Berlin healthcare startup ETERNO secures growth investment from Verdane
ETERNO, a Berlin-based healthcare technology company, has raised capital from growth investor Verdane to expand its cloud-based platform for outpatient medical practices. The investment signals backing for a company attacking a structural problem: European doctors still rely on fragmented, outdated software systems that consume time and prevent integration with artificial intelligence.
The operational problem
Across Europe, roughly 2 million outpatient physicians work within digital infrastructure that hasn't kept pace with modern needs. German doctors face the problem acutely-more than 170,000 rely on legacy systems, with 97% running on-premise rather than in the cloud.
The consequence is measurable. Doctors spend up to one full day per week on documentation, billing and administrative tasks instead of patient care. These systems were built for record-keeping and billing, not for the data-rich, AI-enabled workflows that modern medicine requires.
ETERNO's approach
ETERNO Cloud operates as a fully integrated, cloud-based platform that automates administrative workflows end-to-end: patient access, clinical documentation, billing and analytics. The company was founded in 2019 by Maximilian Waldmann and Frederic Haitz and now has more than 2,000 doctors using the system across Germany.
The platform is built to be open and interoperable, designed to connect workflows, medical records, devices and third-party applications across the care ecosystem. This architecture allows AI tools to function within a unified system rather than across fragmented data silos.
ETERNO employs more than 150 people. The Verdane investment will fund platform scaling, commercial expansion and selective strategic acquisitions.
Why this matters for operations
For operations professionals in healthcare, the shift reflects a broader pattern: legacy systems that worked for administrative compliance fail when organizations need to optimize workflows and integrate new tools. ETERNO's focus on AI Agents & Automation of end-to-end processes-rather than patching existing software-addresses this directly.
The company positions itself as foundational infrastructure rather than a point solution. That distinction matters operationally: it means fewer integrations to manage, clearer data ownership and the ability to add AI-driven features without rebuilding systems.
Market timing
Dominik Schwarz, a partner at Verdane, cited three factors behind the investment: ETERNO's product resonates with physicians, the company reports zero customer churn, and the market remains early in cloud adoption. Those metrics suggest the problem is real and the solution is working.
Germany's outpatient care market remains largely undigitalized compared to other sectors, which creates both risk and opportunity for a company moving fast.
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