Avendar announced it raised €2.2 million in seed financing to accelerate development and deployment of its AI platform designed for public-sector investigations, intelligence analysis, and fraud detection. The funding round was led by LUMO Labs and the Brabant Development Agency. The company said the financing will support expansion of its engineering and product teams, further development of its AI capabilities, and broader go-to-market expansion across Europe.
Avendar develops a GovTech and AI platform that helps public institutions transform fragmented datasets into actionable intelligence through automated analysis and signal detection. According to the company, the platform is designed to reduce manual investigative work while improving the speed, scale, and quality of investigations related to crime, fraud, and public-sector compliance.
The company said public institutions across Europe face increasing pressure from more complex fraud and criminal activity while continuing to rely heavily on manual investigative processes and legacy software systems.
Avendar also emphasized the growing demand within Europe for sovereign and compliant AI infrastructure capable of supporting sensitive public-sector operations and investigations.
The company already works with organizations including the Dutch National Police and the Municipality of Amsterdam following pilot programs and implementations conducted through initiatives with the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Safety. Avendar said its platform supports applications including criminal investigations and Bibob screening processes.
According to the company, the new financing will also support scaling of its platform infrastructure as public institutions increasingly seek AI-enabled investigative tools capable of operating within evolving digital threat environments.
Prior to the seed round, Avendar received support from the Rabobank Innovation Loan, Brabant Startup Fund, and BIM Startersfonds.
KEY QUOTES:
“We believe Europe needs its own sovereign infrastructure for critical investigations and intelligence. Currently, organisations are far too often solving their most critical problems with outdated software. This needs to change. This new funding by LUMO Labs and BOM allows us to accelerate our mission to keep our society safe and resilient by helping public institutions to turn data into fast and compliant action.”
Marijn van Aerle, Co-Founder, Avendar
“With strong execution in complex public sector environments and a team that combines technical depth with domain expertise, we believe Avendar is well positioned to reshape and improve investigations across Europe, as well as increase its digital sovereignty and resilience.”
Andy Lurling, Founding Partner, LUMO Labs
“This team has the right experience and drive to solve a real problem: turning large volumes of public data into actionable intelligence for governments. We’re proud to support them in this mission, because helping public organizations respond to threats faster means directly contributing to a safer society.”
Robin Hendrickx, Team Lead And Senior Investment Manager Key Technologies, BOM
