Linz-based healthcare platform for managers, DaphOS, has secured €5 million in a seed funding round led by Venture Stars, aiming to revolutionize operational efficiency in the healthcare sector.
- Founded in 2022 by Andreas Diensthuber and Martin Lichtenberger, DaphOS develops an AI-powered software platform designed to support operational and strategic decision-making in the healthcare, social, and public sectors.
- The core of the platform is a data-driven decision support system that helps managers forecast staffing needs, optimize resource allocation, and anticipate risks before they occur. By linking data from a client’s internal IT systems with a growing pool of anonymized reference data from over 150 healthcare institutions, DaphOS provides concrete, actionable recommendations.
- Key applications include predicting personnel bottlenecks, preventing bed closures, and improving care quality, all aimed at easing the daily burden of management while maintaining high service standards.
- Currently in use by more than 2,400 organizational units in Austria, the modular system integrates AI forecasting models with best-practice benchmarks to help institutions adapt to increasing complexity and resource pressures.
Details of the deal
- Venture Stars, a Munich-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in innovative digital B2C and B2B businesses, led the investment round, joined by co-investors YZR Capital, D11Z. Ventures, and PUSH.
- DaphOS plans to use the €5 million seed funding to expand into Germany and Switzerland, enhance its AI platform, grow the team, and drive adoption across Europe.
