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#37 - Kalyani Ramadurgam, Co-Founder & CEO at Kobalt Labs

Broadcast on:
16 Apr 2025

Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Finance podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!

Our Guest: Kalyani Ramadurgam, Co-Founder & CEO at Kobalt Labs.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

  • Startup Origin Story: Kalyani Ramadurgam and her college friend-turned-cofounder founded Kobalt Labs after joining Y Combinator, diving into fintech compliance challenges.
  • AI for Compliance: Kobalt Labs automates manual compliance tasks for banks and fintechs, reducing error rates and headcount needs.
  • Enterprise-Ready & Scaling: After a stealthy start, the company is now focused on enterprise distribution and expanding its team.
  • Trusted Adoption: Initial hesitancy from banks has given way to growing trust and adoption, with regulators and institutions now vouching for the platform.
  • Customer-Driven Roadmap: Kalyani meets biweekly with every client, using feedback to shape development priorities and build high-impact features.


To learn more about Kobalt Labs:
Website: https://www.kobaltlabs.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kobalt-labs/

Guest's Socials:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalyani-ramadurgam-4a76331b5/

Show and Host's Socials:
Slice of Finance
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-finance/

Jared S Taylor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/

Slice of Finance is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.