{
  "id": 13061695,
  "title": "Zurich’s Klarent raises €7.13 million to scale its agentic software testing platform and expand into the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/zurichs-klarent-raises-7-13-million-to-scale-its-agentic-software",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/zurichs-klarent-raises-e7-13-million-to-scale-its-agentic-software-testing-platform-and-expand-into-the-us/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Zurich-based Klarent, an autonomous software testing startup, has secured €7.13 million in Seed funding. The investment round was spearheaded by London-based Mosaic Ventures, with support from Moonfire Ventures and several notable angel investors, including former Google Director Jürgen Galler and AngelInvest Ventures. Klarent's co-founders, Asheem Panakkat and Momchil Ivanov, identified a gap between the rapid pace of AI-generated code and testing capabilities. Their solution revolves around deterministic autonomy, where AI assists in writing tests but leaves execution to deterministic, repeatable processes. Panakkat highlighted the convergence of advancing LLMs and exponentially growing software creation, emphasizing the need for AI-assisted QA. Klarent's lean approach, incorporating a human-in-the-loop verification layer, ensures enterprises pay only for vetted outcomes. Early adopters include JD Sports, NZZ, and Sixt. The funding will fuel Klarent's expansion into the US market, bolster its engineering team, and enhance testing capabilities across various platforms, with a particular focus on the financial services sector.",
  "summary": "Klarent (formerly fore ai), a Zurich-based autonomous software testing startup, has closed a €7.13 million Seed funding round. The round was led by London-based Mosaic Ventures, with participation from Moonfire Ventures and a number of prominent angel investors, including Jürgen Galler, a former Director at Google, Harris Barton, and AngelInvest Ventures, among others. “With AI, […] The post…",
  "key_points": [
    "Klarent raises €7.13 million in Seed funding",
    "Investment led by Mosaic Ventures and Moonfire Ventures",
    "Expansion into US market and financial services focus"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}