Berlin-based AI healthtech company FICUS Health has closed its seed round, raising a total of €3 million together with its previous pre-seed financing. The round was led by European early-stage investor Redstone and supported by Merantix Capital as well as leading industry business angels.
Founded in 2024, FICUS Health develops an AI platform that supports rehabilitation clinics with medical documentation. The software automates key processes, enhances information flow between physicians, therapists, and administrative staff, reduces administrative workload by up to 70 per cent in many clinics, and allows clinical teams to spend more time on patient care.
The platform complies with high security and data protection standards, including ISO/IEC 27002, and all patient data is processed exclusively in Germany. FICUS is led by founders Benjamin Pochhammer (CEO) and Dr. Mario Elstner (CTO), who bring extensive experience in technology, healthcare, and AI product development.
According to CEO Benjamin Pochhammer, the company’s aim is not only to give clinical staff more time in their daily work, but also to fundamentally improve how rehabilitation clinics operate:
AI is the key lever to relieve operational workflows, optimise cost structures, and at the same time improve the quality of care. In this way, we support both medical staff and decision-makers who aim to shape their facilities in a digital and economically sustainable way.
Market demand reflects this need. FICUS is already working with nearly 100 rehabilitation clinics across Germany. In less than nine months, more than 100,000 medical documents have been processed, and around 1,000 professionals use the system daily.
Europe’s aging population is driving growing demand for rehabilitation, while the number of skilled workers is declining, and up to 1.8 million healthcare positions in Germany could remain unfilled by 2035. At the same time, clinics face rising costs, tight budgets, and high documentation workloads, with administrative tasks taking up around one-third of working time. Reducing this burden by even one hour per day could free tens of thousands of professionals for direct patient care.
With the new funding, FICUS plans to further develop its AI platform, build additional applications along the entire patient journey, and ensure interoperability with existing systems. In parallel, the company will strengthen its organisational structures and expand its market position across the German-speaking region.
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