# Stas Bojoukha

> Stas Bojoukha is the founder and CEO of Compyl, a New York-based governance, risk and compliance platform he built after years of running security programs himself as a CISO across financial services, real estate and energy. Compyl closed a $12 million Series A in June 2025 led by Venture Guides, bringing its total funding to $13.7 million, as the company doubles its customer base year over year and pushes into an AI-driven "Compliance Copilot."

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Compyl
- **Organizations:** Compyl, SEFE Marketing & Trading Ltd, Cushman & Wakefield, Rabobank, Peel Hunt LLP
- **From:** Klaipeda, Lithuania
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Applied Information System Security, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Compyl, a GRC platform that has doubled its customer base for two consecutive years, Raised $13.7M in total funding for Compyl, including a $12M Series A led by Venture Guides, Holds CISSP, CISA, CISM, GSEC, CEH, CCNA and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certifications

## Career timeline

- **—** — Immigrated from Klaipeda, Lithuania to Canada at age six
- **—** — Did networking infrastructure work for the Toronto District School Board while in high school
- **2005-2009** — Studied Applied Information System Security at Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- **—** — Information Security Officer at Peel Hunt LLP
- **—** — Information Security Manager at Rabobank
- **—** — Regional Lead, Information Security & Risk Management (EMEA) at Cushman & Wakefield
- **—** — CISO and Head of Information Security at SEFE Marketing & Trading Ltd
- **2020** — Founded Compyl with Simon Shaddock during the pandemic
- **2025-06** — Compyl closed a $12M Series A led by Venture Guides, bringing total funding to $13.7M

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Compyl, a GRC platform that has doubled its customer base for two consecutive years
- Raised $13.7M in total funding for Compyl, including a $12M Series A led by Venture Guides
- Holds CISSP, CISA, CISM, GSEC, CEH, CCNA and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certifications
- Built and ran a security/compliance tool as a CISO that operated successfully for six years before it was later needed again by that same client - the seed of Compyl's concept
- Regular speaker at industry events including The Official Cybersecurity Summit (Boston, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, Philadelphia, Tampa, New York) and Data Connectors

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Compyl closed a $12M Series A funding round led by Venture Guides, with Venture Guides partner Anton Simunovic joining the board.

## Links

- Website: https://compyl.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stas-bojoukha/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/thestas1
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elePhM30_1w

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Last updated: 2026-07-08