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Blee, a marketing compliance software startup, raised $27 million in seed and Series A financing, founder and CEO Guy Shahar tells Axios exclusively.

Why it matters: AI is making it easier for financial companies to produce marketing content but compliance review remains heavily manual.

Follow the money: Fin Capital and SMBC led the $20 million Series A. The $7 million seed hasn't been previously announced.

Other investors include Hannah Grey VC, National Bank of Canada, Y Combinator, Penny Jar Capital, Cardumen Capital and Treasury.

How it works: Blee connects with the tools financial services companies use to create and manage everything from digital ads and social media posts to videos and affiliate content.

It checks materials against regulatory requirements, internal policies and approved claims before they are published.

It also monitors content after publication and maintains an audit trail showing which rules or documents triggered a compliance concern.

Blee can automatically approve certain materials, allowing compliance teams to focus on content that requires closer scrutiny.

By the numbers: Blee's annual recurring revenue grew 10x between June 2025 and June 2026.

Nearly 30 million assets have been reviewed or monitored through its software, Shahar says.

Customers include NerdWallet, SoFi, Rocket Mortgage and Expedia.

The big picture: Compliance gets harder as financial companies produce more content across more channels, such as paid ads, social posts andvideos that are subject to federal and state regulations and a company's own internal rules.

NerdWallet, for example, can have many partners producing content tied to its products and offers, creating a high volume of material that needs to be reviewed quickly.

Between the lines: Much of that review has historically been manual and fragmented across different systems, Shahar says.

"People come for the AI, but they stay for the workflow," he says.

The NYC-based company charges a platform fee plus usage rather than charging customers based on the number of employees using the software.

Exclusive: Blee raises $27M for marketing compliance software

Compliance review can remain heavily manual for fintechs.

Blee, a marketing compliance software startup, raised $27 million in seed and Series A financing, founder and CEO Guy Shahar tells Axios exclusively.Why it matters: AI is making it easier for financial companies to produce marketing content but compliance review remains heavily manual.

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Exclusive: Blee raises $27M for marketing compliance software

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