Klarent raises $8M seed led by Mosaic Ventures

What did Klarent raise, and when?

Klarent, a Zurich-based startup formerly known as fore ai, said on Oct. 9, 2026 that it raised $8 million in seed funding led by Mosaic Ventures, with Moonfire Ventures participating. Startupticker also reported that angel investors Jürgen Galler, Harris Barton and AngelInvest Ventures joined the round.

The company said the new capital will primarily support its U.S. expansion, including hiring in the United States and growing sales teams in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Klarent also said it plans to continue expanding engineering. Tech Funding News reported the company had 25 employees at the time of the announcement.

What does Klarent’s software do?

Klarent sells an autonomous software testing platform that uses AI agents to write, run and maintain tests across web, iOS and Android applications. On its about page, the company says users can describe tests in plain English, after which AI agents explore the app, plan the test, write it and verify the result.

The company describes a multi-agent workflow made up of Explorer, Planner, Coder, Verifier, Runner and Notifier. Klarent says Explorer maps screens, flows and states automatically; Planner designs test cases and sends them to Verifier; Coder generates test scripts from the verified plan; and Runner executes verified suites and reports pass/fail results in real time. Klarent also says its tests self-heal when the user interface changes.

Startupticker reported that Klarent uses LLMs only to author and adapt deterministic test code, rather than to run tests directly. The company says that approach is meant to make tests reliable and repeatable while improving precision and cost-efficiency. Klarent also says it backs the platform with a human-in-the-loop service that verifies every result and charges customers only for outcomes.

Why are investors backing the company?

Klarent’s backers are betting that software quality assurance remains a large, still-manual market that AI can automate more efficiently. Tech Funding News quoted CEO Asheem Panakkat as saying QA is a roughly $35 billion market that is still largely manual. The same outlet reported that Klarent reduces costs by reusing code produced by models through caching.

Mosaic Ventures partner Chandar Lal said the firm invested because Klarent insists on using AI to write tests rather than run them. That distinction matters because it positions the product as a deterministic automation layer for test creation and maintenance, instead of a model being asked to act live during production software execution.

Where is Klarent going next?

Klarent said it will use the funding to establish and expand its presence in the United States, while continuing to deepen its cross-platform product across web and mobile. Klarent’s newsroom said the round was raised to expand its autonomous software testing platform to the U.S., and Startupticker reported the company will also keep growing its engineering team.

The company said it already has customers across Europe in multiple industries, including JD Sports, NZZ and Sixt, and that it is expanding into financial services with banks and insurance companies. Tech Funding News reported that one customer runs about 3,500 tests per day, while Startupticker said JD Sports’ in-house SDET teams could not replicate the cross-system workflows Klarent’s agents run across the website, order management and delivery systems.

Klarent was founded in 2023 by Asheem Panakkat and Momchil Ivanov after they left Google. The company says it is headquartered in Zurich and that its platform can be deployed in the cloud, a private cloud or on-premises.