliance” said a head therapist at a partner hospital. “With Aiomics, I regain time and improve compliance.”

    The startup was co-founded by Dr. Sven Jungmann, Dr. Nikita Tarasov, and Kirill Schitomirski, a lawyer with prior experience scaling the hospitality-tech platform Numa Group. While its team of four is currently all male, Aiomics is in late-stage discussions with a female product leader for its first hire, signaling a commitment to inclusive hiring practices.

    “Aiomics goes beyond transcription by reviewing and quality-assuring patient records before generating outputs” the company noted. Its platform uses multimodal capture and FHIR-based handoff to ensure validated, coded, and reconcilable outputs that align with EU regulations. The company is working toward ISO 13485/27001 certification and MDR compliance.

    With the new funding, Aiomics plans to expand across hospitals, rehab centers, and telemedicine providers, aiming to prove measurable reductions in documentation time and faster reimbursement cycles. It also plans to localize its platform for new European markets, starting with Sweden.

    “The clinical software landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation” said Sascha Günther, partner at Vorwerk Ventures. “Unlike traditional software, AI can adapt more granularly to the realities of hospitals and specialties, enabling solutions like Aiomics to integrate faster and more seamlessly.”

  • Alpic raises $6M pre-seed to launch MCP-native cloud platform for AI agents

    Alpic raises $6M pre-seed to launch MCP-native cloud platform for AI agents

    The Streamroot founders’ new venture aims to provide the infrastructure for AI agents to act directly on digital services.

    Paris-based Alpic has raised $6 million in pre-seed funding to build what it calls the first Model Context Protocol (MCP)-native cloud platform, designed specifically for AI agents. The round was led by Partech, with participation from K5 Global, Irregular Expression, Yellow, Drysdale, Kima Ventures, and Galion.exe, alongside angel investors from companies including Mistral, Datadog, and Dataiku.

    AI models have become adept at generating text and ideas, but enabling them to act—such as booking travel or updating records—has been hampered by workarounds like scraping websites or custom plugins. MCP, a protocol now adopted by major AI players, offers a secure and structured way for agents to connect to external services.

    “Agents need infrastructure built from the ground up, not retrofitted” said co-founder and CEO Pierre-Louis Theron. “The real potential of agents lies in their ability to interact with the digital world around them.”

    Alpic provides a developer platform for deploying and managing MCP servers in minutes, with built-in security, analytics, and tooling. The company says this reduces operational complexity and speeds up production for agent-accessible services.

    The founding team previously built Streamroot, a video delivery startup that helped media companies adapt to streaming. With Alpic, they see parallels between the rise of streaming and the coming shift to agent-first computing.

    “Agent-first protocols like MCP could be as foundational to AI as HTTP was two decades ago to the internet” said Boris Golden, general partner at Partech. “Alpic has the deep infrastructure experience and timing to shape how they will be adopted.”

    After deploying dozens of MCP servers with early customers this summer, Alpic has opened its platform to public beta. The funding will support further product development and scaling as the company positions itself as infrastructure for agent-first computing.

  • TrustNXT raises €1.6M pre-seed to protect images and videos from AI manipulation

    TrustNXT raises €1.6M pre-seed to protect images and videos from AI manipulation

    The Basler spin-off will expand its deep tech platform for securing visual data in industries from insurance to public safety.

    Hamburg-based TrustNXT, a computer vision and cybersecurity startup spun out of Basler AG, has raised €1.6 million in pre-seed financing. The round was backed by D11Z.Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).

    The company is developing a deep tech software platform that combines cryptography, computer vision, and patented trust technology to guarantee the authenticity of image and video data. Its solution ensures data integrity in security-critical B2B processes, a growing concern as AI tools make it increasingly easy to generate convincing forgeries.

    “In a world where AI can generate deceptively real images in seconds, trust and data integrity are crucial” said co-founder and managing director Ariane Scheer-Danielsson. “Our mission is to secure this integrity for companies.”

