Czech AI-focused fund Look AI Ventures has invested in German compliance automation startup Secjur to accelerate AI-driven compliance technology development. The Berlin-based fund Visionaries Club and numerous business angels, like Mario Götze and Nico Rosberg also participated in the round. Look AI Ventures shared the details of the deal with AIN.

Investment details

The strategic partnership with Look AI Ventures will allow Secjur to develop its AI-driven features further as the company plans to double down on AI use cases such as risk modeling for Information Security Frameworks. 

  • Look AI Ventures is a Czech investment fund focusing on pre-seed and seed startups, which address major markets with core AI-driven solutions. The fund’s mission is to nurture the AI ecosystem and drive the growth of disruptive AI-driven solutions in major markets.

  • Although the fund did not disclose the exact amount invested in Secjur, Look AI Ventures usually invests tickets of up to €250,000 with a possibility of follow-up investment of up to €1 million.

"Investing in Secjur is a strategic move to address the increasing complexity of regulatory compliance. Secjur has emerged as a very competitive player in the DACH region, standing out among both automated and traditional compliance providers," says Angelo Burgarello, Partner at Look AI Ventures.

About Secjur

  • Secjur was founded in 2018 by entrepreneur and former lawyer Niklas Hanitsch. It is a Hamburg-based platform that combines advanced AI-powered automation with expert legal knowledge, creating a platform that operates as a "productized compliance department."

  • Secjur automates compliance processes and helps businesses implement standards like GDPR, ISO 27001, or NIS2 efficiently and reliably, saving hundreds of hours of manual effort that the process traditionally requires. 

  • Secjur's comprehensive compliance platform, the Digital Compliance Office, offers an intuitive design while addressing critical areas such as data privacy, information security, whistleblowing, anti-money laundering, and supply chain management.

Secjur has already established partnerships with several notable clients, including Samsung, Mercedes Benz, Yunex Traffic, Tomorrow Banking, 1KOMMA5°, and others, demonstrating the platform's versatility and reliability.