# Velatir

> Velatir is an Odense-based enterprise software company that sits between an organisation and the AI services its people and agents use. Its browser and desktop monitoring, central service catalogue, policy agents, data-loss protection, human escalation and audit logs are designed to reveal shadow AI and make approved AI easier to use. The company was founded in 2025, reports 22 employees on LinkedIn and 4,000 Chrome extension users, and has disclosed €6.35 million across a February 2026 pre-seed and an August 2026 seed round.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** Odense, Denmark
- **Founders:** Michael Blicher Sørensen (CEO), Elias Sørensen (CTO), Christian Blicher Møller (COO), Andreas Paulli (CPO)
- **Team size:** 22 employees listed on LinkedIn as of August 20, 2026; LinkedIn classifies the company as 11-50 employees.
- **Products:** Velatir platform, Browser extension, Gatekeeper, Data Protector, Coach
- **Notable:** Raised a €5 million seed round in August 2026 only six months after a €1.35 million pre-seed., Completed the seed round in two weeks, according to the company., Reached 4,000 users on the Chrome Web Store by August 2026.

## Products & services

- **Velatir platform** — A central AI service catalogue, usage dashboard and audit layer that captures browser and desktop AI interactions, groups them into sessions and makes cost, risk, ownership and policy status visible.
- **Browser extension** — A managed Chrome, Edge and Firefox extension that monitors employee interactions across more than 4,000 AI services and can allow, warn or block activity according to policy.
- **Gatekeeper** — A security agent that controls which AI services are permitted and applies organisation-defined access rules.
- **Data Protector** — A data-loss-prevention agent that detects sensitive content before it leaves the organisation and supports redaction, warning or blocking.
- **Coach** — An enablement agent that gives employees contextual AI guidance while they work instead of relying only on periodic training.
- **Brand Guardian** — A brand-compliance agent announced as coming soon that checks AI-generated output against company guidelines.
- **Developer integrations** — SDKs, an MCP server, an n8n community node and enterprise deployment tools for connecting custom AI workflows and approval channels.

## Achievements

- Raised a €5 million seed round in August 2026 only six months after a €1.35 million pre-seed.
- Completed the seed round in two weeks, according to the company.
- Reached 4,000 users on the Chrome Web Store by August 2026.
- Company-reported totals reached 2.1 million AI interactions logged, 849,000 agent assessments and 20,000 deployments across organisations and workspaces.
- Grew from four founders to 18 people in roughly two months and later to 22 employees listed on LinkedIn.
- Built and hosted the platform on European-owned infrastructure and obtained ISO 27001 certification, according to the company.
- Shipped managed extensions for Chrome, Edge and Firefox plus desktop, MCP, SDK and n8n integration paths.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Raised a €5 million seed led by Spintop Ventures and Ugly Duckling Ventures, with Norrsken Evolve, EIFO financing and two industry angels.
- **2026-08** — Updated the Chrome extension to version 1.12.0; the listing reported 4,000 users and support for seven languages.
- **2026-08** — Turned its AI service catalogue into a working risk register with evidence, mitigation, acceptance review dates and per-service changelogs.
- **2026-07** — Moved into a new office at Østergade 61 in central Odense and announced an August opening reception.
- **2026-07** — Launched Coach, an in-flow AI literacy and enablement agent.
- **2026-06** — Published analysis of 1.1 million sessions and 15,000 users, reporting that 87% of observed AI activity used personal, unmanaged accounts.

## Links

- Website: https://www.velatir.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/velatir
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeAreVelatir

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Last updated: 2026-08-20