Validio lands $30M Series A to scale AI‑driven data‑quality platform
Validio secured a $30M Series A round led by Plural, bringing its total funding to $47M. The AI‑focused platform automates monitoring, anomaly detection and lineage cataloguing for enterprises in regulated sectors, with customers such as Nordea, Canva and Deutsche Glasfaser reporting faster issue resolution.
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