Stockholm startup Noru has raised €560,000 to build an AI-native compliance platform that embeds regulatory requirements directly into company workflows via APIs.
Noru, a Stockholm-based startup building an AI-native platform for regulatory compliance, has raised €560,000 in pre-seed funding, the company announced, as pressure on technology companies to meet an expanding range of security and regulatory standards continues to intensify.
The round was led by Ampli Ventures and included participation from Andreessen Horowitz Scout Fund, SSE Business Lab and the angel network DHS, alongside several Nordic entrepreneurs and investors. Mark Strande, chief information security officer at collaboration software company Miro, joins as an angel investor and advisor.
Noru was founded six months ago by Bip Thelin, previously a co-founder of Swedish digital mailbox company Kivra, and Therese Ruth, founder of Hemma. The platform connects directly to company systems and embeds compliance monitoring into existing workflows through application programming interfaces, replacing manual audit preparation with automated, continuous monitoring.
The problem Noru is addressing has grown more acute as enterprise sales increasingly require demonstrated compliance with security and regulatory frameworks — ISO certifications, SOC standards and the European Union’s AI Act among them. For many technology companies, achieving and maintaining those certifications has become a prerequisite for closing deals with large customers, but the process remains largely manual and time-consuming.
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“Compliance should be an enabler, not a barrier,” said Thelin, Noru’s chief executive. “With Noru, companies can integrate regulatory compliance directly into their development workflows and operational processes with the support of AI.”
The company said it has already onboarded approximately 20 paying customers during its pilot phase and supported them in achieving multiple security certifications. The funding will be used to expand its customer base and hire across engineering and marketing.
