Certivo, an AI-powered supply chain compliance management platform, announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding to accelerate the launch of what it describes as the AI-native compliance automation category. The round was led by Suffolk Technologies with participation from Pioneer Square Ventures and other investors.
The Seattle-based company said the new capital will be used to advance product development, expand its engineering and AI teams, and scale go-to-market efforts across manufacturing and the built world.
Certivo positions itself as addressing a long-standing gap in enterprise automation. While most major business functions have adopted software-driven automation over the past two decades, compliance has largely remained manual and fragmented. The company aims to replace those processes with an AI-native Compliance System of Record that operates continuously rather than through periodic reporting cycles.
At the center of the platform is an AI agent called CORA, which is built to automatically request, validate, and normalize supplier documentation, monitor regulatory changes across jurisdictions, map compliance obligations directly to product portfolios, integrate into ERP, PLM, and procurement systems, and maintain a living, real-time compliance record.
The company argues that regulatory complexity is accelerating across areas such as PFAS, Digital Product Passports, Corporate Responsibility Act requirements, and sustainability mandates. As supply chains expand and compliance obligations multiply, the volume and variability of data have outpaced what manual systems can manage reliably.
Certivo sees particular opportunity in the built environment, where building materials sit at the intersection of evolving safety codes, embodied carbon regulations, PFAS scrutiny, supply chain transparency mandates, and jurisdiction-specific product standards. According to the company, compliance workflows across manufacturers, contractors, and owners remain highly manual and fragmented, creating operational friction.
Suffolk Technologies, a venture capital platform focused on the built environment, led the round. The firm invests in early- and growth-stage startups across real estate, architecture, engineering and construction, property management, infrastructure, and smart cities.
Certivo says its broader mission is to transform compliance from a reactive, back-office function into a continuous infrastructure that supports market access, product shipment, and corporate reputation as regulatory expectations tighten.
KEY QUOTES
“Compliance complexity grows exponentially as companies scale. The regulatory wave around PFAS, DPP, CRA, and sustainability isn’t slowing down. It’s accelerating. Enterprises need infrastructure that scales with it. We built Certivo as an AI-native system that makes compliance continuous, proactive, and durable.”
Kunal Chopra, CEO And Co-Founder, Certivo
“As the construction and the broader built world sectors face unprecedented labor shortages, we consistently see compliance as a source of friction amongst the fragmented stakeholder set. Certivo’s AI innovations can transform compliance from an operational constraint into a source of durable advantage.”
Wan Li Zhu, Co-Founder And Managing Director, Suffolk Technologies
