UK regtech Kaizen lands £42m investment from Guidepost Growth Equity
Kaizen, a regulatory compliance solutions provider based in the UK, has secured a £42 million minority investment from Boston-headquartered venture capital firm Guidepost Growth Equity.
Kaizen bags £42 million investment
As its first external funding since its founding in 2013, the investment is intended to support the regtech’s support go-to-market strategies, improve its compliance technology, speed up product development, and fuel its expansion efforts in North America.
As part of the minority stake, Gene Nogi, general partner at Guidepost, will join Kaizen’s board of directors, alongside two “to be named” independent directors.
Kaizen’s regulatory compliance solutions for financial institutions include tools for trade and communications surveillance, managing regulatory rules, shareholding disclosures and research management.
With its flagship ReportShield platform, the start-up focuses on regulatory reporting quality assurance, enabling clients to test the accuracy of reports at the trade level, while ensuring compliance with global regulations like CFTC, SEC, MiFID, EMIR, SFTR, and others.
Last year, Kaizen acquired compliance solutions vendor Red Deer for an undisclosed amount, enabling the company to offer customers an expanded range of surveillance and research tools, according to Kaizen CEO Dario Crispini.
