Agion, a Helsinki-based artificial intelligence startup, has announced a strategic partnership with Sweden’s SIROS Foundation to develop infrastructure for verifying the identities, permissions and authority of AI agents acting on behalf of organisations.
The collaboration addresses a growing challenge in enterprise AI deployment: as organisations increasingly delegate tasks to autonomous AI agents, they face the question of how to maintain control and oversight while granting these systems sufficient autonomy to operate effectively. The partnership seeks to bridge verifiable digital identity mechanisms with organisational governance frameworks.
Connecting Identity Verification to AI Agent Authority
The initiative combines two interconnected concerns that are becoming critical as AI systems become more autonomous. On one hand, organisations need reliable methods to verify which AI agent is performing a given action and under what circumstances. On the other hand, they require clear governance structures that define the scope of authority granted to these agents.
Janne Pulkkinen, speaking on behalf of Agion, outlined the company’s approach: “Several of us at Agion have worked in the digital identity space before. AI agents bring a new dimension to familiar questions: who is acting on whose behalf, what authority do they have, and how can that be verified? Together with SIROS, we want to connect verifiable identity and delegation with organisational governance, so organisations can give agents more autonomy without giving up control over their decisions and knowledge. AI should compound your advantage, not your dependency.”
Building Trust in AI Autonomy
The partnership recognises that trust in AI systems extends beyond technical reliability to encompassing clarity about accountability and authority. By establishing verifiable mechanisms for AI agent identity and permissions, the collaboration aims to create systems where organisations can confidently delegate decision-making authority while retaining visibility into how that authority is exercised.
SIROS Foundation, based in Sweden, brings expertise in identity and governance frameworks to the initiative. The foundation’s involvement signals growing recognition across the Nordic region that AI governance infrastructure requires cross-border collaboration and input from multiple stakeholders.
Agion, founded in 2025, operates within the AI governance sector at a time when European regulators and enterprises are intensifying scrutiny of how AI systems are deployed and controlled. The startup’s focus on identity verification and delegation reflects broader concerns within the EU about responsible AI development and the need for technical solutions that support regulatory compliance.
Broader European Ecosystem Context
The announcement reflects a wider European conversation about building trustworthy AI infrastructure. As the EU continues implementing frameworks like the AI Act, startups addressing governance, transparency and accountability are attracting attention from both policymakers and enterprises. Partnerships like this one between Finnish and Swedish organisations demonstrate how European AI companies are positioning themselves to solve problems that will shape how organisations globally manage autonomous systems. The focus on verifiable identity and authority for AI agents represents a practical approach to implementing governance principles that regulators and businesses increasingly view as essential.