heyData GmbH, founded in 2020 and based in Berlin, builds compliance automation software aimed squarely at the regulatory complexity companies face across GDPR, the EU AI Act, NIS2, and ISO 27001. The threat model here isn't a zero-day - it's the operational drag of fragmented compliance workflows, manual documentation, and the real risk of regulatory penalties. Their platform consolidates these frameworks into a single interface, layering automation on top of certified data protection expertise to reduce the surface area of human error.
The company's Compliance-as-a-Service product handles the heavy lifting: mapping controls, tracking obligations, and maintaining audit-ready documentation across multiple standards simultaneously. The team describes itself as privacy enthusiasts and legal experts building digital-first tooling - engineers working alongside compliance specialists to translate regulatory requirements into executable software rather than static checklists. This isn't GRC theater; it's about making compliance processes machine-manageable at scale.
With over 2,000 companies using the platform worldwide, heyData operates in a space where the regulatory landscape is only tightening. The EU AI Act alone introduces an entirely new compliance surface that most organizations aren't equipped to handle manually. For engineers and security professionals, the work sits at the intersection of policy interpretation and systems design - building the infrastructure that keeps businesses on the right side of regulations without choking their velocity.
