Arlequin AI Secures €4.4M for Certified, Unbiased Data Insights for European Institutions
Arlequin AI, a French startup specializing in AI for data operations, recently announced the closing of a €4.4 million Seed funding round to combat disinformation and enhance trust in data insights. The round was led by Vsquared Ventures with participation from 10x Founders, Kima Ventures, Better Angle, and several French business angels.
Hugo Micheron, CEO and Co-founder, stated, “Europe must pursue its own strategy in AI to compete with American and Chinese giants. Arlequin is developing comprehension models that require no training data and are resource-efficient."
Founded in 2024 by Hugo Micheron and Antoine Jardin, Arlequin AI leverages expertise in geopolitics, terrorism, and systemic risk analysis. The multidisciplinary team of over twenty professionals at Arlequin AI builds sovereign data operations platforms based on next-generation unsupervised AI models. Their technology processes and structures complex, multilingual data swiftly, delivering unbiased and actionable insights.
Arlequin AI addresses challenges such as unreliable access to external data, overwhelming information volumes, and content manipulation. According to the World Economic Forum's 2025 Global Risk Report, disinformation poses significant threats to political systems and governance.
The company’s platform, which operates without LLMs or pre-trained datasets, enhances analytical capabilities and decision-making. It supports public institutions, media organizations, and major corporations across Europe, such as BNP Paribas Group. Arlequin collaborates with prestigious institutions like Princeton University and Sciences Po, and its technology is adaptable to various sectors.
"We combine bold deeptech ambition with the ability to roll out new, specialized products every six months. Our models work like a medical imagery scanner: you simply input the data, and it reveals its natural structure, giving users instant access to the underlying strategic information," said Jardin.
Maria Juesas Portelés, Venture Partner at Vsquared Ventures, emphasized the importance of Arlequin's technology in safeguarding Europe's independence and navigating information chaos. “We live in an era where information has become a currency, just like disinformation. Arlequin combines world-class technological expertise with a unique understanding of today’s geopolitical and strategic challenges. It’s precisely the kind of sovereign technology Europe needs to safeguard its independence and navigate through information chaos," claims Portelés. The funds raised will help double Arlequin’s R&D team, accelerate integrations, and expand internationally.