Complaion raises €13.5M to simplify compliance for European SMEs

Complaion, an Italian startup focused on compliance for small and medium-sized businesses, has landed €13.5 million to push harder on product, hiring and European expansion. The money comes from Eurazeo and Italian Founders Fund, with backing from Shapers, 2100 Ventures, Kfund, Sella Direct Ventures, Enzo Ventures, Vento, Ithaca, Eden Ventures and Vesper.

The company was founded in 2024 by Edoardo Tarricone, Marco Cortinovis and Alessandro Vaccarino. Its pitch is simple enough: pair proprietary software with certified lead auditors and compliance specialists, then make the whole process less painful for SMEs that need to deal with certifications and regulatory requirements.

Complaion says that approach can automate up to 80 per cent of the manual work in compliance processes, while also cutting certification times by as much as five times. Its customers span manufacturing, healthcare, construction, logistics, professional services, agri-food, IT and software, which is a neat way of saying this isn’t just a niche tool for one kind of business.

The platform already covers standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 14001 and UNI/PdR 125, along with EU rules including NIS2 and the AI Act. The company is now adding more services, including Health & Safety, Privacy & GDPR, subsidised financing and DPO-as-a-service, with the goal of becoming a broader compliance shop for SMEs across Europe.