ComplyAdvantage is a London-founded RegTech company that uses AI and machine learning to help banks, fintechs and other regulated businesses detect and prevent financial crime. Its flagship Mesh platform combines a proprietary, real-time database of sanctions, watchlists, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and adverse media with customer screening, transaction monitoring, payment screening and fraud detection - automating the heavy, error-prone work of anti-money-laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) compliance for more than 3,000 enterprises across roughly 75 countries.
Castellum.AI is a New York-based regulatory technology company that automates anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer compliance for banks, credit unions, fintechs and crypto firms. Its platform pairs in-house risk data drawn from 200,000+ global sources with explainable AI agents that screen for sanctions, politically exposed persons and adverse media, cutting alert volume by 94% and review time by 83% out of the box. Founded by a former U.S. Treasury sanctions officer, the company raised an $8.5M Series A in July 2025 led by Curql.
Rahul Raina is the Co-Founder and CTO of TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company that helps governments, financial institutions, and crypto businesses detect and investigate financial crime on the blockchain. Born out of a failed game startup, TRM Labs now serves 600+ government agencies across 75+ countries, achieved unicorn status in February 2026 with a $70M Series C at a $1B valuation, and is recognized as a leading force in making the crypto ecosystem safer. Rahul was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2022.
Soups Ranjan is the co-founder and CEO of Sardine, an agentic AI platform for financial crime prevention and AML compliance headquartered in San Francisco. With a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University and career stints at Coinbase (as Head of Risk) and Revolut (Head of Financial Crime), he channeled over 15 years of fraud-fighting expertise into Sardine, which has raised $145.6M and grown to 300+ enterprise customers. Sardine's behavioral biometrics and device intelligence platform now profiles 2.2+ billion devices, making it one of the most comprehensive financial crime databases in existence.
TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company that helps financial institutions, crypto businesses, and government agencies investigate fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes on-chain. Its platform blends blockchain data, AI agents, and threat intelligence to trace illicit funds across hundreds of blockchains, screen wallets, and support criminal investigations from suspicious-activity alerts to courtroom-ready evidence.