Why some high-profile investors are diving into the backwater of regulatory compliance. : A software startup launched by a recent Booth MBA graduate, who aims to help banks and other companies automate the drudgery of monitoring regulatory compliance, has raised $6 million from an impressive list of investors. Brian Clark, 34, who worked in compliance for CME Group before going to Booth, where his firm Ascent participated in the New Venture Challenge business-plan competition, launched the company in late 2015.