Certivo, a Seattle, WA-based provider of an AI-powered supply chain compliance management platform, has raised $4 million in seed funding led by Suffolk Technologies.
The round also saw participation from Pioneer Square Ventures and other investors.
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The company plans to use the funds to accelerate product development, expand engineering and AI teams, and expand go-to-market efforts in manufacturing and the built environment.
The platform deploys its AI agent CORA to
- Automatically request, validate, and normalise supplier documentation
- Continuously monitor regulatory changes across jurisdictions
- Map compliance obligations directly to product portfolios
- Integrate into ERP, PLM, and procurement systems
- Maintain a living, real-time compliance record
Over the past 20 years, most enterprise functions have been automated, but compliance has stayed mostly manual. Certivo replaces fragmented processes with an AI-powered Compliance System of Record.
The built environment is a key focus for Certivo. Building materials face constantly changing safety codes, carbon regulations, PFAS rules, supply chain transparency requirements, and local product standards, yet compliance processes are still mostly manual and fragmented across manufacturers, contractors, and owners.
Compliance exists to protect people, products, markets, and trust. But as supply chains grow and regulations increase, the amount and complexity of compliance data now surpass what manual systems can handle. This is where AI shines. AI can continuously track regulatory changes, process unstructured supplier documents, spot gaps, and adapt in real time—working at a scale and speed humans alone cannot match. Today, effective compliance requires intelligence that is automatic, adaptive, and always on.
As regulations become stricter and sustainability becomes central to business, compliance is no longer just a back-office task. It now determines market access, product shipments, and a company’s reputation.
“Compliance gets more complex as companies grow,” said Kunal Chopra, CEO and Co-Founder of Certivo. “Regulations around PFAS, DPP, CRA, and sustainability aren’t slowing they’re speeding up. Companies need systems that can keep up. We built Certivo as an AI-native platform to make compliance continuous, proactive and reliable.”
“As construction and the wider built environment face major labour shortages, compliance often creates friction among fragmented stakeholders,” said Wan Li Zhu, Co founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies. “Certivo’s AI innovations can turn compliance from a bottleneck into a lasting competitive advantage.”
About Certivo
Founded by CEO Kunal Chopra, Certivo is an AI native Compliance System of Record that provides automated compliance for lasting advantage. The platform automates supplier document collection, regulatory monitoring and workflow management, helping manufacturers and regulated companies shift from reactive compliance to continuous, reliable compliance infrastructure.
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