LIVE PODCAST RECORDING, LONDON: REGISTER NOW
6pm, May 6th, London: Learn how this startup Founder used a Silicon Valley strategy to raise a $20M Series A, and is literally using AI to fight back against commoditisation by Big Tech AI platforms.
Join us for this live podcast recording with Richa Kaul, Founder & CEO of Complyance, in conversation with Pathfounders Editor Mike Butcher.
The Podcast will be followed by structured networking with a curated group of founders, investors and key tech startup ecosystem operators.
AI vs SaaS: The $20M raise that led to a fightback
SaaS has defined much of the last two decades in tech. Now, AI platforms are threatening the founder playbook, as every new feature release potentially kills off a startup.
In this Live Podcast Recording for Pathfounders, Richa Kaul, Founder & CEO of Complyance, will unpack how she used a Silicon Valley strategy to raise a $20M Series A led by Google Ventures, and is now using Agentic AI to prevent commoditisation.
Join Pathfounders Founder and Editor Mike Butcher for this live event, looking at how a founder is navigating the new SaaS playbook.
This fireside chat will explore:
• Richa’s journey to being a founder and raising $20M
• Why AI is forcing a fundamental rethink of the SaaS model
• How startups can use AI to fight commoditisation
• Building defensibility against AI platforms
• How Agentic AI is reshaping what startups can build
Join a curated group of founders, investors and tech startup ecosystem operators for structured conversations that go beyond surface-level networking.
Agenda
18:00 — Registrations & Networking
18:30 — Live Podcast Recording with Q&A
A candid, on-stage conversation with Mike Butcher and Richa Kaul
19:15 — “Speed Tables”
Structured ‘stand-up style’ roundtable discussions meet speed networking
→ Join topic-led discussions
→ Rotate tables each round
→ Meet a new group of peers every time
20:15 — Open Networking
Continue the conversations with the people you want to go deeper with
21:00 — Close
Why Attend
• Get unfiltered insights from a founder building at the forefront of the AI shift
• Meet a highly curated group of founders, investors, and experienced operators
• Experience structured networking that actually leads to meaningful connections
About Richa Kaul
Richa Kaul is the Founder and CEO of Complyance, an AI-powered enterprise GRC platform helping organisations navigate governance, risk, and compliance with purpose-built AI agents. Complyance reduces manual GRC work by 70% and supports over 100 compliance frameworks out of the box, serving enterprises across healthcare, technology, financial services, and beyond. Richa previously led global go-to-market strategy at ContractPodAI and spent years at McKinsey & Company. She is a leading voice on the future of AI governance and enterprise compliance.
About Pathfounders
The Pathfounders Podcast is a high-signal conversation series at the intersection of startups, venture capital, AI, and geopolitics. Founder-first, candid, and intellectually serious. Hosted by Mike Butcher MBE, Founder and Editor of Pathfounders and former Editor-at-Large of TechCrunch.
