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Drata

San Diego, US · Founded 2020 · 24 known investors

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Houman Haghighiunlockedknows Adam Markowitz · together at Portfolium (overlapped)
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Drata offers a compliance automation platform that centralizes controls and evidence, continuously monitors controls, and tracks remediation so teams can maintain audit readiness across multiple frameworks. It also provides internal and vendor risk management, policy and personnel management, and auditor collaboration tools for organizations managing security compliance such as SOC 2.

Also known as Drata Inc.

Founders & leadership

Drata was founded in 2020 by Adam Markowitz, Daniel Marashlian, and Troy Markowitz.

AMAdam Markowitz
Adam MarkowitzinChief Executive Officer & Co-FounderAdam Markowitz previously founded Portfolium, a platform serving college students and graduates that was acquired by Instructure in 2019, and before that worked as an aerospace engineer at NASA designing rocket engines. He holds a BS in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego and an MS in Astronautical Engineering from USC, and is now CEO and co-founder of Drata, a compliance automation platform.
DMDaniel Marashlian
Daniel MarashlianinChief Technology Officer & Co-FounderHe previously served as CTO and co-founder of Portfolium (acquired by Instructure), RapidEngage (acquired by QuestionPro), and Pelotonics, as well as CTO at Plixi (acquired by Lockerz).
TMTroy Markowitz
Troy MarkowitzinChief Operating Officer & Co-FounderPreviously, he held the role of Senior Vice President of Sales at Portfolium before its 2019 acquisition by Instructure.

Board

TJ
Tim JacksonBoard director
WG
William GriffithBoard director
OY
Oren YungerBoard director
TW
Ted WangBoard director

Investors · 24

Also in the syndicate · 3

FOG Ventures (Operators Guild)S Ventures (SentinelOne)Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI)

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$430.1M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2020–2025

$126.8MraisedMar 2025 · 77 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Tim JacksonDirector
  • Troy MarkowitzExecutive Officer
  • William GriffithDirector
  • Oren YungerDirector
  • Adam MarkowitzExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ted WangDirector
  • Daniel MarashlianExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$126.8M
Amount sold
$126.8M
First sale
Feb 2025
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$200MraisedDec 2022 · 21 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Adam MarkowitzExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ted WangDirector
  • William GriffithDirector
  • Oren YungerDirector
  • Tim JacksonDirector
Offering amount
$200M
Amount sold
$200M
First sale
Nov 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$100MraisedSep 2022 · 18 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Oren YungerDirector
  • Adam MarkowitzExecutive Officer, Director
  • William GriffithDirector
  • Ted WangDirector
  • Tim JacksonDirector
Offering amount
$100M
Amount sold
$100M
First sale
Nov 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$3.2MraisedJan 2021 · 18 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Adam MarkowitzExecutive Officer, Director
  • Houman HaghighiDirector
  • Ted WangDirector
Offering amount
$3.2M
Amount sold
$3.2M
First sale
Nov 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Drata operates what it calls an agentic trust management platform: software that automates security compliance work, monitors controls continuously, manages internal and third-party risk, and lets companies publish their security posture externally. Core capabilities described on the company's site include automated control mapping and evidence collection across multiple frameworks, continuous control monitoring with guided remediation, a customer-facing Trust Center for sharing security documentation, AI-assisted security questionnaire intake and response generation drawing on a customer knowledge base, and one-click, criteria-based third-party/vendor risk assessments performed by AI agents that gather documents from vendor Trust Centers and run follow-ups. Supported frameworks listed include SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, among others.

At the time of the Series C (December 2022), the product was positioned as a continuous security and compliance automation platform supporting more than 14 frameworks, standards, and regulations (including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST SP 800-53, and CCPA), with integrations into more than 75 applications and systems such as AWS, GitHub, Okta, and Gusto to pull compliance evidence in real time. Risk Management and the dynamic Trust Center were launched in 2022. The platform has since expanded toward enterprise GRC and AI governance: a newer product discovers AI agents running in a customer environment, enforces policy before an action executes, and generates auditor-grade records of each decision.

Drata segments its offering by customer stage — startup (first audit, framework roadmaps), growth (standardizing controls and policies, predictable audits), and enterprise (multi-business-unit and multi-region governance, custom frameworks). It reports more than 8,500 global customers and a 4.8/5.0 G2 rating.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Drata went on to found or lead other companies.

Competitors · 10

by search overlap
Secureframe1933 shared keywordsSecureframe provides a compliance automation platform that helps enterprises maintain security and compliance posture with common controls mapping across multiple frameworks. The platform uses AI and automation to reduce manual compliance work for organizations managing standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA.
Sprinto1627 shared keywordsSprinto is a compliance and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates security compliance across 200+ frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS. It serves companies from Series A to enterprise, covering compliance, vendor risk, AI governance, and audit preparation through integrations with cloud, identity, HR, and SaaS systems.
Vanta1168 shared keywordsVanta provides a security and compliance platform that helps companies improve their security posture and demonstrate compliance to auditors. The platform serves enterprise customers across industries seeking to manage security controls, governance, and regulatory compliance.
Scrut1035 shared keywordsScrut provides a platform for managing internal controls, compliance, and security monitoring across an organization's entire data lifecycle. The platform automates compliance verification, evidence collection, and risk tracking in real-time, and is used by 2,500+ customers worldwide.
Accountable1004 shared keywordsAccountable provides a platform that automates HIPAA compliance tasks including policies, training, risk assessments, vendor management, and incident tracking for small and mid-size healthcare organizations such as dental offices, therapy practices, and health tech startups.
Upguard769 shared keywordsUpGuard provides a platform for managing cybersecurity risk, including third-party vendor and supply chain risk assessment. It is aimed at organizations seeking to evaluate and monitor the security posture of their vendors.
strongDM759 shared keywordsStrongDM provides privileged access management and identity governance for infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform centralizes access control, enforces zero standing privileges, and enables just-in-time provisioning for teams managing critical systems.
V Comply711 shared keywordsVComply is a compliance management platform that automates control tracking, task assignment, evidence capture, and audit reporting through an AI-powered interface. It serves compliance and risk teams across regulated industries including healthcare, finance, energy, and manufacturing.
Thoropass671 shared keywordsThoropass provides compliance automation software paired with in-house auditors and experts to help companies achieve and maintain security and compliance certifications across one or multiple frameworks. It combines readiness, audit, and risk management in a single platform for businesses managing their compliance programs.
Hyperproof656 shared keywordsHyperproof is a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates compliance management and audit workflows for organizations. It serves companies seeking to streamline GRC operations and demonstrate compliance to stakeholders.

Companies competing with Drata for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Drata do?
Drata sells an AI-agent-based trust management and GRC platform for automated compliance, risk management, and audit evidence.
Who founded Drata?
Drata was founded by Adam Markowitz, Daniel Marashlian, Troy Markowitz in 2020.
Who are Drata's investors?
Drata's investors include AAF Management Ltd., Alkeon Innovation, Ballistic Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Converge, Cowboy Ventures, Geek Ventures and 13 more.
How much funding has Drata raised?
Drata has disclosed $430.1M raised across 4 rounds.
Where is Drata headquartered?
Drata is headquartered in San Diego, US.