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.

  • 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

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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?

Short answer

RaftLabs is an AI development company 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, AI agents, and machine learning put into production, not demos.

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 teams choose RaftLabs for AI development

Choosing an AI development company in Europe means choosing one that treats AI as a regulated system, not just a technical one. The EU AI Act and GDPR together decide what you can deploy and how. Get the classification wrong and the exposure is real: penalties reach up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher (EU AI Act, Article 99). So we assess the compliance tier first, design the controls in, keep data and models inside the EU, and quote a fixed cost in euros. Our track record includes AI put into production for national brands, not demos left on a shelf.

The EU reality

€35M / 7%
maximum EU AI Act penalty, whichever is higher
Of global annual turnover (EU AI Act, Article 99)
Aug 2026
staged high-risk obligations begin under the AI Act
EU AI Act implementation timeline
~99%
AI validation accuracy on our EU receipt-OCR build
SuperValu and Centra, Ireland (RaftLabs)
4.9/5
average client rating across delivered projects
Clutch, verified reviews

Why us

What working with us actually looks like

  • 01
    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.

  • 02
    Data stays in the EU

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

  • 03
    Built for production

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

  • 04
    Explainable by default

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

  • 05
    Fixed price in euros

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

  • 06
    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.

Recent work with European clients

Our deepest AI work in Europe is the AI OCR behind a receipts-and-rewards platform for Musgrave's SuperValu and Centra in Ireland. It reads and validates scanned receipts at scale, reaching near 99% validation accuracy on production data.

Beyond AI, we ship broader platform work for European clients too. Recent builds include a rebuilt rewards platform for the Irish utility Energia and booking and keyless-entry software for City Break Apartments in Dublin. Each shipped to a fixed scope, in the client's time zone, with EU data handling built in.

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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. Most teams begin with a scoped v1 for a single use case, from around €25,000 to €60,000, to prove the approach and validate it with real users. From there the system grows: a production build integrated into your operations, with data pipelines, compliance controls, and a management interface, reaches €60,000 to €200,000 or more over time. You approve a fixed scope and price before each stage 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

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.

  • 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.