Crosscheck Secures $220K After Completing Techstars New York Accelerator
Crosscheck, a Ukrainian startup that builds an AI platform for business compliance, has completed the Techstars accelerator in New York and raised $220,000 in funding. Founder Bohdan Dreihaupt confirmed the news to Scroll.media.
What’s Known
- The $220,000 offer consists of two parts:
- $200,000 through an uncapped MFN SAFE
- $20,000 through a Post-Money Convertible Equity Agreement (CEA)
- In total, Techstars receives 5% of the company in common stock, plus a future value of $200,000 via the uncapped MFN SAFE.
- Crosscheck plans to utilize the funds to refine its product and enhance its marketing and sales efforts.
«Techstars in the US is all about a strong focus on Enterprise and B2B. We already have our first confirmed pilots in the US, and over the next three months, we need to validate all key hypotheses. Andres Barreto is the star director of the program in New York — he’s helping us reach tier-one investors through his network. Traction with our first US clients is our main goal. The second goal of joining the program is to prepare for an ambitious seed round,» Dreihaupt told Scroll.media.
- The program ran for three months, with Demo Day held on December 4. A total of eight startups participated in the cohort, selected from several thousand applications.
- According to Bohdan, Crosscheck made a pivot during the accelerator and significantly changed both the product and GTM strategy.
«Since the pivot and the launch of the open beta, we’ve seen a 3× increase in platform usage,» he said.
«Our main goal was to build as strong a network in New York as we have in Kyiv — one that would open doors for our GTM and seed round preparation. I think we did a great job, and this is just the beginning. The Techstars team supports founders all the way with the #GiveFirst principle. Today, our network includes more than 40 New York founders who are transforming entire industries, as well as access to tier-one funds we hadn’t previously connected with.»
About the Product
- Crosscheck is developing an AI platform for business compliance that helps companies prepare for audits, keep documentation organized, and ensure compliance with international quality standards — primarily EU requirements.
- Initially, the team built an MVP for internal auditors and companies undergoing mandatory certification.
- The current MVP partially automates audit report preparation based on documents provided by clients.
«An auditor typically spends 2–3 hours preparing such reports manually. Crosscheck generates a draft report in two minutes, highlighting the items that still need manual review. This speeds up the process by at least three times,» Bohdan explained.
- For fast data processing, Crosscheck uses multiple AI models, including OpenAI, Gemini, and Claude, each handling a different task stack. Cursor is used as an aggregator of various LLMs for code generation.
- Crosscheck currently has four enterprise SaaS contracts with internal auditors preparing for certification. Its pipeline includes nearly 70 audit companies, representing around 200 potential users.
- By the end of the acceleration program, Crosscheck aims to complete three paid pilot projects in the agro and bioenergy sectors and involve around 20 auditors working in the bioenergy market.
About the Startup
- Crosscheck is headquartered in New York and registered in Delaware. The team consists of five people working from Ukraine, Estonia, and Brazil.
- In May 2025, Crosscheck raised about $450,000 in pre-seed funding. In August, the startup added several more investors and increased the round to $700,000.
- The first two investment firms that invested in Crosscheck were the Swiss investment firm Tenity and the US-based Dnipro VC. Later, Ukrainian investment company Vesna Capital joined. Bas Godska and another private investor also contributed.
- With the Techstars funding, the total amount raised reaches $920,000.
- Bohdan has not yet disclosed details of the upcoming round, saying the team is currently focused on traction and sales. «We plan to determine the size of the round closer to Techstars Demo Day, which will take place on December 4 in New York.»
Crosscheck Secures $220K After Completing Techstars New York Accelerator
Crosscheck, a Ukrainian startup that builds an AI platform for business compliance, has completed the Techstars accelerator in New York and raised $220,000 in funding. Founder Bohdan Dreihaupt confirmed the news to Scroll.media.
What’s Known
- The $220,000 offer consists of two parts:
- $200,000 through an uncapped MFN SAFE
- $20,000 through a Post-Money Convertible Equity Agreement (CEA)
- In total, Techstars receives 5% of the company in common stock, plus a future value of $200,000 via the uncapped MFN SAFE.
- Crosscheck plans to utilize the funds to refine its product and enhance its marketing and sales efforts.
«Techstars in the US is all about a strong focus on Enterprise and B2B. We already have our first confirmed pilots in the US, and over the next three months, we need to validate all key hypotheses. Andres Barreto is the star director of the program in New York — he’s helping us reach tier-one investors through his network. Traction with our first US clients is our main goal. The second goal of joining the program is to prepare for an ambitious seed round,» Dreihaupt told Scroll.media.
- The program ran for three months, with Demo Day held on December 4. A total of eight startups participated in the cohort, selected from several thousand applications.
- According to Bohdan, Crosscheck made a pivot during the accelerator and significantly changed both the product and GTM strategy.
«Since the pivot and the launch of the open beta, we’ve seen a 3× increase in platform usage,» he said.
«Our main goal was to build as strong a network in New York as we have in Kyiv — one that would open doors for our GTM and seed round preparation. I think we did a great job, and this is just the beginning. The Techstars team supports founders all the way with the #GiveFirst principle. Today, our network includes more than 40 New York founders who are transforming entire industries, as well as access to tier-one funds we hadn’t previously connected with.»
About the Product
- Crosscheck is developing an AI platform for business compliance that helps companies prepare for audits, keep documentation organized, and ensure compliance with international quality standards — primarily EU requirements.
- Initially, the team built an MVP for internal auditors and companies undergoing mandatory certification.
- The current MVP partially automates audit report preparation based on documents provided by clients.
«An auditor typically spends 2–3 hours preparing such reports manually. Crosscheck generates a draft report in two minutes, highlighting the items that still need manual review. This speeds up the process by at least three times,» Bohdan explained.
- For fast data processing, Crosscheck uses multiple AI models, including OpenAI, Gemini, and Claude, each handling a different task stack. Cursor is used as an aggregator of various LLMs for code generation.
- Crosscheck currently has four enterprise SaaS contracts with internal auditors preparing for certification. Its pipeline includes nearly 70 audit companies, representing around 200 potential users.
- By the end of the acceleration program, Crosscheck aims to complete three paid pilot projects in the agro and bioenergy sectors and involve around 20 auditors working in the bioenergy market.
About the Startup
- Crosscheck is headquartered in New York and registered in Delaware. The team consists of five people working from Ukraine, Estonia, and Brazil.
- In May 2025, Crosscheck raised about $450,000 in pre-seed funding. In August, the startup added several more investors and increased the round to $700,000.
- The first two investment firms that invested in Crosscheck were the Swiss investment firm Tenity and the US-based Dnipro VC. Later, Ukrainian investment company Vesna Capital joined. Bas Godska and another private investor also contributed.
- With the Techstars funding, the total amount raised reaches $920,000.
- Bohdan has not yet disclosed details of the upcoming round, saying the team is currently focused on traction and sales. «We plan to determine the size of the round closer to Techstars Demo Day, which will take place on December 4 in New York.»
