Startup Omniscient has raised $4.1 million in a pre-seed funding round. The company was founded by former McKinsey consultants Arnaud d'Estienne and Mehdi Benseghir.
The duo observed that large organizations rely on disconnected tools and reactive, manual processes for monitoring external risks and reputation. Their AI-native platform aims to solve this fragmentation.
Omniscient's system uses specialist AI agents to monitor domains like news, regulation, and supply chains. It synthesizes data into a real-time executive recap within a management cockpit. The company claims its platform is 50 times faster than legacy approaches, identifying risks in minutes rather than days.
The funding round was led by Seedcamp, with participation from Drysdale Capital, Plug and Play, MS&AD Insurance, Raise Ventures, Anamcara Capital, and xdeck Ventures.