# Richa Kaul

> Richa Kaul is the London-based American founder and CEO of Complyance, an enterprise governance, risk and compliance platform. Her career spans McKinsey, technology sector development for Virginia and executive roles at ContractPodAi. A personal interest in consumer data privacy informs her approach to enterprise security; Complyance announced a $20 million Series A led by GV in February 2026.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Complyance
- **Organizations:** Complyance, ContractPodAi (now Leah), Virginia Economic Development Partnership, McKinsey & Company
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Economics studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University
- **Known for:** Founded Complyance, an enterprise governance, risk and compliance platform., Led Complyance through a $20 million Series A led by GV, announced February 2026., Served as Boston University Student Government president in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Served as Boston University Student Government president and addressed incoming students at Matriculation.
- **Before 2020** — Worked in strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company, then led technology and professional services sector growth at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
- **2019** — Moved to the United Kingdom after her husband’s work brought them there.
- **2021** — Publicly profiled as Chief Strategy Officer of ContractPodAi; also subsequently served as Chief Revenue Officer.
- **2022** — Founded Complyance; appointed a director of its UK legal entity, Securely Technology Limited, on July 26.
- **2025** — Complyance named to the Euro Seed 50.
- **2026** — Complyance announced a $20 million Series A led by GV on February 11.

## Achievements

- Founded Complyance, an enterprise governance, risk and compliance platform.
- Led Complyance through a $20 million Series A led by GV, announced February 2026.
- Served as Boston University Student Government president in 2014.
- Held strategy and revenue leadership roles at ContractPodAi.
- Led growth of the technology and professional services sectors at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
- Complyance included in the 2025 Euro Seed 50.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on Data Driven to discuss enterprise security, privacy and AI; episode published September 21.
- **2026-05** — Discussed fundraising and the origins of Complyance with Mike Butcher at Pathfounders Live; episode published May 11.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on The CTO Show to discuss continuous compliance and AI agents; episode published March 23.
- **2026-02** — Complyance announced its $20 million Series A led by GV, with existing investors participating.

## Links

- Website: https://www.complyance.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richa-kaul/

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