Topograph, a Paris-based provider of real-time company data from official public registers, has raised €2M in seed funding led by Seedcamp. The platform serves as the data layer for Know Your Business (KYB) compliance, delivering traceable, structured information from 40+ countries via API and web app. The capital will expand coverage to 140 countries and enhance AI for data extraction.
RegTech Funding Hits $3B Mark
The raise aligns with a surge in RegTech investments, which reached $3 billion in Q4 2025 alone. First AML secured $21M in Series B funding in March 2026 for its AML/KYB tools. Topograph's focus on direct register access differentiates it in this heated landscape, targeting fintechs facing fragmented global data sources.
Fragmented Registers Slow KYB
Current KYB processes rely on stale databases and manual searches across disparate official registers worldwide. Fintechs like neobanks and PSPs struggle with outdated data and lack of proof for audits under tightening regulations. Topograph addresses this by pulling live data directly from sources, eliminating refresh issues common in aggregated providers.
Source Traceability Enables Proof
Topograph's API provides granular data points each linked to the exact official document, such as Companies House CS01 filings. This audit-proof approach supports B2B onboarding, remediation, and monitoring for clients including Hero, Lemonway, and Pledg. Unlike competitors aggregating secondary data, Topograph handles no-API countries via direct connections and plans AI extraction for broader coverage.
As Sia Houchangnia, Partner at Seedcamp, noted:
“With the right data, leading financial institutions take compliance from an operational topic to a competitive advantage… Topograph delivers exactly that.”
Seedcamp Leads European Expansion
Seedcamp led the round with participation from Drysdale Ventures, Motier Ventures, Kima Ventures, and Better Angle. This investor mix signals conviction in Topograph's infrastructure play amid EU AML reforms. Seedcamp's backing provides strategic validation for a team targeting global compliance workflows.
E-KYB Market Grows to $1.2B
The electronic KYB market stands at $272M in 2024, projected to reach $1.2B by 2034 at 14.6% CAGR. Competitors like Trulioo and Middesk focus on aggregated verification, while Sumsub offers full-suite AML. Topograph carves a niche with Europe-centric register access and traceability demanded by upcoming AMLR rules in 2027.
EU AML Package mandates harmonized UBO data access, creating tailwinds for direct-source providers. Fragmented registers persist as a headwind, but Topograph's expansion counters this.
Ex-PSP Team Builds Compliance Infra
Founders Pierre-Henri Janssens (CEO), Emmanuel Scharff, and Hugo Dellinger hail from 1POINT6, BNP Paribas' PSP subsidiary, where they built compliance-heavy payment infrastructure from scratch. They also share experience at Doctrine, a Summit Partners-backed legaltech platform. This blend of fintech product, engineering, and operations expertise positions Topograph to scale KYB data reliably.
Scaling to 140 Countries Globally
Post-funding, Topograph plans to grow from 40 to 140 countries, invest in AI for enrichment, and accelerate partnerships like its Ondorse integration. Funds support hiring and North America, Asia, Middle East entry. These moves target perpetual KYB monitoring amid regulatory shifts.