Germany’s Sunhat Raises €9.2M Funding In Series A Round

The round was led by CommerzVentures, with participation from existing investors Capnamic, EnBW New Ventures, xdeck, and WEPA Ventures.

“Enterprises don’t have a sustainability problem, they have a proof problem,” said Lukas Vogt, CEO, and Co-founder of Sunhat. “Companies are meeting standards, building quality systems, and hitting sustainability goals. But when someone asks for proof, finding it and making sure it checks all the boxes takes too long. Time-to-proof now decides who wins business and who doesn’t.”

Founded in 2022 by Lukas Vogt (CEO), Alexander Behr (CPO), and Ali Kamalizade (CTO), Sunhat’s AI platform helps companies like EnBW, Ingredion, Grundfos, and Geberit transform ESG and compliance data into verified, ready-to-share proof for customers, investors, lenders, and regulators.

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Studies show employees spend an average of 360 hours annually searching for documents (OBRIZUM) and half of digital workers report difficulty finding what they need (Gartner). These challenges are intensifying as sustainability reporting and compliance requirements expand across regions.

Today’s enterprises face constant pressure from stakeholders to provide verified data and documentation proof of claims. Whether policies, certificates, audit records, ESG metrics, or compliance reports, each requires accurate verification, approval, and delivery in the specific format requested.

Although this information is generated daily, it often remains hard for teams to access when needed. From contracts and financing to supply chains, companies that can deliver instant, verifiable proof gain a significant commercial advantage.

The scale of these demands now overwhelms legacy systems. Customers require supply chain verification, investors demand ESG data, and rating agencies request compliance documents. Large enterprises handle thousands of requests each month, all with unique frameworks, formats, and deadlines, creating significant manual inefficiencies.

“Too many companies lose deals just because they can’t move fast enough,” said Paul Morgenthaler, Managing Partner at CommerzVentures. “We backed Sunhat because it turns that pain into an advantage. Proof AI knows what proof is needed and has it ready, so teams can respond instantly and confidently. That speed wins business.”

Sunhat’s platform runs on Proof AI, an intelligent engine trained on thousands of successful audits, assessments, and questionnaires. It recognizes what qualifies as valid, verifiable proof for standards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, disclosure frameworks such as CDP and CSRD, and ESG ratings.

Proof AI maps these requirements to existing enterprise data and continuously learns from each request, refining rules and checklists over time. Its AI Agents integrate with systems that companies already use, including SharePoint, ESG, EHS, and quality management tools. This integration captures new information instantly, verifies completeness and recency, and alerts owners before data expires or becomes invalid.

“Someone on our commercial team sent us a very lengthy customer sustainability questionnaire, indicating that they needed it back in 48 hours to submit as part of the bid process for new business,” said Brian Nash, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Ingredion, a Fortune 500 global ingredient solutions provider.

"We didn’t want to miss the deadline, as this was an opportunity to expand business with this customer. Previously, this would have been a challenging timeline for my team. But with Sunhat we were able to complete the questionnaire in a few hours and have the confidence to know that our responses were accurate, as we had already verified them in the platform.”

About Sunhat

Sunhat’s Collaborative Proof Platform, powered by Proof AI, transforms existing enterprise data policies, certificates, reports into ready-to-send proof for customers, auditors, regulators, and investors. By keeping information up to date and connected, Sunhat eliminates manual chasing, letting teams respond in minutes instead of weeks with automated, reliable proof.