Complyance Secures $20M Series A to Revolutionize Enterprise GRC with AI-Native Platform

Complyance, an AI-native governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform, has announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by GV, bringing the company's total funding to $28 million. The startup aims to transform how enterprises manage data compliance and risk assessment through autonomous AI agents.

Founded by Richa Kaul, a data privacy advocate, Complyance addresses a critical enterprise need: protecting consumer data by securing the organizations that hold it. The platform integrates seamlessly into existing technology stacks, leveraging AI agents to automate traditionally manual governance, risk, and compliance workflows.

Key capabilities of the platform include:

• Automated custom data validation checks against organization-specific criteria and risk thresholds
• Real-time risk flagging and continuous compliance monitoring
• Third-party vendor risk assessment automation
• Transformation of quarterly or annual audit cycles into continuous, second-scale evaluations

"The AI basically automates a number of manual tasks," Kaul explained. "It uses AI to do custom checks on data coming in against their own specific criteria and risk thresholds."

The platform's value proposition centers on eliminating weeks or months of manual risk review processes that traditionally burden GRC teams. By implementing continuous automated checks, enterprises can maintain real-time compliance visibility rather than relying on periodic assessments.

Market positioning and differentiation: Complyance competes in a space occupied by established players including Archer, ServiceNow GRC, and OneTrust. However, Kaul emphasizes that her company's AI-native architecture—rather than retrofitted AI features—provides a fundamental competitive advantage.

The company emerged from stealth in 2023, launching its first commercial product in late 2024. While declining to disclose specific customer counts, Kaul confirmed that the platform serves multiple Fortune 500 enterprises.

The Series A round included participation from Speedinvest, Everywhere Ventures, and angel investors from Anthropic and Mastercard. Notably, GV proactively approached Complyance after identifying it as an enterprise-grade, AI-led solution gaining traction with major clients.

Capital deployment strategy: The fresh funding will support go-to-market expansion and product development. Complyance plans to expand from its current 16 purpose-built agents to 46, enhancing automation coverage across GRC workflows.

"We're trying to redefine what enterprise GRC teams spend their time doing right now," Kaul stated. "They signed up to help protect their businesses and help protect their business customers. By redefining some of those workflows and redefining how work gets done, we're able to unblock them to help them focus on those strategic priorities."