orq.ai

AI. Under Control. Shipping Software.

Founded 2022

The Netherlands 31 employees Seed Total: $7.30M AI, Information Technology +1

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Company Name orq.ai

Founded Year 2022

Location

The Netherlands

Employees 31

Industries AI, Information Technology, Machine Learning

Funding Stage Seed

Business Model B2B, SaaS, Platform

Revenue Model Subscription, Usage Based, Tiered Pricing

Offices as of Oct 2026

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Feature Release Oct 29, 2026

orq.ai released version 4.17, adding support for the Batch API, Model Fusion, Smart Router session affinity, and Alerts on Metrics.

Growth Metrics Oct 27, 2026

orq.ai improved its website agent readiness score from 63 to 95 out of 100.

Event Participation Oct 26, 2026

Anthony Diaz from orq.ai participated as a panelist in the CTO Network's breakfast event in Amsterdam.

New Partnership Oct 13, 2026

orq.ai has announced the availability of Google’s Gemini 4 Argon reasoning model on its AI Gateway, integrating Google's advanced AI capabilities.

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1 month ago

Orq.ai has demonstrated strong market traction and strategic product development, with September 2026 marking significant advancements. The launch of `evaluatorq CLI` enhances their AI quality and security integration into CI/CD pipelines. Concurrently, a new partnership with Brand New Day and a major client win for FinOps and CISO-grade AI gateways validate their enterprise AI control layer, especially within regulated industries.

Signal Types

Product Launch Partnership Customer Acquisition

Strategic Labels

Enterprise Adoption Product Enhancement AI Governance

Next Move: Fundraising

Impact: 8/10

Ideal For: Enterprise AI Infrastructure VCs — Series A

About orq.ai

orq.ai, founded in 2022 and headquartered in The Netherlands, addresses a critical issue in the AI landscape. The company’s slogan, “AI. Under control.,” epitomizes its mission to provide a comprehensive control layer for enterprises managing multiple AI systems. As organizations transition from AI experimentation to full-scale operations, orq.ai delivers essential governance, risk management, and operational oversight.

The platform focuses on industries with stringent requirements, such as financial services, government and defense, and enterprise software. With capabilities like traffic control, risk governance, data security, and cost management, orq.ai enables enterprises to efficiently manage and observe AI systems. This unique approach has earned it recognition as a Gartner Emerging Leader.

Recent financial backing includes a €5.00M Seed investment on 01 December 2025, led by Seed + Speed Ventures and Galion.exe. The firm is well-positioned within the competitive AI, Information Technology, and Machine Learning sectors.

Business keywords: Enterprise AI Control, AI Governance, AI Risk Management, AI Operations, Model Routing, AI Security, Cost Management, AI Observability, AI Quality Evaluation, LLM Operations, Prompt Management, AI Performance Monitoring, AI Compliance, Financial Services AI, Government and Defense AI

Services & Products

AI Gateway

MCP Gateway

AI Governance

AI Evaluation

FinOps for AI

AI Observability

Target Customers

Enterprise SaaS Companies AI Startups AI Consultancies Regulated Industries

Pricing

as listed on Oct 23, 2026

Free plan · from €0.01/month per run

BYOK Requests: free
Spans (Overage): €7/month per 100k spans
Ingested Data (Overage): €3/month per GB
AI Studio Seat: €35/month per seat

orq.ai's pricing page

Funding Rounds & Investors (3)

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Funding Stage	Amount	Investors	Lead Investors	Date
Seed	€5.00M	2	Seed + Speed Ventures, Galion.exe	01 Dec 2025
Seed	€1.50M	2	Xdeck, XO Ventures	01 Mar 2024
Seed	€800.00K	9	Index Ventures, Curiosity VC +7	01 Oct 2023

Latest News

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seed+speed Ventures closes €90M Fund III, tripling its original target

Tech Jan 28, 2026

Orq.ai lands €5M to close the AI production gap for enterprises

Tech Dec 03, 2025

Dutch tech leaders: Europe won’t lead in AI hardware, but can in AI apps

Thenextweb Jun 21, 2025

Investeren in AI na de hype: de grootste kansen en bedreigingen

Mena.nl Jan 09, 2025

13 B2B SaaS startups to watch, according to investors

Sifted Apr 04, 2024

Miljoeneninvestering voor Nederlands AI-platform Orq.ai

Emerce.nl Mar 13, 2024

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FAQ About orq.ai

AI. Under Control. Shipping Software.

orq.ai was founded in 2022.

orq.ai is headquartered in The Netherlands. As of Oct 2026, it also has offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

orq.ai operates in AI, Information Technology and Machine Learning. Its work centres on Enterprise AI Control, AI Governance, AI Risk Management and AI Operations. Its customers include Enterprise, SaaS Companies and AI Startups.

orq.ai has a B2B, SaaS and Platform business model. Its revenue comes from Subscription, Usage Based and Tiered Pricing.

As listed on orq.ai's pricing page on Oct 23, 2026: Free plan · from €0.01/month per run (BYOK Requests: free; Spans (Overage): €7/month per 100k spans; Ingested Data (Overage): €3/month per GB; AI Studio Seat: €35/month per seat).

orq.ai has approximately 31 employees.

orq.ai has completed 3 funding rounds, raising a total of $7.30M. The latest funding stage is Seed.

orq.ai offers: AI Gateway, MCP Gateway, AI Governance, AI Evaluation, FinOps for AI, AI Observability.

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