Compliance Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) in the San Francisco Bay Area 2025

Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. And we believe everyone should have a fair chance to work. That's why we've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. For more information on our mission and products, visit http://checkr.com.

Deel is the all-in-one HR platform for global teams. It helps companies simplify every aspect of managing an international workforce, from culture and onboarding, to local payroll and compliance. Deel works for independent contractors and full-time employees in more than 150 countries, compliantly. And getting set up takes just a few minutes. For more information, visit Deel.com.

Plane is an all-in-one people platform for fast-growing teams. We build easy-to-use payroll and compliance tools that help companies go global from day one.

Skypher makes security reviews easy for software companies.

Squire is a devtool that works with you by writing pull request descriptions, reviewing PRs, and writing code to implement code review feedback.

ABOUT VANTA Vanta (YC W18) is the leading automated compliance and trust management platform designed to simplify and centralize compliance and security workflows for organizations of all sizes. WHY YC STARTUPS NEED VANTA As a YC company, proving your security compliance is crucial for selling to security-conscious buyers and entering new markets. We would know, we’ve been there—and we’ve helped over 8,000 customers do just that! Vanta's out-of-the-box solution, combined with expert service partners, helps you quickly and painlessly achieve and maintain compliance with top compliance frameworks—allowing you to focus on building great products. Learn more at https://vanta.com. YC-ONLY OFFER 25% Off Offer for YC Companies and Access to Partner Network: YC companies receive a 25% discount on the Vanta platform. Leverage Vanta’s automation alongside our trusted partner network to customize your compliance program. Quick Start for start-ups: Get SOC 2 ready in as little as 4 weeks with help from a trusted service partner. Guided by a virtual CISO and a dedicated compliance team, you'll be onboarded and fully supported in getting audit-ready quickly and easily—perfect for fast-moving founders. WHY VANTA? Built for startups: Vanta knows startups. We went through YC in 2018 and have since helped thousands of startups, including YC companies Supabase (YC S20), Bend (YC S22), and Newfront (YC W18) achieve and maintain compliance quickly. Startups like Charityvest (YC S20), BreachRX, and Flo Health have gone from zero to SOC 2 Type I or ISO 27001 certification in 10 days or less with Vanta. Future-proof, feature-rich, automated platform: Vanta’s modular platform evolves with your needs, including: * 30 frameworks spanning security, privacy, industry, geographic, and custom frameworks * 350+ integrations that automate evidence collection for these frameworks * 1,000 automated, hourly tests to ensure real, continuous security—not just at audit time, but all the time * Pre-built policy templates, lightweight agent for security checks, background checks, cyber insurance, cookie consent management, auditor portal, user access reviews, security awareness training, risk assessments, vendor security reviews, managing vulnerabilities, and more Tailored support for early-stage companies: Vanta offers internal, no-cost Customer Success and GRC (compliance) experts, robust technical support, detailed documentation, and a 24/7 chatbot for frequently asked questions. (Optional) Purchase Vanta with auditors experienced in your framework and the Vanta platform, or choose from a range of MSP/consulting partners for additional services like penetration tests and virtual CISO support (some at no cost). We don’t force vendor lock-in. Transparent pricing and promises: Vanta strives to do what it says on the tin: we believe in setting and meeting customer expectations. We offer flexible contracts, fair and transparent pricing, and publish our support metrics. We prefer to focus on helping customers succeed and let them explain why they chose us over others—check out our G2 reviews and customer case studies! Proven market leader and well-funded: Vanta was founded in 2018 and has raised $350M with over 500 employees. We’ve guided over 8,000 customers through their first or multiple audit cycles for various frameworks. These customer learnings and our funding help drive a fast pace of product development to delight customers and ensure Vanta will be there for you in the future. Interested in seeing why Upflow (YC W20), Tailor (YC S22), and hundreds of other YC companies trust Vanta to expedite their compliance? Email yc@vanta.com to learn more!

‍Fieldguide is an automation and collaboration platform for modern assurance and advisory firms that digitizes the end-to-end engagement workflow on a single platform. Built by former Big Four practitioners and experienced technology leaders, Fieldguide is trusted by top CPA firms to improve margins, win new business, and build stronger client relationships. Fieldguide is backed by top investors such as Bessemer Venture Partners (Sameer Dholakia), 8VC (Alex Moore), Y Combinator, Elad Gil, Floodgate, AICPA/CPA.com, Justin Kan (Twitch/justin.tv), Eric Ries (The Lean Startup), and more.

FlowEQ is the trusted provider of workflow automation for teams that need to accelerate their work, especially complex processes and high-volume workflows that require human judgment. The FlowEQ Workflow Acceleration Platform includes interactive decision trees that are used by customer support, operations and product teams across all industries to improve accuracy and speed up important recurring work. Using FlowEQ customers get through high-stake recurring workflows 10x faster, saving their companies time and money every day. For additional information, visit www.floweq.com.

Confident LIMS is a leading Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) serving high-throughput labs in regulated industries. Confident LIMS is a B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform with strong network effects among our lab customers and their testing clients. We currently serve >60% of the legal cannabis industry in the United States and are expanding into mainstream agriculture, food & beverage, and environmental industries. In early 2022, we pivoted away from seeking to be the leading online B2B wholesale marketplace in the legal cannabis industry to be the best LIMS in the world in the agriculture, food & beverage, environmental and industrial chemicals industries.

Secure and manage all your devices with Swif. Automate compliance, streamline onboarding and discover Shadow IT—all in one platform. --- Challenges Addressed * Fragmented device management across multiple operating systems and locations. * Time-consuming manual compliance checks and reporting for various regulatory standards. * Inefficient onboarding and offboarding processes for remote and global teams. * Lack of visibility into shadow IT and unauthorized SaaS application usage. Customer Benefits * Unified visibility and control over all organizational devices, regardless of operating system or location. * Significant time savings through automated compliance readiness checks and real-time reporting. * Enhanced security posture with the ability to instantly lock or wipe compromised devices remotely. * Reduced IT overhead by consolidating device management, access control, and compliance tools into a single platform.

We have hundreds of fully qualified and experienced contractors in Information Security, Cloud Security, Privacy and Compliance available at competitive hourly rates.

AiPrise allows fintech companies to integrate with multiple identity vendors through a single platform. Companies like Amal Invest use us to integrate with local vendors and comply with regulations in over 100 countries.