    TrustNXT’s first industry focus is insurance, where its software helps detect manipulated photos of damages. The startup says its technology can automate claims and underwriting processes without human review—cutting costs and reducing fraud.

    “We are excited about the cryptography technology used by TrustNXT” said Patrick Krönlein, principal at D11Z.Ventures. “It generates a technically unique fingerprint of the sensor data at the point of origin. This prevents manipulation and proves the origin of digital content beyond doubt.”

    Tizian Hoppen, senior investment manager at HTGF, added: “Trust is the foundation of a functioning economy. Today, important decisions are based on digital media such as photos and videos. TrustNXT has impressed us with its digital trust technology, which is based on years of deep tech research.”

    The company plans to extend its platform to real-time protection for industrial video data, with pilot projects slated for 2026. Founded in 2024, TrustNXT combines expertise in image processing and cybersecurity to secure digital business processes and create trust in complex environments.

  • MEGA lands $2M pre-seed to automate order-to-cash compliance with AI voice agents

    MEGA lands $2M pre-seed to automate order-to-cash compliance with AI voice agents

    The Denmark-based startup will use Spintop Ventures’ backing to expand across Europe and scale its compliance-focused AI platform.

    MEGA, a Denmark-based startup building AI voice agents for order-to-cash (O2C) management, has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by Spintop Ventures. The company plans to use the funding to expand its European presence, grow its engineering and commercial teams, and further strengthen its compliance-focused platform.

    Order-to-cash workflows—covering order placement through delivery and payment collection—are heavily regulated and often require repetitive checks like identity verification and call disclosures. MEGA’s AI agents automate these tasks with human-like dialogue while ensuring every interaction remains logged, auditable, and regulator-ready.

    “MEGA was born to handle the most sensitive and regulated customer conversations where AI typically underdelivers or fails” said co-founder and CEO Peter Hauge. “What sets Spintop apart is their deep appreciation of this complexity and their commitment to long-term, principled partnerships”

    Spintop Ventures, which has backed Nordic software companies for more than 15 years, sees MEGA as a platform tackling a fundamental enterprise challenge. “MEGA is building foundational infrastructure that meets the highest bar of compliance, quality, and trust” said partner Erik Wenngren. “Their early traction speaks to product excellence and real-world impact.”

    Founded by Peter Hauge and Martin Nielsen, MEGA’s team brings more than four decades of combined experience in operations, software development, automation, and AI. The company says its platform already holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications, with additional compliance standards underway.

    With the new funding, MEGA aims to become the compliance-first standard for AI-driven O2C management, enabling businesses to streamline processes, cut operational costs, and maintain customer trust at scale.

  • Meshed secures £950K to build AI insurance brokerage

    Meshed secures £950K to build AI insurance brokerage

    Meshed, positioning itself as Britain’s inaugural AI-powered insurance brokerage, has completed an oversubscribed £950,000 pre-seed funding round. The Glasgow and London-based startup attracted investment from Haatch, Aviva through Founders Factory, Exponential Science Foundation, and individual angel investors.

    The funding arrives as the company addresses what it identifies as systemic inefficiencies in commercial insurance brokerage. According to the startup’s data, approximately 80% of small and medium enterprises across the UK carry insufficient insurance coverage, a problem the company attributes to antiquated brokerage methods and manual operational processes.

    Leadership Vision for Insurance Reform

    Mark Costello, who serves as Meshed’s chief executive, brings nearly two decades of industry experience to the venture. “After nearly 20 years in the industry, I’ve seen just how little has changed” Costello stated. “Insurance is still too reliant on paperwork, underinsurance is far too common, and fees are often higher than they should be“

    The company’s approach centers on deploying artificial intelligence to streamline brokerage operations, with the stated goal of reducing both administrative overhead and customer premiums through lower commission structures.

