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Vanta

Vanta automates compliance monitoring for B2B software companies.

Series D $504M total Founded 2018 San Francisco, California 1147 employees

Vanta is an agentic trust platform that automates compliance and security monitoring by performing 1,200+ control checks hourly across 35+ global frameworks. It replaces manual, point-in-time compliance processes with continuous monitoring and AI-powered automation that reduces audit completion times by 50%. The platform integrates with 300+ systems to collect evidence automatically and power real-time risk detection, enabling organizations to maintain compliance at scale without manual overhead.

Problem solved

Companies spend hundreds of hours annually on manual compliance audits, evidence collection, and point-in-time security assessments that delay certifications and create blind spots in their security posture.

Target customer

Series B-D B2B SaaS and software companies with multi-framework compliance requirements and 50-500+ employees needing SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other certifications.

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Founders

Christina Cacioppo

CEO & Co-Founder

Led product management at Dropbox Paper, member of investment team at Union Square Ventures, Stanford B.A. in Economics and M.S. in Management Science and Engineering.

Erik Goldman

Co-Founder

Co-founded Vanta in 2018 alongside Cacioppo; grew company to 1,000+ employees.

Funding history

Seed $3M Winter 2018 Led by Pear VC · Y Combinator

Series A $50M May 2021 Led by Sequoia Capital · Y Combinator

Series B $110M June 2022 Led by Craft Ventures · Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator

Series B Extension $40M October 2022 Led by CrowdStrike · Existing investors

Series C $150M July 2024 Led by Sequoia Capital · Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, CrowdStrike, Atlassian, HubSpot, Workday

Series D $150M July 2025 Led by CrowdStrike Ventures · Existing investors

Total raised: $504M

Industries

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cyber Security Compliance Internet Software

Pricing

Custom enterprise pricing. Starts at ~$10,000/year for Essential Plan. Mid-market (50-200 employees, single framework) typically $15,000-$35,000 annually. Enterprise and multi-framework configurations range $30,000-$100,000+ based on employee count, number of frameworks, and add-ons.

Notable customers

Atlassian, Snowflake, Notion, Starling Bank, Duolingo, BVNK, Flo Health, Icelandair, Segment, Front, Lattice, Tailor, Omni Hotels

Integrations

300+ system integrations including cloud providers, identity and access management systems, security tools, and operational systems for automated evidence collection and continuous monitoring.

Tech stack

jQuery (JavaScript libraries) core-js (JavaScript libraries) LottieFiles Google Analytics (Analytics) Google Ads Conversion Tracking (Analytics) Detectify (Security) Google Font API (Font scripts) Nginx (Reverse proxies) OpenResty (Web servers) Varnish (Caching) Google Workspace (Email) Google Hosted Libraries (CDN) jsDelivr (CDN) HubSpot (Marketing automation) Microsoft Advertising (Advertising) Google Tag Manager (Tag managers) Webflow (Page builders) Amazon Web Services (PaaS) chili piper (appointment scheduling)

Website

vanta.com/

Competitors

Drata

Drata focuses on compliance automation but lacks Vanta's continuous monitoring depth and AI-powered questionnaire automation that accepts answers 80% of the time.

AuditBoard

AuditBoard serves internal audit teams; Vanta is purpose-built for compliance certification and external audit preparation with broader framework coverage.

Why this matters: Vanta achieved a $4B valuation in July 2025 and is the clear market leader in Trust Management, having shifted the entire compliance industry from point-in-time audits to continuous monitoring. The company's massive funding ($504M raised) and venture backing from tier-one investors, strategic customers (Atlassian, HubSpot, Workday venture arms), and operational partners (CrowdStrike) signal that compliance automation is becoming table-stakes infrastructure for enterprise software.

Best for: B2B SaaS and software companies that need to achieve and maintain multiple compliance certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, etc.) without dedicating significant internal resources to manual audit preparation and evidence collection.

