Company
We're making compliance invisible
Founded by compliance engineers who got tired of the status quo. We build the infrastructure that lets financial institutions move fast without breaking the rules.
2019
Founded
60+
People worldwide
190+
Countries covered
30+
Enterprise clients
Our mission
Compliance that works for you
We started Vitten because we watched compliance teams drown — buried in manual reviews, false positive alerts, and duct-taped tooling built for a different era of finance.
Our mission is to make compliance a competitive advantage, not a cost centre. When your KYC runs in seconds and your AML alerts actually mean something, you can onboard faster, expand further, and sleep better before an audit.
That is the world we are building — one where financial crime has nowhere to hide, and honest businesses have nothing to fear.
€32M+
Raised to date
How we operate
Six things we refuse to compromise
Trust above all
Compliance is about trust — between businesses and regulators, and between us and our customers. We hold ourselves to the same standard we help others meet.
Speed with precision
We believe fast and accurate aren't trade-offs — they're design goals. Every product decision we make optimises for both without compromising either.
Built for the world
Financial crime doesn't stop at borders. We design for global scale from day one — 190+ countries, dozens of regulatory frameworks, one coherent platform.
Customer obsession
Our best features came from compliance teams telling us what was broken. We listen first, build second — and ship things people actually use.
Radical transparency
No black-box decisions. Every risk score, every alert, every outcome comes with a full audit trail. Our customers can explain every compliance decision to any regulator.
Relentlessly iterative
Regulations change. Fraud patterns evolve. We ship every two weeks, respond to emerging threats in days, and never let the product stand still.
Our story
Five years of building what compliance needs
Founded in Berlin
Three compliance engineers left a major European bank frustrated with legacy KYC tooling. They built the first version of Vitten in six months and signed their first client before leaving their jobs.
Seed round & first 10 clients
Raised €3.2M seed led by Northzone. Expanded from KYC into AML monitoring. Grew from 4 to 18 people and signed our first 10 enterprise clients across Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands.
Series A & global expansion
Closed a €14M Series A. Opened offices in London and Singapore. Launched support for US BSA/AML and FATF frameworks, enabling expansion into North American and APAC markets.
Risk Scoring engine ships
Released our ML-powered Risk Scoring engine — now the most-used feature on the platform. Surpassed 20 enterprise clients and hit €5M ARR. Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification.
30+ clients, Series B
Raised €32M Series B led by Index Ventures. Launched real-time transaction monitoring and the custom rule builder. Crossed 190-country coverage and 30 enterprise logos.
The platform matures
Launched SAR filing workflows and white-label SDK. Grew team to 60+ across 5 countries. Named a RegTech 100 company for the second consecutive year.
Leadership
Built by people who lived the problem
All three founders spent years inside financial institutions before building the tools they wished they had.
Marcus Lehmann
Co-founder & CEO
Former Head of Compliance at Deutsche Finanz. Built compliance infrastructure for 3 banks before founding Vitten.
Priya Nair
Co-founder & CTO
10 years in ML and financial data systems. Previously led risk modelling at Klarna and Stripe's fraud team.
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Let's build the
future of compliance
Whether you're a prospective customer, an investor, or someone who wants to join the team — we'd love to hear from you.