Cleo Labs, a Paris-based company specialising in product regulatory compliance, has raised €1.5 million in a funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-powered platform for international compliance. The round was led by Larry Berger, with participation from Kima Ventures, Financière Saint-James, and several angel investors, including Boris Paillard (Le Wagon), Ambre Soubiran (Kaiko), Stéphanie Zolesio (Casino), and Charles Sutton (Datascientest). The round also includes a scout ticket from the Accel fund.
The company operates in a growing regtech market, where businesses face increasing complexity in navigating fragmented and evolving regulatory requirements across different countries. Managing compliance remains a significant challenge, with many organisations still relying on manual processes and limited tools despite the high costs associated with non-compliance.
Founded by Naomie Halioua and Anaelle Guez, who bring together expertise in both technology and legal compliance, Cleo Labs has developed an AI platform designed to automate regulatory compliance for companies selling physical products internationally. Its system continuously monitors regulatory developments across multiple jurisdictions and provides structured insights to help teams manage requirements, anticipate changes, and reduce time to market.
Our ambition is to transform regulatory compliance - currently seen as a constraint - into a strategic lever for companies. Thanks to AI, it becomes possible to anticipate rather than react,
says Naomie Halioua, co-founder of Cleo Labs.
The platform supports both pre-launch and ongoing compliance by generating tailored regulatory checklists for each product and market, while continuously monitoring regulatory updates and providing real-time alerts with business impact analysis. This enables teams to process larger volumes of regulatory requirements without additional resources, streamline compliance timelines, and identify risks earlier in the product lifecycle.
The new funding will be used to enhance the platform’s capabilities, expand its feature set, and support commercial growth in Europe, while laying the groundwork for further international expansion, including the United States.
