LITHUANIAFunding
EnforceShield raises €1.7M seed for AI IP enforcement platform
On September 15, 2026 Lithuanian legaltech EnforceShield said it raised €1.7 million in seed funding led by Vendep Capital with FIRSTPICK VC participating. The Vilnius-based company automates online intellectual-property enforcement workflows and plans US commercial expansion and broader IP lifecycle tooling.
Announcement (Tech.eu) → · FinSMEs, Legaltech News
Key points
- EnforceShield raised €1.7 million in seed funding led by Vendep Capital, with FIRSTPICK VC participating.Tech.euFinSMEsLegaltech News
- The Vilnius-based company, founded in 2024 by IP attorney Rytis Rudzinskas, builds a SaaS platform that automates online IP infringement detection, analysis, and takedowns.Tech.euFinSMEsLegaltech News
- The platform uses a human-at-the-end model in which AI agents run enforcement workflows and lawyers handle escalations or low-confidence cases.Tech.euFinSMEs
- EnforceShield says it serves more than 20 enterprise e-commerce customers and removes more than 33,500 IP violations per month.Tech.euFinSMEs
- Proceeds will expand complex enforcement workflows, broaden IP lifecycle management, grow product teams, and accelerate US commercial expansion.Tech.euFinSMEsLegaltech News
- The company operates a Brentwood, Tennessee U.S. subsidiary and was self-funded before the seed round.Legaltech News
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