# Calvin Risk

> AI governance and risk management platform for regulated industries

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Category | Compliance & Regulatory |
| Type | Solutions Provider |
| Region | EMEA |
| Headquarters | Kloten, Switzerland |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Stage | Growth |
| Employees | 11-50 |
| Funding | Seed |

## Overview

Calvin Risk is an AI governance and compliance platform for regulated industries including insurance, banking, transportation, and telecommunications. The company provides tools for organizations to quantify AI-related risks, manage model quality, and meet regulatory requirements such as the EU AI Act.

The platform evaluates AI models via API or direct upload using over 50 metrics covering bias, hallucinations, robustness, and fairness. It combines a governance inventory, automated testing, compliance obligation tracking, and evidence management into a single system, enabling enterprises to centralize AI model oversight.

Founded in 2022 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich, Calvin Risk has raised USD 5.5M-7M across seed rounds with backing from Join Capital, Wingman Ventures, b2venture, and Innosuisse. Notable customers include Aviva (UK), Lufthansa Industry Solutions, SBB CFF FFS, and DNB. The company was recognized by Gartner as a top-funded AI TRiSM startup and ranked #68 on the TOP 100 Swiss Startups 2025 list.

## Products & services

### Calvin Platform

Comprehensive AI governance and testing solution that consolidates model inventory, quality assessment, compliance management, and reporting. Organizations connect AI systems via API or model upload and receive automated quality scores across performance, fairness, and safety dimensions.

**Key features:**

- AI model inventory and centralized tracking
- Automated quality metrics \(50\+ assessment dimensions\)
- EU AI Act compliance obligation management
- LLM robustness, fairness, and hallucination testing
- Risk severity estimation and automated notifications
- Quality dashboards and audit\-ready reporting

*Target users:* Risk managers, compliance officers, AI/ML teams at carriers and regulated enterprises

### Governance Inventory

Structured registry of AI systems operating within the enterprise, providing visibility into model status, ownership, risk classification, and lifecycle stage.

**Key features:**

- Centralized model documentation and tracking
- Risk classification and ownership assignment
- Integration with compliance workflows

*Target users:* Chief Risk Officers, AI governance teams

### Evidence Management System \(EMS\)

Documentation and compliance tracking system that collects, organizes, and stores evidence required for regulatory reporting and third-party audits.

**Key features:**

- Automated evidence collection and organization
- Audit trail maintenance
- Regulatory reporting support

*Target users:* Compliance and legal teams, auditors

### LLM Assessment Module

Dedicated evaluation module for large language models, testing performance, fairness, and robustness across multiple dimensions including hallucination detection and adversarial attack resilience.

**Key features:**

- LLM\-specific performance benchmarking
- Hallucination and bias testing
- Adversarial robustness evaluation

*Target users:* AI/ML teams deploying LLMs in production

## Category & focus

- Subcategories: AI Governance, AI Risk Management, Model Validation, Regulatory Compliance
- Insurance verticals: P&C Commercial, Specialty/E&S, Life & Annuity
- Target customers: Carriers, Brokers, MGAs/MGUs

## Notable customers

- Aviva \(UK insurer\) \-\- AI safety and transparency partnership
- Lufthansa Industry Solutions \-\- AI governance deployment
- SBB CFF FFS \(Swiss Federal Railways\) \-\- AI adoption platform
- DNB \(Norwegian bank\) \-\- AI risk management

## Links

- Website: <https://www.calvin-risk.com/>
- Directory profile: <https://insurtechlist.com/companies/calvin-risk/>
- Linkedin: <https://www.linkedin.com/company/calvin-risk-ag/>
- Press/news: <https://www.calvin-risk.com/newsroom>

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*Last updated: 2026\-05\-17*
