EU AI Act · Enforcement Aug 2, 2026
AUGUST 2, 2026.
IS YOUR PRODUCT
READY?
A 3-week fixed-scope audit for European companies using AI in their product. Conformity assessment, risk classification, prioritized remediation.
THE DEADLINE & THE STAKES
On August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act reaches full enforcement. Any AI system classified as high-risk — anything touching employment decisions, education, essential services, critical infrastructure, or biometric processing — must have a conformity assessment, technical documentation, human-oversight mechanisms, and logging in place before deployment.
Penalties scale to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher. The law applies to any organization that deploys or sells AI in the EU, regardless of where the company is headquartered.
Most companies we speak to fall into one of three categories: they don't know if their AI is high-risk, they assume their vendors handle compliance for them, or they have a policy document but no working audit trail. All three positions are exposed.
WHO THIS IS FOR
- European startups (10–100 people) that have shipped AI features in the last 18 months.
- Companies using OpenAI, Anthropic, or other model APIs in customer-facing products.
- Teams building agents, automation, or scoring/ranking systems.
- Founders who suspect they need to do something but don’t know where to start.
If you're not sure whether the EU AI Act applies to you, the free 30-min check will tell you in plain English.
Fixed scope · 3 weeks
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Inventory of all AI systems and AI-touching workflows in the product and the org.
- Risk classification under the EU AI Act framework (prohibited / high-risk / limited / minimal).
- Vendor and dependency review (which third-party AI services you rely on, what their compliance posture is).
- Conformity assessment documentation package for high-risk systems.
- Human-oversight and logging recommendations, with implementation effort estimates.
- Remediation roadmap prioritized by deadline exposure.
- 90-minute walkthrough call with the founder and tech lead at the end of the engagement.
TIMELINE
Kickoff, system inventory, vendor review.
Risk classification, gap analysis, draft documentation.
Final report, walkthrough, roadmap handoff.
Engagements start within 5 business days of contract signing. Booking now puts your audit completion in late May / early June — comfortable margin before the August 2 deadline.
WHY US
- We are a working engineering team, not a compliance-only firm — recommendations are implementable, not theoretical.
- EU-based (Portugal); GDPR-native; familiar with the European regulatory environment.
- Track record building production AI systems (Logistio, GrowSober, IRL).
- If we find that you don’t need a full audit, we’ll tell you in the free 30-min check and point you to the cheaper option.
FAQ
Probably not as a high-risk system, but you likely still need a usage policy, a vendor risk assessment, and shadow-AI controls. The free check will clarify.
We’ll tell you in the 30-min call. We don’t sell audits to companies that don’t need them — that’s bad for both sides.
Yes. Most audit clients move into a fractional CTO engagement or a targeted build sprint to implement the recommendations. The audit is priced as a standalone product, but it commonly leads into longer engagements.
You describe your product and AI usage; we tell you (a) whether the EU AI Act applies, (b) which risk tier you likely fall into, (c) what the audit would cover for you specifically, and (d) honest recommendation on whether to engage. No slides, no pitch deck.