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\"Velatir<\/a><\/p>\n

Velatir<\/a>, a Danish AI infrastructure company that gives organisations visibility, protection and guidance over how AI tools are used across their workforce, has reportedly raised \u20ac5m in a seed funding round.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The round was co-led by Nordic venture capital firm Spintop Ventures and Danish investor Ugly Duckling Ventures, according to a report from Sifted<\/a>. Existing backer Norrsken Evolve returned for the round, joined by new investors including n8n chief executive Jan Oberhauser, former Universal Robots chief executive Thomas Visti, and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark.<\/p>\n

The fresh capital will be used to expand Velatir\u2019s footprint across Europe, with the company setting out an ambitious rollout schedule of new offices. Velatir CEO Michael Blicher S\u00f8rensen said the firm will open a Stockholm office on 1 October, with further offices planned on a quarterly basis through to the end of 2027, with Paris likely to be the next location given demand from French customers.<\/p>\n

Blicher S\u00f8rensen said the rise of AI has, in practice, made things more complicated for many businesses rather than easier, with organisations lacking the maturity and clarity to deploy tools effectively and confidently. He added that Velatir\u2019s aim is to hand back control and transparency to businesses so they can keep pace with the speed at which AI tools are evolving.<\/p>\n

Velatir positions itself around the idea that most companies do not have a technology problem with AI, but a permission problem: usage spreads throughout an organisation, yet pilots frequently stall because no one has clear ownership, visibility or a straightforward way to approve next steps.<\/p>\n

The company says it addresses this by giving organisations full oversight of how AI is actually being used inside the business, embedding protection directly into everyday workflows rather than relying on policy documents, and offering guidance that helps casual users become confident, capable ones. Built on European infrastructure and ISO 27001 certified, the platform is designed to be deployed within minutes.<\/p>\n

The company delivers this through a framework of specialised agents that guide interactions, safeguard sensitive information and provide visibility across every workspace.<\/p>\n

Every AI interaction is anonymised, logged and displayed on a single dashboard, distinguishing between free and paid usage so businesses can see where costs originate, consolidate overlapping subscriptions and allocate budget according to actual use rather than estimates.<\/p>\n

Its Gatekeeper agent gives organisations a single point of control over which AI services staff can access, while its Data Protector agent is designed to intercept sensitive content before it can leave the company\u2019s environment.<\/p>\n

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