About Starkguard

AI Governance Built forDeployers, Not Consultants

The EU AI Act's high-risk system obligations take effect on August 2, 2026. Starkguard gives deployers a self-service path to compliance — guided workflows, audit-ready evidence, and defensible documentation without hiring external advisors.

Why We Exist

Deployers Deserve Better Than Spreadsheets

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 created a new category of obligation: the AI deployer. Organizations that use AI systems — not just those that build them — now face classification requirements, incident reporting duties, and human oversight mandates. Most don't have a dedicated governance team to handle this.

Starkguard was built for that gap. We translate Articles 14, 26, and 73 of the EU AI Act into guided workflows that a DPO, General Counsel, or compliance lead can operate without external help. The output isn't a report that sits in a drawer — it's attestation documents, evidence packages, and audit trails that hold up under scrutiny.

Self-service compliance workflows
Audit-ready evidence artifacts
No consultants needed
Platform by the Numbers
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Frameworks
NIST, EU AI Act, ISO 42001, OECD, RAPID, KSA AI Governance, UAE AI Ethics
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Knowledge Elements
Questions, risks, mitigations & guidance
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Policy Templates
Ready-to-deploy governance policies
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ISO 42001 Controls
Full Annex A coverage
Deployer Toolkit

Every Article 26 Obligation, Covered

Purpose-built features for each deployer requirement in the EU AI Act

EU AI Act Classification
Annex III risk classification and deployer obligation checklists
Incident Reporting (Art. 73)
Incident logging with pre-drafted regulatory notification templates
Human Oversight (Art. 14)
Per-system oversight logs with agreed/overridden decision tracking
Compliance Attestation
Formal PDF attestation with posture summary and signature block
Evidence Packages
8-section per-system evidence bundles for regulators and auditors
Audit Trail
Immutable log with IP/UA tracking — exportable for compliance reviews
How We Build

Principles, Not Buzzwords

What drives the product decisions behind Starkguard

Deployer-First
We build for the organizations that deploy AI, not the ones that build foundation models. Deployer obligations under Article 26 are different from provider obligations — and our platform reflects that distinction.
Self-Service by Design
Every feature is built so a DPO or compliance lead can use it without external consultants. Guided workflows, pre-built templates, and automated scoring replace the expensive advisory hours.
Evidence Over Claims
We don't help you say you're compliant. We help you prove it — with attestation PDFs, per-system evidence packages, and an immutable audit trail that holds up under regulatory scrutiny.
Enterprise-Grade Security
Built with security-first architecture, GDPR-compliant data handling, and role-based access control. We follow the governance principles we help you implement.
Our Journey

Built Alongside the Regulation

We've tracked the EU AI Act since its draft stages and built features in lockstep with each enforcement milestone

2023

Foundation

Starkguard was founded to solve a specific problem: deployers of high-risk AI systems had no self-service path to EU AI Act compliance.

2024

Platform Launch

Shipped NIST AI RMF and EU AI Act assessment workflows. Launched the Knowledge Engine with 847 elements across 7 frameworks.

2025

Deployer Toolkit

Added the full Article 26 compliance stack: incident logging (Art. 73), human oversight evidence (Art. 14), compliance attestation, evidence packages, and document vault.

2026

Enforcement Ready

Platform covers all deployer obligations ahead of the August 2, 2026 high-risk system deadline. ISO 42001 certification support, KSA AI Governance (SDAIA + PDPL), and UAE AI Ethics frameworks launched for GCC market coverage.

Our Team

Regulatory Expertise Meets Engineering

Our team combines regulatory compliance experience with production-grade software engineering. We've studied the EU AI Act article by article and built features that map directly to deployer obligations — because generic "governance platforms" don't cut it when a regulator asks for your Article 14 evidence.

Enterprise-Grade Security
GDPR Compliant
EU AI Act Aligned

August 2, 2026 Is Closer Than You Think

Start building your compliance evidence now. A 14-day free trial is enough to inventory your AI systems, run your first assessment, and see what audit-ready output looks like.