Copla Secures €6M Series A To Boost EU Regulatory Compliance

US-based Operator Stack also participated, alongside existing investors including Specialist VC, SuperHero Capital, FirstPick, NGL Ventures, Loggerhead Partners, and a group of angel investors.

The announcement comes amid evolving regulatory requirements for European financial institutions. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is already in effect, key provisions of the EU AI Act will take effect in August 2026, and the Cyber Resilience Act is set to apply from December 2027.

Meanwhile AI-related risks such as automated fraud and increasingly sophisticated social engineering attacks are intensifying the need for stronger operational resilience challenging traditional compliance methods.

These developments pose particular challenges for fintechs and other regulated third-party providers which must scale their businesses while establishing governance and risk functions with limited resources.

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According to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), ransomware attacks in the European financial sector have disproportionately affected smaller and less-established service providers, accounting for 29 per cent of incidents, with data exposure and sale identified as common outcomes.

For regulated financial services providers, gaps in cybersecurity and compliance can result in penalties, reputational damage, or, in severe cases, loss of licences.

Copla’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) compliance platform is designed to help organisations interpret and implement regulatory frameworks such as DORA, the EU AI Act, and the Cyber Resilience Act.

The platform converts regulatory requirements into guided workflows, tracks compliance activities on an ongoing basis, and stores supporting evidence to help organisations prepare for audits and manage operational risk while reducing manual processes.

Regulation is getting sharper, but most compliance is still stuck in spreadsheets. We built Copla so compliance stays current by default, and so companies can grow with confidence instead of audit anxiety. This round gives us the momentum to make Copla the default compliance execution layer for regulated finance in Europe and beyond, said Aurimas Bakas, Co-founder and CEO of Copla.

Instead of relying on static spreadsheets, the system maintains updated records of assets, vendors, risks, and controls in real time as regulations and business needs change. The company also provides additional support through in-house and fractional CISO expertise, along with a network of partners across Europe, to assist with audits, risk assessments and regulatory processes.

Founded in 2023 Copla was established by Aurimas Bakas (CEO), Andrius Minkevičius (CTO), who previously co-founded the core banking platform Paysolut, acquired by SumUp in 2021 and Nojus Bendoraitis (Chief Legal Officer), bringing experience across fintech, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity.

The new funding will support product development, team expansion, and international growth beyond the EU. It will also be used to expand product capabilities, including the rollout of Copla Bridge, a platform layer designed to help partners, consultants, and multi-entity organisations manage compliance across multiple companies from a unified view.