AI / Foundation Models Market: kausable Raises €12M for Reasoning-First AI Models

European AI startup kausable has raised €12 million in a seed funding round led by UVC Partners and Entourage, with follow-on from HTGF and Mätch VC. The company was founded in 2025 by Johannes Haux, Dr Benjamin Herdeanu, and Gregor Ramien based on research at Heidelberg University. kausable develops reasoning-first frontier AI models trained on synthetic causal data, aiming to adapt to new tasks from a handful of examples without costly retraining. The approach is based on a 'world model' of causal intuitions and Bayesian learning. The startup demonstrated TipPFN, a zero-shot forecasting model that predicts tipping points in areas such as energy infrastructure and biomedical data. kausable plans to become more product-focused over the next year through customer pilot projects, with physical AI, robotics, and demand forecasting among priority areas. The company will use the funding to expand its nine-person team.