compliance

Vanta, a trust management platform that helps businesses automate much of their security and compliance processes, today announced that it has raised a $150 million Series C funding round led…

Vanta raises $150M Series C, now valued at $2.45B

We’ve all seen them. The inspector with a clipboard, walking around a building, ticking off the last time the fire extinguishers were checked, or if all the lights are working.…

Checkfirst raises $1.5M pre-seed to apply AI to remote inspections and audits

Danish startup Whistleblower Software is rebranding as Formalize as it expands into the broader compliance software sphere — and it has raised a fresh €15 million ($16 million) to fund…

Whistleblower Software rebrands, expands into compliance with $16M

Over the last decade, we’ve seen data grow in increasing importance to enterprise software, and that role has grown even more pronounced more recently with the rise of large language…

As data takes center stage, Codified wants to bring flexibility to governance

Governance, risk management and compliance — GRC for short — remains one of the most active startup areas in terms of VC investments. According to Tracxn, the private market data…

Anecdotes lands $25M to expand its governance, risk management and compliance business

Companies are increasingly curious about AI and the ways in which it can be used to (potentially) boost productivity. But they’re also wary of the risks. In a recent Workday…

Distributional wants to develop software to reduce AI risk

Every day we seem to hear another news story about some government entity exploring how to regulate AI. Just last week, the EU finalized a new set of rules, but…

With regulation looming, Citrusx helps ensure AI models are in compliance

The compliance process at pharmaceutical manufacturers is complicated because many still use paper-based systems to record manufacturing steps. These paper records are reviewed by FDA auditors to ensure that guidelines…

Leucine makes drug manufacturing compliance less onerous

Certa, a compliance, governance and risk management platform for enterprises, today announced that it raised $35 million in a Series B round co-led by Fin Capital and Vertex Ventures, with…

Compliance and risk management startup Certa raises $35M

Meet Worldover, a new London-based startup that recently received $3.8 million in funding (£3 million). The startup is trying to simplify the compliance process when it comes to launching new…

Worldover is a compliance platform for cosmetic products (and soon any product)

Hyperproof, a software-as-a-service risk and compliance management company, today announced that it raised $40 million in a funding round led by Riverwood Capital with participation from Toba Capital, an early-stage…

Hyperproof, a compliance and risk management startup, raises $40M

OneTrust has been raising money by the bushel since it was founded in 2016, raising a $200 million Series A in July 2019, a $210 million Series B in February…

OneTrust hauls in another $150M on a $4.5B down round valuation

Early-stage cryptocurrency companies need to continually assess their compliance obligations, address any deficiencies, and vigilantly monitor for new regulatory developments.

3 tips for crypto startups preparing for continued compliance

Security and privacy compliance shouldn’t be luxury items. The more startups that can up their game in this regard, the better.

Democratizing good privacy and compliance practices

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Why more startups are getting compliant

Becoming and staying compliant can be a pain for startups, but several well-funded companies are hoping to help make it both easier and more meaningful.

Why more startups are getting compliant

Tim Flannery, Alex Laplante and Ben Doran were working together at Carta’s investor services team when they realized that onboarding funds to invest in startups was a taxing (no pun…

Passthrough raises $10M to simplify the process of investor onboarding

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Making sense of Coinbase’s post-settlement stock bump

Are markets warming up to the perspective of a more compliant Coinbase?

Making sense of Coinbase’s post-settlement stock bump

Compliance with privacy and security frameworks like SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR has become a central component not just of how organizations build trust with their users, but of how…

Laika laps up $50M for its automated security compliance platform

DataGrail has always focused on helping companies comply with the growing world of privacy regulation, building plug-ins to common data-heavy applications to help automate data discovery and compliance. Today, it’s…

DataGrail announces automated risk assessment tool and $45M investment

Tealium launched back in 2011 and built one of the earliest customer data platforms (CDP) a couple of years later. The company has concentrated on collecting data in highly regulated…

Tealium’s new compliance tool helps ensure consumer data preferences get implemented

Vanta, a security compliance automation startup, today announced that it raised $40 million in an extension of its Series B funding round that closed in June, which valued the company…

Vanta lands $40M to automate cybersecurity compliance

Keeping up with tax compliance for cryptocurrency can be tricky, especially since many laws are new (or haven’t been written yet). That’s why Binocs was founded. Users integrate their exchanges…

Crypto tax reporting app Binocs helps users navigate regulations

Showing that the regtech industry remains robust to economic headwinds, private equity firms Centerbridge Partners and Bridgeport Partners today announced plans to acquire publicly traded Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), a…

CSI, a decades-old fintech solutions vendor, agrees to be acquired for $1.6B

It’s clear that remote and hybrid work are here to stay — the pandemic forever changed the way many companies do business. But it’s introduced roadblocks from an HR perspective.…

Mosey secures fresh capital to help companies comply with payroll rules

Increasingly, absent a federal framework, U.S. states are passing privacy and security laws aimed at protecting people’s data. The California Consumer Privacy Act is perhaps the best known, followed by…

Strac plugs into Slack, OneDrive and more to automatically redact sensitive info

In order to effectively mitigate sanction risks, PEs are doing due diligence on their LPs and investing in the management of compliance programs and policies at their portfolio companies.

When it comes to sanctions, PE firms must proceed with great caution

Startups face many challenges, but one outsized one is having to navigate regulatory requirements that differ in each jurisdiction. Particularly when it comes to financial compliance, implementing solutions isn’t a…

Flagright offers transaction monitoring with usage-based pricing

Castor, a data catalog platform, today announced that it raised $23.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Blossom with participation from Frst and angel investors including Florian…

Castor, a data catalog startup, nabs $23.5M to expand its platform

Reco (also known as RecoLabs), a company using AI to map a company’s data sharing, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series A round co-led by Insight…

Reco raises $30M to prevent sensitive data leaks

How did Box manage to get out of the growth trap while also growing its gross margins, operating income and net profit in its most recent quarter?

How Box escaped the SaaS growth trap