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Counterfold

Empowering businesses with innovative AI-driven data analytics solutions.

Founded Sep 2026Luxembourg, LuxembourgPre-funding Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise Software

The founders

Mika WelterMW
University of Luxemburg · founded Medelu, T'ees
Cédric DiederichCD
Ex-Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology · founded Medelu
Aleks PanzoneAP
University of Luxemburg · founded Medelu, T'ees

The company

What they're building

Counterfold is building sovereign intelligence and data integration systems for European organisations, structured as five connected products — Eridanos (connect), Ariadne (understand), Polydeuces (model), Icarus (compare) and Solon (equip and act) — spanning a single deployment chain. The system wraps role-based AI agents and a 'decision memory' that preserves the reasoning behind choices, so companies can trace a board-level question down to accountable action.

Why now

As European institutions weigh AI adoption against questions of data control and auditability, Counterfold is leaning into local or on-premises hosting, model choice (including suitable Qwen options) and explicit data boundaries. The pitch is sovereignty as a feature, not an afterthought.

The backstory

Founded in 2026 and based in Luxembourg, the company is operated by YMA Media Luxembourg S.à r.l.-S. and built by a four-person founding team targeting institutions that need to rehearse consequential decisions and retain authority over their intelligence.

Why this team

The founding team of Mika Welter, Cédric Diederich, Aleks Panzone and Yves Miltgen is building from within the European regulatory heartland, where sovereignty and governance aren't abstractions but operating constraints.

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