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The compliance sector is seeing major growth as companies navigate complex rules. Startups are creating tools for everything from data privacy to financial crime.
For example, OneTrust has raised $2.1 billion to help with responsible data use. Meanwhile, newer companies like Zania are using AI for security and risk management.
Below is our list of 100 Compliance startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Get the Sheet for $50Alloy builds an identity decisioning platform that helps banks and fintech companies automate their risk and identity decisions. Their single API and dashboard allow financial institutions to safely onboard more customers without exposing themselves to fraud.
TRM Labs provides blockchain intelligence to help financial institutions and governments detect and investigate cryptocurrency-related financial crime. Their platform offers transaction monitoring and wallet screening to manage risk and ensure regulatory compliance.
Zania builds autonomous AI agents to help organizations manage security risk and compliance. Their technology automates complex security workflows and helps teams maintain continuous regulatory adherence.
Ethena builds compliance training software that helps companies with topics like harassment prevention and code of conduct. They deliver this training in short, engaging formats through existing tools like Slack and email, replacing outdated and ineffective methods.
Zip created a procurement orchestration platform that gives businesses a single front door for any employee spending request. The platform automates the full procure-to-pay process, providing visibility and control over company-wide purchasing.
OneTrust builds a trust intelligence platform designed to help businesses responsibly handle data and AI. Their suite of tools enables companies to manage consent, navigate governance, and mitigate risks to comply with global privacy regulations.
Ketryx develops an AI-driven compliance platform to automate documentation and workflows for regulated product teams. Their software helps these teams navigate complex regulatory requirements so they can build and ship products faster.
RegScale builds a continuous compliance automation platform for companies in heavily regulated sectors. Their API-centric software helps organizations move from static, paper-based compliance to a more automated and collaborative system.
Quantexa builds a decision intelligence platform that helps organizations connect vast amounts of internal and external data. Their software uses AI to create a single contextual view, enabling public and private sector clients to uncover hidden risks and identify new growth opportunities.
Trustible has developed an AI governance platform to help organizations safely adopt and manage artificial intelligence. Their software provides tools for real-time compliance monitoring and risk mitigation, enabling businesses to build trust in their AI applications.
The top 10 offer a glimpse into a much larger sector of compliance startups. Many more founders are tackling complex rules and regulations, and together they have raised over $9 billion to do it.
You'll see a strong focus on artificial intelligence and enterprise software, with companies at every stage of growth. Below is a look at the other startups shaping the compliance field in 2026.
| Startup | Main Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | 2022 | $57.5M | Series B | |
| Cloud | 2014 | $214.4M | Undisclosed | |
| AI | 2018 | $503M | Series D | |
| Enterprise | 2015 | $837M | Secondary Market | |
| SaaS | 2010 | $433.9M | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 2012 | $159.8M | Venture Round | |
| Data | 2011 | $474.8M | Series D | |
| AI | 2024 | $2M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2020 | $328.2M | Series C | |
| Crypto | 2013 | $100M | Corporate Round | |
| AI | 2018 | $35M | Series B | |
| AI | 2020 | $62M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2022 | $33M | Series A | |
| AI | 2023 | $2.2M | Seed | |
| AI | 2023 | $4.2M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | — | $8.2M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2022 | $7.6M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2020 | $77.2M | Series B | |
| AI | 2013 | $182M | Debt Financing | |
| AI | 2018 | $22.2M | Debt Financing | |
| AI | 2019 | $50M | Venture Round | |
| Enterprise | 2017 | $67.7M | Series B | |
| Retail | 2017 | $42.5M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2023 | $50.3M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2018 | $92M | Series C | |
| AI | 2023 | $20.3M | Series A | |
| AI | 2024 | $3.7M | Seed | |
| AI | 2021 | $19M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2012 | $350M | Private Equity | |
| Cloud | 2018 | $49.5M | Series B | |
| Security | 1999 | $592M | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 2020 | $3.3M | Seed | |
| AI | 2023 | $35.8M | Series A | |
| Cloud | 2017 | $69M | Series B | |
| Fintech | 2024 | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | |
| Fintech | 2019 | $1.28B | Secondary Market | |
| Enterprise | 2009 | $57.5M | Undisclosed | |
| Enterprise | 2008 | $159.5M | Corporate Round | |
| AI | 2015 | £45M | Private Equity | |
| Cloud | 2018 | $62.3M | Private Equity | |
| AI | 2023 | $86.1M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2013 | $54M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2013 | $51.8M | Series B | |
| AI | 2024 | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | |
| Analytics | 2016 | $5M | Series A | |
| SaaS | 2000 | $138.2M | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 2018 | $84.2M | Series C | |
| Analytics | 2013 | $163.9M | Series D | |
| Enterprise | 2016 | $42.8M | Series C | |
| AgTech | 2016 | $9.6M | Venture Round | |
| Enterprise | 2019 | $98M | Series C | |
| AI | 2024 | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2015 | $156M | Series C | |
| Enterprise | 1990 | $10M | Debt Financing | |
| Enterprise | 2019 | $11.8M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2013 | $36M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2011 | £31.2M | Venture Round | |
| Marketing | 2014 | $70.6M | Series D | |
| Enterprise | 2003 | $454M | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 2019 | $18.7M | Series A | |
| Crypto | 2019 | $10.1M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2020 | $20.3M | Series A | |
| Fintech | 2021 | $7M | Seed | |
| Marketing | 2009 | $42.3M | Venture Round | |
| Enterprise | 2020 | $76.6M | Series B | |
| AI | 2018 | $190.6M | Series C | |
| Analytics | 2004 | $130M | Private Equity | |
| Security | 2020 | $31.5M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2018 | $47.7M | — | |
| Security | 2005 | £55.7M | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 2019 | $3.4M | Seed | |
| AI | 2022 | $25M | Seed | |
| AI | 2018 | $135.7M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2016 | $26.9M | Series B | |
| Fintech | 2017 | $62M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2018 | $81.1M | Series B | |
| AI | 2020 | $21.8M | Series A | |
| Data | 2018 | $10.8M | Series A | |
| AI | 2023 | €17M | Series A | |
| SaaS | 2012 | $68.8M | Private Equity | |
| AI | 2015 | $38.3M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2017 | $36.9M | Series B | |
| Infrastructure | 2015 | $78.7M | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 2019 | $610.9k | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2005 | £2M | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 2022 | £1M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2021 | $4.4M | Seed | |
| AI | 2020 | €5M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2021 | $2.6M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2014 | €14M | Series A |
