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
A candid, on-stage conversation with Mike Butcher and Richa Kaul
19:15 — Speed Tables
Structured 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.