    Technology Platform and Market Authorization

    Meshed has developed AI-powered agents designed to handle specific aspects of the brokerage workflow. The platform incorporates browser-based agents for generating quotes and voice-activated systems for data collection, allowing human brokers to concentrate on client relationship management and specialized advisory services.

    The Financial Conduct Authority recently granted Meshed authorization to operate as an Appointed Representative. The company has established agency agreements with 51 insurance providers, enabling it to offer coverage across multiple commercial categories including property, liability, professional indemnity, and cyber insurance.

    Early Market Performance

    Initial customer deployments have yielded notable cost reductions, with some clients reporting savings reaching 52% on their insurance expenditures. This performance data supports the company’s thesis that AI-driven efficiency improvements can translate directly into customer savings.

    Arslan Hannani, serving as Aviva’s Chief Innovation Officer, explained the insurer’s investment rationale. “We always want to be on the leading edge of enabling our customers to protect themselves as much as they possibly need to and can” Hannani noted. He emphasized that Aviva’s evaluation focused on the founding team, the idea, the quality of the founders, concluding that “it was pretty easy for us to get on board with Meshed“

    Capital Deployment Strategy

    The newly raised capital will support expanded development of the platform’s analytical capabilities, particularly in predictive analytics and risk assessment functionality. The company also plans to enhance customer experience features as it scales its operations.

    Meshed’s emergence reflects broader trends in financial services technology, where established processes face pressure from AI-enabled alternatives. The commercial insurance sector, traditionally characterized by manual processes and paper-based workflows, represents a substantial opportunity for technology-driven efficiency improvements.

    The startup’s regulatory approval and multi-insurer partnerships provide a foundation for scaling operations across the UK’s small business market. With documented cost savings already demonstrated among early adopters, Meshed’s approach suggests potential for meaningful market penetration in commercial insurance brokerage.

  • TLcom Capital reaches 50% milestone on $5M pre-seed fund

    TLcom Capital reaches 50% milestone on $5M pre-seed fund

    TLcom Capital has successfully deployed half of its $5 million pre-seed investment vehicle as of mid-August 2025, marking a significant milestone for the Africa-focused venture capital firm. The achievement came with its latest backing of TurnStay, a South African travel-payment platform that recently secured $2 million in seed funding.

    The Nairobi, Lagos, and London-based firm launched its TIDE Africa Pre-Seed Investments (TAPSI) fund in 2022, specifically targeting early-stage African startups with capital injections of up to $200,000. Beyond financial support, TAPSI provides portfolio companies access to TLcom Capital’s international network and operational guidance.

    Strategic Pre-Seed Investment Approach

    TAPSI operates as what TLcom Capital describes as an “upstream feeder” to its larger early-stage vehicle, TIDE Africa Fund II, which manages $154 million in assets. This structure allows the firm to identify promising ventures at their earliest stages and validate business models before considering larger follow-on investments.

    The strategy has already demonstrated success with Talstack, a Nigerian education technology and human resources platform that graduated from TAPSI’s pre-seed support to secure seed funding from TIDE II in 2024.

    Diverse Portfolio Across African Markets

    TLcom Capital’s pre-seed investments span multiple African countries and sectors. Current TAPSI portfolio companies include Bright Financial, operating in Sudan and Ethiopia, Tradehub from Egypt, and Kenya-based Agrails. The fund has also supported three female-founded startups through a strategic partnership with FirstCheck Africa.

    The firm’s commitment to diversity extends beyond gender, targeting investments across various founding teams and African innovation centers. This approach reflects TLcom Capital’s broader strategy to identify and support emerging talent throughout the continent.

    Future Investment Plans and Market Challenges

    Looking ahead, TLcom Capital plans to complete up to ten additional pre-seed investments by the end of 2026. This ambitious timeline demonstrates the firm’s confidence in the African startup landscape despite recent market volatility.

