AI-native data governance and privacy compliance platform that automatically maps data flows at the code level, replacing manual data inventories and questionnaire-based compliance tracking. Co-founded by Leila Golchehreh (in-house data protection attorney) and Abhi Sharma (engineering). $62M+ total funding: Series A $30M (Menlo Ventures + Unusual Ventures, Sept 2021), Series B $32M (Thomvest Ventures lead + M12/Microsoft, Oct 2024). Vendor profile claims $87.1M — discrepancy unresolved, may include undisclosed rounds. SOC 2 Type II compliant (announced completion). Primary users: Chief Privacy Officers, DPOs, in-house privacy counsel, Deputy GCs (Patreon confirmed), legal ops teams handling data governance. Key features: automated data mapping via code-level scanning (‘Data Journeys’), DSR (Data Subject Request) management, consent management (including mobile CMP), contract analysis for privacy obligations, AI governance (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF mapping), ROPA automation, shadow AI detection. Named customers: Samsara (case study published), Dayforce/Ceridian (CPO Sheila Jambekar testimonial), CHG Healthcare (Privacy Officer Heather Allen testimonial), Allen AI (case study video). Competes directly with OneTrust (incumbent, expensive, complex — active migration program targeting OneTrust customers), BigID (data intelligence), Transcend (DSR automation). Key differentiator: code-level scanning that maps data flows from source code in real-time rather than relying on manual questionnaires — the ‘AppDynamics for privacy’ approach per Menlo Ventures. Privacy Essentials tier: implementation in 2-3 hours. OneTrust migration: 5 business days. Enterprise platform: 15-minute initial vendor visibility. Exhibited at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026. G2 profile with reviews — users praise compliance management capabilities. Reddit: mentioned positively in r/privacy and r/gdpr as OneTrust alternative. Forbes coverage of CEO on AI governance business value. Enterprise pricing, not publicly listed. Privacy Essentials tier has transparent pricing. 30-day free AI Governance trial. ~124 employees, San Francisco HQ. Not relevant for solo practitioners, small law firms, litigation, criminal, family, or immigration practice. Core audience is in-house privacy/compliance teams at mid-to-large enterprises.
Company Info
- Founded: 2019
- Team size: 51-200 employees
- Funding: $87.1M
- HQ: United States
- Sector: Gen, AILegal Research
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Compliance officer at a regulated financial institution tracks 150+ regulatory obligations across 10 frameworks (SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, state-level requirements) in separate spreadsheets with manual deadline reminders — an auditor's request for evidence of control testing takes days to assemble because documentation is scattered across email, SharePoint, and local drives
MDL or mass tort coordinating counsel needs to manage document exchange among 40+ plaintiff firms, defense counsel, and the transferee court — filings need to reach all parties simultaneously, the court wants a single organized case file, and the Special Master is demanding a reliable system for tracking what was served to whom and when, but email chains with 200 attorneys are unmanageable and PACER alone does not handle the volume of inter-party communications
High-conflict custody case generates hundreds of text messages, emails, and voicemails between co-parents — the family law attorney needs to find the three messages that prove a pattern of interference, but they're scattered across platforms and the client's phone screenshots are inadmissible hearsay
Privacy team spends 3 months every year manually mapping data flows by sending questionnaires to engineering teams and chasing responses — by the time the data inventory is complete, engineering has shipped 20 new features and the map is already stale, leaving the DPO unable to answer a regulator's question about where personal data actually lives
When a consumer submits a GDPR or CCPA data deletion request, the privacy team has to manually trace where that individual's data lives across 50+ SaaS applications, databases, and third-party processors — missing even one system risks a regulatory fine, and the 30-day response deadline creates constant fire drills
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