Straion: Linz-based AI startup raises €1.1 million

Straion, a Linz-based AI startup, has raised €1.1 million in seed capital under the leadership of Marathon Venture Capital. The young company has set itself the goal of helping other businesses deliver AI-generated code they can actually trust. Previously, Straion had already received €280,000 in pre-seed funding through government grants and the AWS Startup Program.

Straion makes AI coding agents more reliable

Companies are increasingly using AI coding agents like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor. However, Straion sees a lack of organizational context here. AI coding agents should actually make every developer ten times faster, but many teams find that these systems often ignore internal standards. They learn wrong rules from scattered files and require constant manual corrections.

Straion addresses this problem with a centralized, machine learning-based platform for technical standards. It analyzes every coding task in real time, selects only the relevant rules, and validates the AI’s plan before implementation begins. This means violations surface during the planning phase rather than during code review. Setup takes only about five minutes. The platform promises full GDPR compliance.

Building the missing context layer

“AI coding agents are incredibly fast – but often run in the wrong direction,” says Katrin Freihofner, co-founder of Straion. “Companies shouldn’t have to constantly supervise their AI or clean up code reviews afterward. With this funding, we’re building the missing context layer that gives AI the right organizational framework from the start – so teams can achieve real productivity gains.”