    The venture capital firm faces its share of portfolio challenges, including the closure of Okra and operational difficulties at transportation logistics company Kobo360 and restaurant technology platform Vendease. These setbacks highlight the inherent risks in early-stage investing within emerging markets.

    Risk Management Through Early Engagement

    TAPSI serves as a strategic buffer for TLcom Capital, enabling the firm to establish relationships with companies at their formation stages. This early engagement provides favorable entry points and builds long-term partnerships that help identify high-potential winners in a challenging investment environment.

    The pre-seed approach also allows TLcom Capital to spread investment risk across a larger number of early-stage companies while maintaining the option to double down on successful ventures through its larger fund vehicles.

    Cementing Multi-Stage Investment Position

    Reaching the 50% deployment milestone reinforces TLcom Capital’s position as a comprehensive investor capable of supporting African startups from conception to scale. The firm’s ability to provide capital at multiple stages creates a pipeline that moves promising concepts through various growth phases.

    This multi-stage approach addresses a critical gap in African startup funding, where companies often struggle to find appropriate capital at different development stages. By offering both pre-seed and larger early-stage investments, TLcom Capital provides continuity that many African entrepreneurs lack access to through other funding sources.

    The success of TAPSI’s first half deployment sets the foundation for continued pre-seed activity while validating TLcom Capital’s thesis that early identification and support of African startups can generate superior returns for investors while strengthening the continent’s technology sector.

  • Uspacy secures €420K pre-seed funding for SaaS growth

    Uspacy secures €420K pre-seed funding for SaaS growth

    Ukrainian software-as-a-service company Uspacy has completed a pre-seed investment round worth €420,000, marking a significant milestone for the Kyiv-based startup as it prepares for international expansion. The funding comes from a combination of venture capital investment and grant programs, providing the company with resources to accelerate product development and market penetration.

    The investment round comprised €250,000 from Estonian venture fund Startup Wise Guys alongside several Ukrainian business angels. Additional funding totaling over €170,000 was obtained through grants from multiple sources including Google for Startups, Seeds of Bravery, Glovo Startup Lab, and the Ukrainian Startup Fund backed by UMAEF support.

    Valuation and Strategic Direction

    At the time of the funding round’s completion, Uspacy achieved a valuation of €5 million. The company plans to allocate the new capital toward enhanced product development initiatives and aggressive marketing campaigns, with particular emphasis on expansion within Ukraine and Poland markets.

    The strategic focus centers on demonstrating scalability potential and establishing meaningful international market traction. This approach reflects the company’s ambition to compete beyond local boundaries while maintaining its understanding of regional business needs.

    Founding Story and Leadership Vision

    Uspacy was established in May 2022 in Kyiv by four experienced entrepreneurs: Dmytro Suslov, Kyrylo Melnychuk, Spartak Polishchuk, and Volodymyr Pimakhov. The founding team brought extensive experience in developing, marketing, and implementing comprehensive business management solutions before launching their current venture.

    CEO and co-founder Dmytro Suslov articulated the company’s mission, stating: “We are building Uspacy for teams that seek streamlined processes, transparency, and productivity. Our focus is on small and medium-sized businesses that already recognize the need to organize their workflows“

    Dmytro Suslov emphasized their competitive advantage, explaining: “We are confident that we can offer them more than standalone corporate systems and global products that are not tailored to local markets“

    Product Development and Market Entry

    The initial version of Uspacy launched in February 2023, following nearly a year of development work. During the early operational period, the team concentrated on building essential features, validating market demand, and establishing strategic partnerships without external funding support.

    This bootstrapped approach allowed the founders to maintain control over product direction while gathering crucial market feedback. The company’s focus on small and medium enterprises reflects their understanding of businesses that recognize workflow optimization needs but may find existing solutions inadequately customized for local market conditions.

    International Expansion Strategy

    The Poland market represents a key target for Uspacy’s expansion efforts, chosen alongside continued growth within Ukraine. This geographic strategy suggests the company’s confidence in serving businesses across Eastern European markets with similar operational challenges and regulatory environments.

