Certo banked €3.68M ($4M) in a Seed funding round led by Daphni. The investment marks the first institutional capital for the Paris-based startup as it seeks to automate regulatory workflows for highly regulated consumer goods sectors.
The company provides an AI-driven compliance platform specifically built for the beauty and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industries. Its technology scans product formulations and packaging labels against global regulatory databases, identifying potential legal risks or ingredient restrictions in seconds. This replaces manual verification processes that typically take weeks for brands selling in multiple international markets.
The capital injection arrives as global regulations, such as the EU’s MoCRA and updated cosmetic safety standards, increase the administrative burden on brands. Certo intends to use the funds to scale its technical team and expand its coverage of international regulatory frameworks to support brands entering the North American and Asian markets.
As CPG brands face a tightening web of global environmental and safety mandates, the shift toward automated compliance reflects a broader trend of European SaaS companies verticalising AI to solve specific legal bottlenecks.
Originally reported by Tech Funding News.