The Venture Codex

Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Polysense builds an AI-powered quality control and process optimisation platform that combines continuous in-line inspection, real-time imaging and synthetic data models with automated process control. Its product suite includes Polysense Qualify for continuous inspection, the Polysense Platform for consolidating quality and process data, and Polysense AutoControl for automatic machine adjustments. Since its initial pilot phase the company has progressed to commercial deployments with major food producers including Agristo, Darta and Poppies Bakeries and has expanded from Europe into the United States and the Middle East. The platform is used across vegetable, potato, bakery, confectionery and packaging production lines to detect quality deviations in real time and reduce waste. With the new seed funding, Polysense plans to expand its product across more stages of food production, grow its teams, and accelerate international deployments.

Led · Seed · Jul 2026

Birdsview builds Avys, an AI system designed to run e-commerce retention messaging end to end, replacing the need for separate CRM tools and agencies. Founded in 2023 by data scientists Tim Kuesters and Ozan Brochwitz-Tuerker, the product intelligence layer underpinning Avys was trained alongside its first hundred customers and now spans 1.2 million labelled products across 60 industries. The company reports Avys learns from 52 million email interactions per month and claims brands using it see three times more clicks and eight times more revenue per email. Birdsview positions Avys as an agent that decides what to say to each customer, when to send messages, and writes individualized emails in the brand’s voice. The startup argues its data moat grows with each customer and says leading retailers have replaced both their email tools and agencies with Avys.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

LEGALFLY offers a suite of Legal-AI agents and GenAI-powered solutions designed to automate legal and compliance workflows for law firms and corporate legal departments, especially in the financial and insurance sectors. The platform emphasizes enterprise-grade data security through on-premise anonymization that secures sensitive client and corporate data before it reaches external large language models. LEGALFLY operates an LLM-agnostic architecture that selects the most suitable base model for each legal scenario to balance efficacy and safety. Founded by former Tinder product leaders, the company has onboarded dozens of leading European firms and companies and established partnerships with organizations such as Slaughter & May and Allianz. With the newly raised Series A, LEGALFLY plans to triple its team by year-end, accelerate product development, and continue its expansion across Europe. The company positions itself as setting a global standard for responsible legal AI by combining productivity gains with enhanced data protection.

Led · Seed · Feb 2026

Dytto is building an artificial-intelligence assistant that plugs into the existing software stack of accounting firms to automate data entry and other administrative chores. By connecting directly to client data and working inside the tools accountants already use, the platform avoids costly system overhauls and lengthy implementation cycles. The company positions its product as a way to free accountants to spend more time on strategic financial advice and less on low-value manual work. Early adopters across Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK are already using the software, with initial feedback described as promising. Operating from Ghent with a small team, Dytto plans to use newly secured capital to accelerate product development and expand hiring. The startup’s long-term vision is to embed AI throughout the accounting workflow so firms can unlock additional capacity and deliver deeper insights to clients.