Numonic has secured £250,000 in pre-seed funding from Fuel Ventures – towards a £560k round – as mounting regulatory pressure from the EU AI Act creates a significant compliance challenge for the creative sector.

From August 2026, new transparency rules will require organisations using AI-generated content to implement watermarking, maintain detailed records, and disclose AI usage – with penalties of up to €35m or 7% of global revenue for non-compliance.

Numonic’s platform is designed to help creative teams meet these requirements, offering automated tracking, audit trails, and compliance-ready metadata. The need is already being recognised, with BAFTA-winning Territory Studio (Disney, Marvel, Netflix) onboard.