Artiso AI Raises 3 Million Euros in Pre-Seed Round with CriteriaCaixa

✦ Meridian Analysis

Artiso AI has closed a €3 million pre‑seed round that is now signed. The round is entirely equity‑based, with no debt tranches or conditional instalments, and is led by Criteria Venture Tech, the technology‑focused vehicle of CriteriaCaixa’s venture arm. Co‑investors include Swanlaab Venture Factory, Bynd Venture Capital and two business angels – David Tomás and Nicolaj Reffstrup, the latter investing through Look Up Ventures. The founders – former Mango executives Sarah Iglesias Hiller, Lucas Pastur and Matthias Brenninkmeijer – bring sector experience that reduces execution risk, which is what a fund pays for at this stage. The capital will be deployed to expand the company’s AI‑driven design platform, which generates technical fiches in four minutes versus the several hours required by manual processes, and to fund market expansion, particularly in the United States where purchase cycles are longer and support costs higher. The €3 million size sits well above the typical Spanish pre‑seed range of €300 k‑€1.5 m. The deal adds a European AI‑fashion player to a client roster that already spans Deichmann, Natura, RW&CO, Penningtons and We Norwegians across three continents. The company has not disclosed the post‑money valuation, and any dilution figures are speculative. Details on the anticipated runway, subsequent financing milestones and any regulatory considerations for the AI product remain unreported.

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