White Circle raises $11M seed
White Circle raised $11M in seed funding, announced on 12 May 2026, led by Romain Huet, Durk Kingma, Guillaume Lample, Thomas Wolf, Tiny VC. The round is tracked live by Fusion42 as part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database.
Paris-based AI control platform that sits between companies and AI models to check inputs and outputs against company-specific policies in real time. White Circle is based in France and currently at seed stage, operating in AI safety, deeptech, SaaS.
This funding event is a citable node in Fusion42's market graph: it links White Circle's Scout profile to the funds behind the round and to related Wire analysis, and is refreshed from public announcements as the round is confirmed or extended. It is the same live market data Arthur, Fusion42's AI co-founder, reasons over when benchmarking a founder's own raise against what is closing in the market right now.
Round details
| Company | White Circle |
| Stage | seed |
| Amount | $11M |
| Announced | 12 May 2026 |
| Lead | Romain Huet, Durk Kingma, Guillaume Lample, Thomas Wolf, Tiny VC |
| Source | announcement ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
- How much did White Circle raise?
- White Circle raised $11M in its seed round, announced 2026-05-12.
- Who invested in White Circle's seed round?
- The round was led by Romain Huet, Durk Kingma, Guillaume Lample, Thomas Wolf and Tiny VC.
- What does White Circle do?
- Paris-based AI control platform that sits between companies and AI models to check inputs and outputs against company-specific policies in real time.
Verified 12 May 2026 · Sources: public filings