Use cases

Accelerating SOC 2 Certification

A Series B SaaS company can achieve SOC 2 Type II certification in 2-3 months instead of 6-12 months by using Vanta's pre-mapped controls, automated evidence collection, and AI-powered questionnaire answers that integrate with their existing infrastructure. The platform continuously monitors control compliance, eliminating the need to rebuild evidence at audit time.

Multi-Framework Compliance at Scale

An enterprise software company serving regulated industries needs SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance simultaneously. Vanta's single platform monitors all frameworks with 1,200+ hourly control checks, reducing the compliance team's manual work by 90% and providing real-time risk visibility across all certifications.

Vendor Security Due Diligence

A large enterprise evaluates dozens of software vendors using security questionnaires. Vanta enables vendors to auto-populate responses with AI, which are accepted by reviewers 80% of the time, dramatically reducing vendor onboarding delays while giving procurement teams accurate, up-to-date security posture data.

Continuous Trust Management

Instead of treating compliance as a project that happens once per audit cycle, a growing company uses Vanta to maintain continuous visibility into their security and compliance health, catching control failures in real-time rather than at audit time and reducing security incident risk.

Alternatives

Drata Choose Drata if you want a simpler, more affordable compliance automation tool for early-stage companies with fewer framework requirements; Vanta is better for enterprises needing comprehensive continuous monitoring.

AuditBoard Choose AuditBoard if your primary focus is internal audit management and governance workflows; Vanta is specialized for external compliance certifications and customer trust.

OneTrust Choose OneTrust for broader privacy and governance management across multiple risk domains; Vanta is more specialized and automated specifically for compliance certifications.

FAQ

What does Vanta do? +

Vanta is an agentic trust platform that automates compliance and security monitoring by performing 1,200+ control checks hourly across 35+ global frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR. It integrates with 300+ systems to collect evidence automatically, provide real-time risk insights, and power AI-driven compliance workflows that reduce manual audit work by 90%.

How much does Vanta cost? +

Vanta uses custom enterprise pricing starting around $10,000/year for the Essential Plan. Mid-market companies (50-200 employees) with a single framework typically pay $15,000-$35,000 annually. Enterprise pricing and multi-framework setups range from $30,000-$100,000+ based on employee count, number of frameworks, and add-on modules. Contact sales for a custom quote.

What are alternatives to Vanta? +

Drata offers simpler compliance automation for early-stage companies. AuditBoard focuses on internal audit management. OneTrust provides broader privacy and governance management. However, Vanta is positioned as the market leader in continuous compliance monitoring with the most comprehensive framework coverage and AI automation.

Who uses Vanta? +

Vanta serves 12,000+ customers including mid-market and enterprise B2B SaaS and software companies. Notable customers include Atlassian, Snowflake, Notion, Duolingo, Starling Bank, and Segment. It's best for companies needing multiple compliance certifications with 50+ employees operating across regulated industries.

How does Vanta compare to Drata? +

Vanta offers deeper continuous monitoring with 1,200+ hourly control checks and AI-powered automation that achieves 80% auto-acceptance on questionnaires, versus Drata's more basic compliance automation. Vanta integrates with 300+ systems and covers 35+ frameworks, making it better for enterprises; Drata is more accessible for early-stage companies. Vanta typically reduces audit time by 50% versus Drata's manual-heavy approach.

How does Vanta use AI? +

Vanta's AI-powered questionnaire automation generates compliance answers that are accepted by human reviewers approximately 80% of the time without edits. The platform also uses continuous monitoring and intelligent control mapping to reduce manual evidence collection work by 90%, enabling teams to focus on strategic security initiatives instead of compliance busywork.

What compliance frameworks does Vanta support? +

Vanta monitors compliance across 35+ global frameworks including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and others. The platform performs framework-specific control checks hourly and is designed to support companies operating across multiple regulatory regimes simultaneously.