Germany-based Auxilius has secured €1.3 million in pre-seed funding to build AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) automation software. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from Techstars and several industry-focused business angels.
What Auxilius Does
Founded by Christian Hoppe and James Barnes, Auxilius converts company policies, risk and control frameworks, and regulatory requirements into deterministic code that continuously assesses risk coverage and executes controls.
The platform directly targets a persistent pain point in enterprise compliance: the reliance on manual processes — spreadsheets, screenshots, and sample-based audits — that leave organisations exposed to gaps in coverage and slow regulatory response.
"We're building a new model for assurance: continuous, auditable, and aligned with the decisions C-level teams have to make under regulatory pressure. That's when a control stops documenting compliance and starts informing the decision." — Christian Hoppe, CEO and co-founder, Auxilius
From Samples to Full Datasets
Rather than auditing selected samples, Auxilius evaluates entire datasets — enabling continuous monitoring and faster response to both regulatory and operational changes. This shift from periodic, manual checks to always-on assurance is central to its value proposition for enterprise customers.
The company says it is already working with paying enterprise customers, including European banks and industrial groups, where the platform is being used to expand control coverage while reducing manual effort.
Where the Funding Goes
The €1.3M pre-seed will be allocated across three priorities:
- Expanding the engineering and domain teams
- Further developing the Control Intelligence knowledge graph — Auxilius's core infrastructure for deploying automated controls across multiple business processes
- Keeping controls current as regulations and operational requirements evolve
The Control Intelligence knowledge graph is designed to make compliance automation composable and updatable, so enterprises aren't locked into static rule sets when regulatory landscapes shift.
