# Validant Lab Blog

Announcements and updates from Validant Lab, plus notes on security and compliance readiness for teams shipping AI-built software.

- [Building Validant Lab with Kiro, Clerk, and MongoDB](https://validantlab.com/blog/building-validant-lab-with-kiro-clerk-and-mongodb.md) — We’re glad to share that Validant Lab has been accepted into startup programs from Kiro, Clerk, and MongoDB. (Company, Aug 10, 2026)
- [What is Validant Lab?](https://validantlab.com/blog/what-is-validant-lab.md) — Most startups do not ignore security. The pieces are just hard to see as one picture — and a questionnaire does not show whether a control still works in the product. (Product, Aug 8, 2026)