Big news: Prior Labs, an ELLIS Institute Tübingen startup, is joining SAP.
Co-founded by ELLIS Institute Tübingen PI Frank Hutter, Prior Labs develops foundation models for tabular data: the spreadsheets, databases, and structured records that power businesses, healthcare systems, scientific research, and industrial processes. Its flagship model, TabPFN, has become a global leader in AI for structured data, with millions of downloads and widespread adoption across academia and industry.
The acquisition marks an exciting new chapter for Prior Labs and a remarkable success story for European AI. What began as a bold conviction that the next frontier of AI lies not only in language, but also in the vast amounts of structured data that drive the world, has grown into one of Europe's most promising AI startups in less than two years.
With SAP's support, Prior Labs can accelerate its mission, bringing cutting-edge research to real-world challenges across healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and beyond. Just as importantly, the company will continue its commitment to open science, open-source research, and close collaboration with the academic community.
A powerful example of how world-class research can grow into global impact while staying rooted in Europe.
Read the PriorLabs team's statement here.
Read SAP's statement here (German).