About TrustArk
Compliance should be a competitive advantage, not a bottleneck
We started TrustArk because we saw the same problem on every continent: brilliant teams in Lagos, Sao Paulo, Singapore, and San Francisco losing deals and slowing growth — all because compliance was built for one region, not for the way global business actually works. We believe there's a better way.
Our Mission
To make compliance a growth accelerator for businesses everywhere — from emerging markets in Africa and Latin America to established hubs in Europe and North America.
We're building the global compliance platform that traditional tools never built. One that understands NDPA and LGPD as well as SOC 2 and GDPR. One that helps a Lagos fintech sell to London banks and a Singapore healthtech onboard US hospitals. When compliance travels as fast as your business, everyone wins.
Why Now?
Since 2020, over 300 new regulations have been introduced across North America, EMEA, and Latin America alone — including DORA, NIS2, and LGPD. Companies relying on manual control mapping and spreadsheet-based audits are losing over 10% of new business and taking 6+ months to onboard traditional GRC solutions.
Meanwhile, the Global South is producing the world's fastest-growing tech companies, AI has matured enough to navigate regulatory complexity at scale, and 3.5 million startups will need GRC solutions by 2030. The companies that can be compliant everywhere will win everywhere. That's the window TrustArk is built for.
Leadership
Built by operators who've done this before
Our founding team has collectively built products impacting millions of users across insurance tech, healthtech, fintech, banking, adtech, and enterprise AI — spanning four continents. They've worked together for over three years and bring the rare combination of global operating experience and deep technical expertise that this problem demands.
Co-Founder & CEO
Enterprise Technology & Global Operations
- 10+ years building technology across 3 continents
- Former leadership roles at Fortune 500 tech companies
- Previous startup co-founder with successful acquisition
- Products impacting millions across fintech, healthtech & insurtech
A seasoned executive with over a decade of experience building and scaling technology products across multiple continents. Has held leadership positions at Fortune 500 technology companies and high-growth startups spanning insurance tech, fintech, healthtech, and enterprise software — with operational experience across EMEA, North America, and West Africa. Previously co-founded and led a successful exit in the claims technology space. Has built products that have impacted millions of users across multiple geographies and industries. Brings a rare combination of deep technical understanding, global market intuition, and the operational discipline to turn complex compliance challenges into scalable growth engines.
Co-Founder & CTO, AI/ML
AI Engineering & Data Intelligence
- 10+ years in AI/ML across adtech and healthtech
- Built intelligent systems impacting millions of users
- Expert in agentic AI, data science, and automation
- Architects TrustArk's AI-powered compliance engine
A deeply technical AI engineer with over a decade of experience building intelligent, data-driven systems at scale. Has led engineering at leading adtech and healthtech companies, building best-in-class experiences powered by machine learning, automation, and advanced analytics. Passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI-driven user experiences — blending data science, automation, and design to create adaptive systems that learn from how people work. At TrustArk, architects the agentic AI layer that makes compliance intelligent, contextual, and continuously improving. The kind of engineer who doesn't just build AI — they build AI that fundamentally changes how an industry operates.
Co-Founder & CTO, Platform
Platform Architecture & Global Healthcare Technology
- 10+ years in healthtech, banking, and platform engineering
- Former platform lead at a leading Scandinavian bank
- Pioneer of scalable healthcare infrastructure across Africa
- Expert in multi-market, cross-border platform architecture
A recognized technology pioneer who has spent over a decade at the intersection of platform engineering, healthcare, and banking — building systems that operate at continental scale. Former platform lead at one of Scandinavia's largest financial institutions and a driving force behind scalable healthcare infrastructure across Africa. Spearheaded the development of a multi-frontend platform architecture powering healthcare solutions across multiple African markets, bridging innovation and impact by integrating modern technology frameworks to enhance accessibility, interoperability, and performance across diverse regulatory environments. Brings deep expertise in building platforms that work across borders, currencies, languages, and compliance regimes.
Co-Founder & COO
Product, Operations & African Market Strategy
- 7+ years in product, ops & marketing across African fintech & SaaS
- Serial entrepreneur with active analytics venture
- Deep expertise in African market go-to-market strategy
- Drives TrustArk's partnerships and customer acquisition
A serial entrepreneur and operator with over seven years of experience leading product, operations, and go-to-market strategy across fintech and SaaS companies in West Africa. Most recently founded and leads a data analytics venture that helps businesses across Africa make smarter decisions using analytics, dashboards, and practical AI tools. Brings a practitioner's understanding of what it takes to build and scale technology companies in emerging markets — from navigating regulatory complexity to building distribution channels that actually work on the ground. At TrustArk, drives operations, partnerships, and the go-to-market engine that connects the platform to the companies that need it most.
We've worked together for 3+ years.
Now we're building for the world.
This isn't a team assembled for a pitch deck. We've built together, shipped together, and operated across markets together. We understand global compliance not from a textbook, but from building products in Lagos, Accra, Stockholm, and San Francisco. That lived experience is in every feature we build.
Our Values
What drives us
These principles guide every decision we make — from product design to customer support, on every continent.
Global by Default
We don't adapt tools built for one region. We build for the world from day one — understanding that a company in Nairobi deserves the same compliance infrastructure as one in New York.
Growth-Obsessed
Everything we build is measured by whether it accelerates our customers' growth. Compliance isn't the goal — growth is. Compliance is just how you get there safely.
Security by Design
We practice what we preach. Our platform is built with the same rigor we help our customers achieve. Trust starts with how we build, not just what we sell.
Radical Transparency
Open communication in how our platform works, how we handle data, and how we make decisions. In compliance, trust isn't optional — it's the product.