Automated audit trails that prove your due diligence to EU regulators
Online marketplaces get hit with massive EU fines like Temu's €200m for failing to stop unsafe and illegal products sold by third-party vendors
AuditForge continuously captures evidence of vendor vetting, product reviews, and compliance actions across your marketplace. When regulators request proof under DSA or GPSR, generate polished, timestamped reports in one click. Especially valuable for platforms with many China-based third-party sellers who need to demonstrate ongoing monitoring.
Compliance leads and operators of third-party online marketplaces targeting EU consumers (especially China-sourced goods)
Immutable evidence ledger combined with AI that turns raw activity logs into regulator-friendly narrative reports, something generic logging tools cannot do.
supportive
Logs all vendor and listing activities with timestamps
Generates regulator-ready PDF reports instantly
Tamper-proof record of all compliance actions
Secure storage with automatic expiry alerts
Pre-built templates for DSA, GPSR, and other requests
Notifies when due diligence gaps appear
Turns logs into plain English executive summaries
E-sign compliant reports for submission
Comments and approval workflows for compliance teams
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| account_id | uuid | No |
| vendor_id | uuid | Yes |
| event_type | text | No |
| data | jsonb | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| immutable_hash | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| account_id | uuid | No |
| external_id | text | No |
| origin_country | text | Yes |
| risk_score | int | Yes |
| last_audited | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| account_id | uuid | No |
| generated_by | uuid | No |
| period_start | timestamp | No |
| period_end | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| file_url | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/evidenceIngest new compliance evidence event
/api/reports/generateCreate new audit report from evidence
/api/vendors/:id/scoreRetrieve current vendor risk and compliance status
/api/alertsList pending evidence gap alerts
1 report/month
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 85 | 11% | $340 | $4,080 |
| Month 6 | 540 | 18% | $2,813 | $33,756 |
Automatically build immutable evidence of due diligence so you can prove compliance when EU regulators ask.
Sponsor one EU regulatory compliance webinar and offer free audit readiness assessments to attendees. Message operators who have publicly discussed recent EU audits on LinkedIn. Offer the first three customers lifetime 50% discount in exchange for video testimonial and case study.
Strong GRC platform
Too heavy for marketplace operators, expensive
Purpose-built for EU marketplace evidence capture at SaaS price
Excellent SOC2 automation
Not focused on product safety or vendor evidence
Specific to DSA/GPSR evidence requirements
Network effect where shared (anonymized) regulatory request patterns improve AI report quality for all customers.
EU regulators have begun actively enforcing DSA Article 16 due diligence obligations with requests for evidence that most marketplaces are unprepared to produce quickly.
Evidence is challenged as insufficient by regulator
Work with EU regulatory counsel to validate report templates and include clear methodology
Integration friction with diverse marketplace tech stacks
Provide multiple ingestion methods including CSV, Zapier, and direct API
Success: Clear pain around evidence compilation confirmed by all
Success: Both successfully generate a mock audit report they would submit
Success: $2,000 MRR within 45 days
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