    The funding will enable enhanced marketing activities designed to demonstrate the platform’s value proposition to international clients. Success in these markets could validate Uspacy’s approach and potentially attract additional investment rounds for broader European expansion.

    Competitive Landscape and Market Position

    Uspacy enters a competitive SaaS market dominated by established global players, yet the company’s founders believe their local market understanding provides differentiation. The platform targets businesses seeking alternatives to generic solutions that may not address specific regional requirements or compliance needs.

    The combination of venture capital backing and grant funding provides Uspacy with financial flexibility while validating their business model across multiple evaluation criteria. Support from organizations like Startup Wise Guys brings not only capital but also access to networks and expertise crucial for international scaling.

    The successful funding round positions Uspacy to compete more effectively while maintaining its focus on transparency, productivity, and process optimization for growing businesses across its target markets.

  • Yamify secures $100K to build AI app store for africa

    Yamify secures $100K to build AI app store for africa

    Yamify, a Democratic Republic of Congo-based startup, has secured $100,000 in pre-seed funding to develop artificial intelligence infrastructure tailored for African developers. The company received backing from Felix Anane, who previously invested in payment processor Paystack.

    The funding will support the launch of Yamify’s Managed Cloud Prototypes feature, which allows users to describe desired AI tools through a chat interface and receive instant deployment. The startup plans to raise an additional $100,000 to complete its funding round.

    Addressing Infrastructure Gaps

    Founder Luc Okalobé, a former cloud engineer at TikTok and Salesforce with 15 years of experience, identified a disconnect between existing cloud AI services and African market needs. Current solutions typically target enterprise teams in developed markets, require dollar-denominated payments, and assume access to specialized technical staff.

    Yamify operates as a comprehensive platform where freelancers, startups, and agencies can access AI tools including chatbots, automation systems, video generators, and language models. The company maintains GPU-powered server clusters in Nigeria, Congo, and South Africa, with global cloud providers serving as backup infrastructure.

    “Africa should not wait to be included in the AI wave – we should build it. At Yamify, we believe in community-led AI infrastructure made for Africa and the world” ~ Luc Okalobé, founder & CEO Yamify.

    Local Payment Integration

    Rather than requiring expensive monthly software licenses, Yamify enables users to run open-source AI tools while paying in local currencies including Nigerian naira, M-Pesa, and MTN MoMo. Individual plans begin at $15 monthly, while agencies pay $500 annually, with free testing tiers available.

    The company’s cost advantages stem from automated workload management and cloud optimization expertise. Unlike major hyperscale providers, Yamify automatically detects and shuts down idle computing resources. “Hyperscalers don’t turn things off for you. We do” Okalobé stated.

    Market Strategy and Competition

    Yamify competes against established players including Lambda, CoreWeave, and major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. However, the company pursues a grassroots approach, engaging with hackathons, developer communities, and universities rather than pursuing enterprise sales.

    “We go after people who don’t know AWS exists. We help them launch their first chatbot or automation and grow with them” ~ Luc Okalobé, founder & CEO Yamify.

    The startup joins other African AI infrastructure companies, including Y Combinator-backed Cerebrium, which has raised $8.5 million for enterprise model training platforms. While Cerebrium focuses on scalable training solutions, Yamify emphasizes developer accessibility and community engagement.

    Growth Trajectory

    Since entering private beta in July, Yamify has attracted developers, financial technology companies, and web agencies across Lagos, Kinshasa, Brazzaville, and Johannesburg. The platform currently has over 1,500 developers and startups on its waitlist, including Y Combinator 2023 participant Vaultpay.io.

    The company targets 100,000 users within six months and aims to achieve $1 million in annual recurring revenue. However, Okalobé measures success beyond financial metrics.

    “If developers are telling others, Yamify helped me launch this, then we’ve already won” ~ Luc Okalobé, founder & CEO Yamify.