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PayFit co-founder raises EUR 16 million for sovereign video-AI startup Orasio

PayFit co-founder Florian Fournier raised EUR 16 million seed funding for Orasio, a video-analytics AI startup for security forces and defence. Investors are exclusively European, built to rival US, Israeli and Chinese tools.

Reported AI-drafted Maddyness, 14 May 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish whether Orasio's product has been deployed or bought by any security or defence customer yet.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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