Copenhagen, Denmark – 28.05.2025 Copenhagen-based Vertical AI startup TODAY (UseToday ApS) has secured €1M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Berlin-based AI-SaaS-Fund Lucid Capital and included a prominent group of angel investors from InsurTech, AI and the insurance industry.
Founded in 2024, TODAY is on a mission to unlock peace of mind at scale. TODAY’s first product, AI sales-assistant, leverages AI to automate routine tasks, extract actionable insights from client conversations, and help advisors focus on building lasting client relationships.
TODAY is founded by Michael Gackstatter (CEO), who helped scale German InsurTech CLARK from pitch deck to unicorn in product and operations roles. Building digital advisory journeys with CLARK’s outstanding advisory teams, he discovered the problem TODAY solves – leveraging AI to scale excellent advice.
“We deliver peace of mind at scale by empowering advisors with cutting-edge AI” said CEO Michael Gackstatter. Michael further shares: “While we invest heavily into our AI capabilities and team, our edge is simple: Listening to and rapidly iterating alongside the industry’s most customer-obsessed advisors.”
The round is supported by Berlin-based AI SaaS fund Lucid Capital and a group of distinguished angel investors from InsurTech, AI and insurance including CLARK, Ascendia, Harvey, Meta, Thinksurance, Covago, including:
- Alexandros Bottenbruch (PayPal Ventures)
- Asbjørn Holmlund (Angel & CoS)
- Bastian Kunkel (Versicherungen mit Kopf)
- Daniel Feyler (Covago)
- Daniel Glaremin (Clark)
- Daniel v. Devivere (Storm Ventures)
- Jascha Wachsmuth-Temme (Mbition)
- Joel Niklaus (Harvey AI)
- Jonas Piela (Piela & Co)
- Maximilian Conrad (Netfonds, Maexwerk)
- Mathias Berg (Ascendia Gruppe)
- Philipp Kaufold (Meta)
- Ritavan Saice (Bavarian Tiger Ventures)
The newly raised funds will accelerate product development, expand sales, and support the company’s ambitious roadmap to serve the best financial advisors.
About TODAY
Headquartered in Copenhagen, TODAY is a Vertical AI company scaling good financial advice. Founded in 2024 by former CLARK CPO and founding employee Michael Gackstatter, TODAY’s AI Assistant saves advisors up to 5 hours a week. The company recently secured a pre-seed round led by Lucid Capital alongside prominent fintech and tech angels.
