Lithuanian AI startup Repsense secures €2M seed funding to expand disinformation analysis and Havel platform capabilities

Repsense, a Vilnius-based dual-use data analytics company specializing in information tracking and threat detection, has closed its €2 million seed round with a final €1.1 million investment led by Tensor Ventures and Seed Starter, CVC of Česká spořitelna bank. The company shared the news with AIN.

About Repsense 

• Repsense was founded in 2022 by Mykolas Katkus and Alfredas Chmieliauskas, and operates from offices in Prague and Vilnius. It aspires to create a global platform for public information analysis. 

• The company’s flagship Havel platform enables clients to track, detect, and predict the spread and impact of information across social and traditional media. Havel is currently deployed by NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, multiple European government institutions, and commercial clients globally.

• Repsense is also expanding its capabilities in short-form algorithmic content analysis and object-based recognition technology for emerging media formats. These capabilities are increasingly used to track and streamline disinformation, support influencer marketing, and safeguard brand reputations.

Investment details

The round was led by Tensor Ventures and joined by Seed Starter, CVC of Česká spořitelna, alongside existing investors BSV Ventures and Coinvest Capital.

• Tensor Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm investing in deep tech technologies, which often don’t receive traditional investment due to their complexity, which makes estimating their potential challenging.

Repsense will use fresh funding to enhance its disinformation analysis, improve the Havel platform, and develop new technologies for content and object recognition, supporting growth in security, defense, and marketing.

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