AI Development Company in Europe

AI development for European businesses

RaftLabs builds AI systems for companies across Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, and the Nordics. EU AI Act-aware, GDPR-native, EU data residency, and a fixed price in euros.

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  • Production AI systems shipped for European clients since 2015

  • EU AI Act-aware, with transparency and documentation built in

  • GDPR-native data handling and EU data residency by default

  • Fixed-price delivery, priced in euros, reviewed in your time zone

Recent outcomes

Voice AI · Research

Text-based interviews converted to automated phone calls

6× deeper insights

AI Automation · Ops

Manual invoice OCR across 40+ gas stations

20k+ txns day one

Loyalty · Retail

SuperValu & Centra loyalty platform with receipt validation

1,062 users in 4 weeks

SaaS · Logistics

Multi-carrier shipping hub for Indonesian eCommerce

2,000+ shipments yr 1
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The problem

Sound familiar?

  • Want to deploy AI but unsure how the EU AI Act classifies your use case and what that requires?

  • Need AI trained on customer data without breaching GDPR or moving that data outside the EU?

  • Seen impressive AI demos that no vendor could actually put into production under EU rules?

The short answer

RaftLabs builds AI systems for European businesses across Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, and the Nordics. Builds are EU AI Act-aware and GDPR-native, with EU data residency and documented transparency, priced in euros. Work covers generative AI, RAG pipelines, AI agents, and machine learning put into production, not demos.

Updated July 2026

Key Takeaways

  • RaftLabs builds EU AI Act-aware AI systems, with transparency and documentation built in for high-risk use cases.
  • AI is trained and run with GDPR-native data handling and EU data residency by default.
  • Work covers generative AI, RAG, AI agents, and machine learning put into production, priced in euros.
  • Deepest track record includes AI OCR for receipt-based loyalty with the Irish grocery brands SuperValu and Centra.

Compliance

AI built for European rules, from AI Act to GDPR

  • 01

    EU AI Act-aware by design

    We assess where your use case sits on the AI Act's risk tiers before building, and design in the transparency, human oversight, and record-keeping a high-risk system requires.

  • 02

    GDPR for training and inference

    A clear lawful basis, data-minimisation, and anonymisation where appropriate for the data your models learn from and run on, documented for review.

  • 03

    Models and data stay in the EU

    EU-region hosting and EU-based sub-processors by default, so training data and model outputs stay inside the bloc. Non-EU model providers are flagged and safeguarded.

  • 04

    Explainable and auditable

    Decision logging and explainability built in, so you can show a regulator or a customer why the model produced a given result.

Why European businesses build their AI with RaftLabs

In Europe, AI is not just a technical build, it is a regulated one. The EU AI Act and GDPR together decide what you can deploy and how, and getting that wrong is expensive. We assess the compliance tier before we build, design the controls in, keep data and models inside the EU, and price the work at a fixed cost in euros. Our track record includes AI put into production for national brands, not demos left on a shelf.

Why us

What working with us actually looks like

Compliance assessed first

We map your use case to the AI Act's risk tiers and GDPR obligations before building, so the requirement never surprises you post-launch.

Data stays in the EU

Training data and model inference kept in EU regions with EU-based sub-processors, documented for your DPO.

Built for production

AI that connects to your real operations and runs reliably, not a prototype that impresses and then stalls.

Explainable by default

Decision logging and explainability built in, so you can justify a model's output to a regulator or a customer.

Fixed price in euros

Scope and cost agreed before we start, quoted and invoiced in euros, with no open day-rate.

Same-time-zone delivery

Full overlap with CET and GMT hours, so model and data decisions happen in your working day.

What we build

AI systems we build for European teams

The process

How we build your AI system

  1. 01

    Assess the use case and its compliance tier

    We map the use case to the EU AI Act's risk tiers and GDPR obligations, define the data approach, and quote a fixed price in euros. You approve scope before any code is written.

  2. 02

    Prove it, then productionise

    A scoped proof-of-concept to validate the approach, then a production build with the data pipelines and controls it needs.

  3. 03

    Integrate, document, and safeguard

    Integration with your operations, EU-resident data and models, decision logging, and the documentation the AI Act and your auditors expect.

  4. 04

    Launch and monitor

    Deployment to EU infrastructure, model monitoring, and full source-code handover, so the system keeps performing as your data shifts.

Deploying AI in a European business?

Tell us the use case and we'll tell you where it sits under the EU AI Act and GDPR. Within one business day you get a straight take on cost in euros, timeline, and the right first step.

Recent work with European clients

We've put AI into production for European clients, including AI OCR behind a receipts-and-rewards loyalty platform for Musgrave's SuperValu and Centra, alongside broader platform work such as a rebuilt rewards platform for the Irish utility Energia and booking and keyless-entry software for City Break Apartments. Each shipped to a fixed scope, in the client's time zone, with EU data handling built in.

What clients say

What clients say about working with us

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Nuala C.
Nuala C.
Ireland flagIreland
Director, BrandFire

Incredibly simple and easy to use app. Exactly what we were looking for.

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Frequently asked questions

It depends on the use case. The EU AI Act classifies AI by risk, and use cases like credit scoring, recruitment screening, and certain biometric or safety systems are treated as high-risk, requiring transparency, documentation, human oversight, and record-keeping. We assess where your system sits before we build, design in the controls the tier requires, and produce the documentation, rather than discovering the obligation after deployment.

Yes. We handle training data under GDPR with a clear lawful basis, data-minimisation, and, where appropriate, anonymisation or pseudonymisation. Models and data are kept in EU regions with EU-based sub-processors, and we document the processing so it holds up under a DPO or regulator review. Where a model provider sits outside the EU, we flag it and use the correct safeguards.

Generative AI and LLM integration, retrieval-augmented generation over your own documents, AI agents that complete workflows, and classic machine learning such as classification, forecasting, and computer vision. The emphasis is on systems that go into production and connect to your real operations, not demos that impress and then stall.

Pricing is in euros and fixed before we start. A scoped proof-of-concept for a single use case typically runs €25,000 to €60,000. A production system integrated into your operations, with data pipelines, compliance controls, and a management interface, runs €60,000 to €200,000 or more. You approve a fixed scope and price before development begins.

Our team overlaps fully with CET and GMT business hours, so model reviews, data decisions, and releases happen live during your working day. Most European clients work with us as an extension of their in-house team rather than an offshore vendor on a delayed handoff.

Work with us

Tell us what you need. We'll tell you what it would take.

We scope AI Development Company in Europe | RaftLabs in 30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and approach. No commitment required.

  • Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
  • Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
  • Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
  • 60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
  • All conversations are NDA-protected.