This Founder Just Raised A $20 million Series A led by GV

Complyance said Wednesday it raised a $20 million Series A led by GV to sell AI agents that run continuous governance, risk, and compliance checks inside enterprise tech stacks.

Reporting from TechCrunch describes a product aimed at replacing periodic, audit-based reviews that can take weeks or months with automated checks that run in seconds. The shift matters because large companies increasingly treat compliance as a real-time control surface tied to vendor access and data movement, not a quarterly paperwork cycle.

Capital is shifting compliance from audits to always-on controls

Complyance positions its software as an integrated layer that evaluates incoming data against company-specific criteria and risk thresholds, then flags issues for human review, according to CEO Richa Kaul. That framing targets a recurring enterprise pain point. GRC teams often operate with limited visibility between formal audits, while internal data flows and external vendor connections change daily.

Complyance also includes an agent that assesses third-party vendor risk. Vendor review has become a core chokepoint in enterprise procurement because a single external tool can expand a company’s exposure across data, identity, and infrastructure permissions.

AI-native tooling competes for ownership of enterprise risk workflows

Complyance enters a market with established providers including Archer, ServiceNow GRC, and OneTrust. Kaul told TechCrunch the company differentiates by building as “AI-native” rather than adding AI features onto older products. That claim maps to a broader enterprise software contest. The vendor that controls risk workflows can influence policy enforcement, reporting standards, and which systems get approved to connect.

The round signals investor demand for enterprise-grade automation

Complyance said the round included Speedinvest, Everywhere Ventures, and angel investors from Anthropic and Mastercard. Kaul declined to disclose customer count but said the company works with a few Fortune 500 companies. Complyance has raised $28 million to date, came out of stealth in 2023, and shipped its first product to market in late 2024.

Kaul said GV approached the company, and she plans to use the new capital for go-to-market expansion and to add 30 more purpose-built agents on top of the 16 agents already in the product.