# Aayush Ghosh Choudhury

> Aayush Ghosh Choudhury is the Co-Founder and CEO of Scrut Automation, a SaaS-based GRC platform that automates compliance and risk management for mid-market and enterprise companies. A former McKinsey consultant and IIT Ropar / ISB graduate, he co-built Scrut after experiencing firsthand how compliance bottlenecks stall enterprise sales - discovering the solution while trying to sell a different product entirely. Under his leadership, Scrut has grown to 800+ customers globally, raised $20.5M from Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, and Endiya Partners, earned a LinkedIn Top 20 Startup 2024 ranking, and been recognized by G2 as a fastest-growing and highest-satisfaction product in security compliance.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Scrut Automation
- **Organizations:** Scrut Automation, Gomigo, PandoCorp, McKinsey & Company, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Post Graduate Program in Management, Indian School of Business (ISB)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Scrut Automation, reaching 800+ customers globally across regulated industries, Raised $20.5M total from Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, and Endiya Partners, Led Scrut to 350% year-over-year growth within two years of founding

## Career timeline

- **2006-2010** — Bachelor of Technology at IIT Ropar
- **2010-2012** — Early career roles at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Project Manager, Retail Executive Officer)
- **2012** — Internships at Hero Honda and NTPC
- **2013-2014** — Post Graduate Program in Management at Indian School of Business (ISB)
- **2014-2017** — Associate at McKinsey & Company, driving organizational transformation in restructuring and healthcare practices
- **2017-2021** — Co-founder at PandoCorp, building supply chain management SaaS focused on end-to-end visibility and data analytics
- **2019-2021** — Co-founded Gomigo, a regulation technology company - precursor to Scrut Automation
- **2021** — Co-founded Scrut Automation in November 2021 with Jayesh Gadewar and Kush Kaushik
- **2022** — Scrut Automation raises seed funding from Lightspeed and Endiya Partners
- **2023** — Scrut grows to 120+ employees; 800+ customers globally; 350% YoY growth
- **2024-04** — Scrut Automation raises $10M growth capital from Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, and Endiya Partners; total funding reaches $20.5M
- **2024** — Scrut Automation named LinkedIn Top 20 Startup 2024; G2 Fastest Growing and Highest Satisfaction awards in Security Compliance

## Achievements

- Co-founded Scrut Automation, reaching 800+ customers globally across regulated industries
- Raised $20.5M total from Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures, and Endiya Partners
- Led Scrut to 350% year-over-year growth within two years of founding
- Named LinkedIn Top 20 Startup 2024
- Recognized by G2 as Best Security Product, Highest Satisfaction, and Fastest Growing Product (2024)
- Built a team of 120+ employees across three continents within two years
- Recognized by Gartner as a key player in the GRC space
- Featured in Forbes India Tech Conversations podcast
- Regular contributor to GRC industry publications and conferences
- Built platform covering 30+ compliance frameworks with 70+ integrations

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Scrut Automation raises $10M growth capital from Lightspeed, MassMutual Ventures and Endiya Partners, bringing total funding to $20.5M
- **2024-03** — Scrut Automation named LinkedIn Top 20 Startup 2024
- **2024-02** — Scrut wins G2 Best Security Products, Highest Satisfaction Products, and Fastest Growing Products 2024
- **2023-12** — Scrut reaches 800+ global customers and 350% year-over-year growth milestone
- **2023-10** — Aayush publishes article on GenAI transforming GRC practices and industry trends

## Links

- Website: https://scrut.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayush-ghosh-choudhury-15675931
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AayushGhoshCho2
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIT0m3BdKIY

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Last updated: 2026-05-27