Funding

Kertos Secures €14 Million Funding To Lead Europe’s AI-First Compliance Shift

Sep 17, 2025 | By Kailee Rainse

Germany’s AI compliance platform Kertos has raised €14 million in a Series A round to advance AI-native compliance across Europe.

SUMMARY

Germany’s AI compliance platform Kertos has raised €14 million in a Series A round to advance AI-native compliance across Europe.

The funding was led by global fintech investor Portage, with follow-on investment from Pilabs, Redstone, 10x Founders, and seed+speed Ventures.

Kertos is a European compliance platform that combines a robust operating system with AI-driven automation and on-demand expert support.

It integrates seamlessly with existing tech stacks to automatically discover assets, deliver real-time insights, assess risks, and automate workflows from drafting documents and collecting evidence to continuous monitoring minimizing the effort needed to stay compliant.

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By automating complex, repetitive tasks, Kertos’ AI agents simplify compliance and ensure audit readiness within days.

Kertos co-founder Dr. Kilian Schmidt said the company’s OS and AI agents now automate the entire compliance workload, turning compliance into a strategic lever for European businesses. He added that the platform delivers at scale, eliminating busywork, reducing costs, and providing the infrastructure Europe needs to achieve operational excellence and meet leading European and global frameworks.

As Europe’s regulatory environment becomes increasingly complex, Kertos takes a Europe-first approach to deliver end-to-end compliance from asset discovery and regulatory mapping to certification and continuous audit readiness for businesses of all sizes.

Startups and scale-ups achieve compliance quickly to secure enterprise deals, mid-market companies automate manual tasks to drive growth, and large enterprises replace fragmented processes with AI, freeing teams to focus on strategy and governance.

About Kertos

Founded in 2021, Kertos is an AI-powered compliance automation platform that streamlines compliance by replacing manual processes, spreadsheets, and costly consultants. Adapting to each company’s risk profile, it ensures speed, accuracy, and efficiency helping businesses cut costs, reduce risks, and turn compliance into a driver of growth.