In hospitals and clinics across Europe, doctors often spend as much time navigating systems as they do treating patients. Amsterdam-based startup Delphyr believes that imbalance needs correcting and investors appear to agree.
The AI healthcare platform has raised €1.75 million to expand its mission of reducing administrative workloads for medical professionals . The round included participation from multiple investors, among them the founders of Hugging Face and DEGIRO.
At its core, Delphyr isn’t trying to replace hospital systems. It is trying to make them usable.
Built by a Clinician Who Lived the Problem
Delphyr was founded by Michel Abdel Malek, MD, who serves as Founder and CEO . Speaking in the funding announcement, Abdel Malek reflected on his experience as an anesthesiologist and the frustration of administrative overload.
“Healthcare professionals often spend a significant portion of their time on administrative work and searching for information,” he said, adding that the new funding will help expand Delphyr’s AI agents so professionals can “get time back from day one,” while maintaining privacy, security, and clinical standards.
Founded in 2023, the company operates at the intersection of AI infrastructure and frontline clinical workflows .
What Delphyr Actually Does?
Delphyr’s platform is designed for healthcare professionals working across hospitals, primary care, and mental health settings .
Rather than introducing another standalone dashboard, the system integrates into existing healthcare environments . The company describes its role as adding “an intelligent layer” that enhances accessibility and streamlines workflows without replacing core systems.
Key capabilities include:
- Search and summary functions that consolidate patient data from notes, lab results, and correspondence
- Instant access to clinical guidelines and trusted sources
- Drafting patient summaries, consultation notes, and e-consult correspondence
- Ambient listening, which securely captures consultations and converts them into structured clinical notes
The platform runs on secure European infrastructure and processes patient data entirely within the practice environment.
Delphyr states that it is “future-proofed” for evolving AI and healthcare regulations, including the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and guarantees that all data is processed within Europe.
The Team Behind Delphyr?
While Abdel Malek founded the company, Delphyr operates with a compact, specialised team.
The leadership and core team include :
- Michel Abdel Malek, MD – Founder & CEO
- Myrthe Kleijn – Commercial Lead
- Dejan Petkovic – Lead Engineer
- Tim de Boer – AI Engineer
- Joe Shepherd, PhD – Medical Data Scientist
- Elise Wardenaar – Data Protection Officer
Earlier Funding and Market Context
Before this latest round, Delphyr secured a €275,000 convertible loan in 2024 from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland.
Its funding arrives amid continued investment in AI-driven healthcare workflow automation across Europe. Recent rounds tracked by EU-Startups include Series A and Seed-stage financings in companies targeting clinical documentation, voice-based follow-up, and nursing workflow automation.
What differentiates Delphyr, however, is its emphasis on integration rather than disruption. Instead of building a new electronic health record, the company is attempting to sit on top of existing systems and make them smarter.
A Measured AI Approach in a Regulated Sector
Healthcare AI in Europe is entering a new regulatory era. Delphyr’s positioning, privacy-first, clinically aligned, and infrastructure-based, suggests a deliberate approach rather than a rapid experimentation model.
The company’s message is consistent: reduce friction, return time to clinicians, and stay compliant.
How quickly this translates to scaled adoption remains to be seen. However, with fresh funding of €1.75 million and a medical foundation for its founding team, Delphyr believes the next chapter in the history of AI in medicine isn’t about replacing doctors, it’s about giving them their time back.
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