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Secureframe

Founded 2020 · 129 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

Secureframe 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.

Also known as Secureframe, Inc.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Founders & leadership

Secureframe was founded in 2020 by Shrav Mehta.

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Shrav MehtaCofounder30 Under 30 2023

Investors · 8

Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan Francisco
ContrarySan Francisco · $2M
Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M
Lorimer VenturesBrooklyn · $50K – $300K
Optum VenturesBoston
Village GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K
Banana CapitalreportedSeattle · $1 – $250K

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Secureframe provides a security compliance automation platform that helps organizations achieve and maintain certification against security and privacy frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, NIST and CMMC 2.0. The platform automates evidence collection, runs automated tests against controls, and provides continuous monitoring, risk management, vendor management, vendor access review, personnel management and asset inventory in a single system.

AI-based capabilities are marketed under the Secureframe AI umbrella and include Comply AI for Remediation, Comply AI for Risk, and Questionnaire Automation, which are positioned to reduce manual effort in remediating failing controls, assessing risk and responding to security questionnaires. Trust-facing features such as readiness reports and a Trust Center are intended to let customers demonstrate their security posture during sales cycles. Product lines include Secureframe Comply for general compliance work and Secureframe Defense, a version aimed at defense contractors that focuses on protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and meeting CMMC requirements for the Defense Industrial Base.

Business model

Software platform sold to organizations that need to obtain and maintain security and privacy compliance certifications, combined with support from in-house compliance experts and former auditors.

Traction

The company states that more than 6,000 customers use the platform. Published case studies describe customers achieving SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance, adding HIPAA compliance, and shortening sales cycles after certification.

Latest developments

The company is publishing guidance on the pause of CMMC Phase 2 and what the Department of War and prime contractors still require from suppliers.

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Market position

Positions itself on combining automated compliance workflows with a staff of more than 30 in-house compliance experts and former auditors, broad multi-framework coverage, and a purpose-built offering for CMMC and CUI protection.

Technology

Automation and AI applied to compliance workflows: automated control tests, automated evidence collection, continuous monitoring of assets and personnel, an integration library connecting to customer systems, and AI features for remediation guidance, risk assessment and security questionnaire responses.

Go-to-market

Direct sales motion driven by demo requests and expert consultations on the company website, supported by published customer case studies and framework-specific content.

Organizations of varying size that must comply with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR and NIST, including defense contractors in the Defense Industrial Base subject to CMMC requirements. Named customer examples include Coda, Stream, PerkUp and Kinectify.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
CustomersJan 20256,000 customers
In-house compliance expertsJan 202530 people

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 10

by search overlap
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Hyperproof2341 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.
V Comply2148 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.

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

In the news

The Pitch Deck Secureframe Used to Raise $56Mfailory.com · Oct 2025Secureframe – Founders, Business Model, Funding & Competitorsthebrandhopper.com · Sep 2025How Secureframe Maximized the Value of Its Cap Table ...angellist.com · Sep 2025Secureframe secures $56M for a platform that automates an enterprise's compliance with standards like HIPAA and SOC 2 | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Feb 2022Secureframe Raises $56M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · Feb 2022Secureframe Raises $56M to Accelerate Automated Security and Compliance Processesprnewswire.com · Feb 2022Secureframe raises $4.5M to help businesses speed up their compliance auditssecureframe.com · Oct 2020Secureframe Raises 4.5m to help businesses speed up their compliance auditstechcrunch.com · Oct 2020

▸Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Secureframe do?
Secureframe offers an automation and AI platform for obtaining and maintaining security and privacy compliance certifications.
Who founded Secureframe?
Secureframe was founded by Shrav Mehta in 2020.
Who are Secureframe's investors?
Secureframe's investors include Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Contrary, Gradient Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lorimer Ventures, Optum Ventures, Village Global, Banana Capital.