# Strike Graph empowers businesses of all sizes to take control of their security compliance.

## Our mission:

Strike Graph is revolutionizing modern security compliance through AI and automation, making it faster, smarter, and more accessible for organizations facing complex regulatory requirements.

## Our vision:

We envision a future where organizations can effortlessly design, operate, and measure security programs with AI-powered technology that evolves with their compliance needs.

## Our Story

Strike Graph was founded in 2020 by Justin Beals, a serial entrepreneur with deep expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and governance. Our AI-native compliance management platform helps organizations achieve security certifications faster and with less effort - all while maintaining the highest security standards.

We’ve empowered hundreds of organizations to secure certifications across nearly 30 frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, and more. With our purpose-built graph-based architecture, patent-pending agentic evidence validation technology, Verify AI, and intelligent recommendation engine, Security Assistant, we help companies streamline compliance with efficient workflows that build trust, mitigate risk, and fuel growth.

## Leadership team

### Justin Beals

Founder, CEO

#### Justin Beals

Justin Beals is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and governance. He cofounded Strike Graph in 2020 to eliminate confusion surrounding cybersecurity audit and certification processes by offering an innovative, right-sized solution at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. Justin is a board member for the Ada Developers Academy, VALID8 Financial, and Edify Software Consulting. Prior to starting Strike Graph, Justin was CTO of NextStep and Koru, which won the 2018 Most Impactful Startup award from Wharton People Analytics.

### Juliett Eck

CFO/COO

### Micah Spieler

Chief Product Officer

## Investors and partners

## Thought leadership

### [It’s your technology and your security controls: Don’t let an auditor become your CTO](https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/24/its-your-technology-and-your-security-controls-dont-let-an-auditor-become-your-cto/)

### [Cybersecurity compliance that is unique to your organization](https://podcasts.apple.com/lv/podcast/cybersecurity-compliance-that-is-unique-to-your-organization/id1551245817?i=1000562483410)

### [Constant compliance is security theater](https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/05/constant-compliance-is-security-theater/)

## Recent news coverage

### [Seattle compliance automation startup Strike Graph raises $8M to fuel growth and expand services](https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seattle-compliance-automation-startup-strike-graph-raises-8m-fuel-growth-expand-services/)

### [Strike Graph Introduces First-Ever AI Tech Platform to Automate Security Questionnaires](https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/strike-graph-ai-tech-platform/)

### [Strike Graph raises $3.9M to help automate security audits](https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/05/strike-graph-raises-3-9m-to-help-automate-security-audits/)