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Success Story: Amfileon

Written by Linus Blaschke | Mar 25, 2026 11:00:00 AM

‍Executive Summary

💵 EUR 3.29 m project volume accredited through the Forschungszulage

🔐 Project: Development of AI-based statistical arbitrage models for the automatic, real-time identification of short-term market inefficiencies in asset management  

"With FUNDED, we were able to secure approval quickly."

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Interview with Dr. Sebastian Helmensdorfer, CEO of Amfileon

Background Information

Q: Can you provide a brief overview of your company and what you offer?

Dr. Sebastian Helmdensdorfer: Amfileon specializes in the development of quantitative financial market models. To this end, we utilize state-of-the-art data analysis technologies and draw on our own financial market experience. 

Q: What specific product or service from FUNDED have you used?

Dr. Sebastian Helmensdorfer: We used the FUNDED Grant Support Service to submit our application for the research grant. In doing so, we worked closely with the FUNDED team.   

Experience with FUNDED

Q: What challenges were you facing before using FUNDED?

Dr. Sebastian Helmensdorfer: Before we started working with FUNDED, the time commitment was a key factor. Applying for the research grant on our own would have tied up resources that we need for our core business.  

Q: How would you rate your collaboration with FUNDED?

Dr. Sebastian Helmensdorfer: Our collaboration with FUNDED has always been very positive. Thanks to their structured guidance and expertise in the application process, we were able to secure approval quickly and focus on our core work.