Strike Graph Selected for AWS and Meta’s Exclusive “Building with Llama” Startup Program to Shape the Future of AI in Compliance and Trust

Strike Graph was chosen among the top 3% of startups nationwide for AWS and Meta’s “Building with Llama” program to accelerate AI innovation in compliance.

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Strike Graph, the AI-native compliance management platform, today announced that it has been selected as one of only 33 startups nationwide to participate in the AWS Startups: Building with Llama program—a six-month, invite-only initiative from AWS and Meta designed to accelerate innovation with Llama, Meta’s open-source AI ecosystem.

Launched in May 2025, the program connects a select group of startups across the U.S. with top AI leaders and world-class AI technical experts from AWS and Meta who will provide leading-edge guidance on model customization and optimization to accelerate innovation in AI-driven compliance.

Chosen from more than 1,000 applications, Strike Graph was placed among the top 3% of AI startups recognized for their technical foundation and potential for real-world impact. This reflects Strike Graph’s continued push to develop advanced AI technologies that can drive next-generation capabilities for compliance and trust.

Founding Vision and AI Innovation

Strike Graph was founded in 2020 by technologist and serial entrepreneur Justin Beals on the revolutionary concept that compliance programs require more than static checklists; they demand systems with agentic intelligence capable of dynamically responding to evolving regulatory environments and enterprise complexity.

Strike Graph’s innovations in dynamic ontologies and graph-based data models treat compliance elements—risks, controls, evidence, and frameworks—as interconnected yet distinct, allowing a flexible, many-to-many relationship. This design facilitates more advanced and adaptable AI use for compliance automation and delivers unparalleled scalability and precision in managing multi-framework compliance requirements. The company’s unique AI-driven software architecture empowers agentic AI to proactively interpret, test, and validate compliance data in real-time, transforming compliance from a reactive exercise into a continuous strategic process.

Key AI Features Powering the Strike Graph Platform

• Agentic AI Architecture: The foundation for adaptable, context-aware compliance automation that evolves with business environments and regulatory changes.
• Verify AI: Strike Graph’s patent-pending intelligent internal auditor that continuously monitors and validates compliance controls and evidence, offering real-time feedback and early risk detection.
• AI Security Assistant: An advanced AI compliance advisor providing instant answers to queries and supporting incident response with strict data privacy.
• AI Automation: Accelerates compliance readiness by automating evidence collection and integration for cloud environments, syncing audit cycles with deployment.
• Multi-Framework Mapping: Automatically correlates risks, controls, and evidence across more than 40 compliance frameworks, reducing redundancy and streamlining audits.
• Secure Zero-Trust AI Stack: Custom-built AI infrastructure ensuring all compliance data remains encrypted and private without third-party dependencies.

“We’re honored to be recognized by AWS and Meta for our work in AI-driven compliance,” said Justin Beals, CEO and Co-Founder of Strike Graph. “Joining the Building with Llama program allows us to push our AI capabilities even further, all in service of helping companies build and maintain trust with their customers.”

Through the program, Strike Graph will leverage Llama models and AWS infrastructure to enhance its intelligent compliance platform, particularly in areas like automated evidence collection, contextual risk analysis, and real-time compliance verification.

About the AWS Startups: Building with Llama Program

The program supports 30–35 promising U.S.-based startups building innovative solutions using Llama, Meta’s open-source AI framework. Participants receive dedicated support from AWS and Meta’s AI experts, including personalized guidance on model fine-tuning, prompt optimization, and inference performance, as well as access to a vibrant community of AI leaders and fellow founders.

For more information, visit https://www.strikegraph.com/built-for-ai

About Strike Graph:

Strike Graph is an AI-native compliance management company empowering organizations of any size to eliminate redundant work, accelerate audits, and achieve trust. Strike Graph’s next-generation platform transforms GRC through its purpose-built graph-based architecture, patent-pending agentic evidence validation technology, Verify AI, intelligent recommendation engine, Security Assistant, and dynamic mapping across 30+ compliance frameworks. Built with privacy-first principles, Strike Graph hosts its own AI models rather than relying on third-party services, ensuring customer data remains secure and siloed. Founded in 2020 by technologist and serial entrepreneur Justin Beals and backed by top-tier investors, Strike Graph has helped hundreds of organizations reduce compliance timelines by more than 86% while achieving 100% clean audit reports.