Seamflow, a London-based startup building AI software for the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) industry, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding as it looks to modernize compliance-heavy workflows that underpin global commerce The round was co-led by Initialized Capital and Northzone, with participation from Nebular, Entrepreneurs First, and Transpose Platform. The financing also included angel investors, including Mario Götze and Charlie Songhurst.
In announcing the raise, co-founder and CEO Konstantin Klingler framed TIC organizations as the “backbone” of global trade, citing their role in tasks such as approving products, inspecting factories, and ensuring safety and quality standards across complex supply chains. Yet he argued that the software stack supporting these processes has lagged behind the sector’s operational complexity, creating an opportunity for AI to augment experts rather than replace them.
Seamflow is applying AI to certification workflows to streamline documentation, coordinate reviews, and reduce administrative burden, so specialists can spend more time on substantive assessments. The pressure is particularly acute in regulated categories such as medical devices, where certification processes can become bottlenecked as documentation requirements expand and qualified expert capacity remains limited.
Klingler emphasized that the company’s goal is not to reduce rigor but to strengthen it, positioning Seamflow’s software to address structural backlogs while preserving the trust and diligence the TIC industry depends on.
The funding will be used to expand the team, accelerate product development, and scale deployments with TIC organizations, according to the announcement.
