
Kalipso, a Barcelona-based regulatory technology startup, has raised $3.2 million in funding. The investment round was backed by Varsity, Lanai, Plug and Play, Kima Ventures, and Vento.
As regulations become more complex, many organizations struggle to turn legal requirements into practical business processes. In many cases, compliance work is spread across different tools and manual systems, making it difficult to manage efficiently.
Kalipso helps solve this problem with a single platform that tracks regulatory changes and identifies which rules apply to each organization. The platform can detect compliance gaps and provide clear recommendations on how to address them, along with links to the original regulatory sources.
By bringing regulatory monitoring, compliance management, task ownership, and audit processes into one platform, Kalipso helps legal and compliance teams move from reacting to regulatory changes to managing compliance continuously and proactively.
Kalipso Regulatory Radar is the company’s real-time regulatory intelligence tool. It monitors regulatory developments worldwide, from early policy proposals and consultation papers to final regulations, guidance, and updates from regulators.
The platform uses AI to identify the most relevant regulatory changes for each organization. It prioritizes updates based on factors such as the company’s business activities, locations, and operational footprint.
Kalipso is already working with organizations such as Groupe Caisse des Dépôts in France and Alma. The company is seeing increasing demand from legal and compliance teams that operate across multiple countries and regulatory environments.
This growing demand is being driven by a more complex regulatory landscape, especially in Europe. New regulations and policy initiatives from the European Commission are creating additional compliance challenges for legal and compliance teams.
Virginia Debernardi, co-founder and COO of Kalipso, said, "Many compliance teams still rely on fragmented collections of disconnected tools to manage regulatory change. She said the company was built to bring regulatory interpretation, policy implementation and compliance controls together within a single platform."
Pierre Ferran, co-founder and CEO of Kalipso, said, "his experience working across legal and engineering roles highlighted the gap between interpreting regulations and implementing them. He said Kalipso was built to combine both disciplines in a single platform that helps organisations put regulatory requirements into practice."
The new funding will help Kalipso expand into international markets and grow its team as demand for regulatory technology solutions continues to rise.
The company plans to hire more employees throughout 2026 and strengthen its presence in key markets, including the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and the Benelux region. This expansion will support Kalipso’s efforts to serve more organizations facing growing compliance and regulatory challenges.









