Privacy Startups

Reality Defender develops an AI platform for detecting deepfakes and synthetic media, serving enterprise organizations to prevent fraud and impersonation. The company offers multimodal detection capabilities through an API and SDK for developers.

13 investors

SpruceID provides digital identity systems for governments and regulated industries, enabling secure verification and authentication across legacy and modern infrastructure. The company specializes in integrating identity solutions with existing workflows, using open standards to ensure interoperability and long-term flexibility.

9 investors

Permutive develops a privacy-first advertising platform that enables publishers to collect and activate first-party data and allows advertisers to access audiences through direct publisher relationships, replacing third-party cookie reliance. The platform serves publishers and media buyers globally with data management, audience enrichment, and programmatic activation capabilities.

6 investors

Threshold Network is a decentralized protocol that enables Bitcoin to be used across multiple blockchain networks and financial markets through its tBTC token, facilitating lending, staking, trading, and yield-generation activities.

5 investors

Dynamo provides automated AI risk evaluation and red-teaming tools designed to assess the privacy, safety, and compliance of AI systems. The platform offers guardrails, hallucination detection, and observability solutions for organizations deploying generative and agentic AI models.

4 investors

TrueVault provides a SaaS platform that helps businesses achieve privacy compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA through data mapping, customer notices, and internal policy guidance.

4 investors

Clearly AI automates compliance documentation and reporting for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) teams managing multiple regulatory frameworks. The platform centralizes evidence collection, audit preparation, and vendor risk management to reduce compliance burden across enterprises.

3 investors

Feroot discovers and monitors third-party scripts, tags, and trackers on websites to detect malicious or unwanted code and block threats. The platform helps organizations comply with PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and other regulations while protecting customer data.

3 investors

Malloc is a mobile privacy and security app combining AI-driven spyware detection with a no-log VPN to protect users' data and privacy on Android and iOS devices. The app targets consumers concerned about data tracking, malware, and spyware threats on their smartphones.

3 investors

Stealth Worker is a marketplace platform connecting cybersecurity professionals with enterprises that need temporary or contract security expertise, including penetration testers, data protection officers, cloud security specialists, and sales engineers. The platform charges employers a management fee while offering freelance workers flexible engagement opportunities to supplement their income.

3 investors

Optery removes personal information from the internet by helping consumers opt out of data brokers and people search sites that collect and sell their data. The platform provides visibility into where personal information is exposed online and automates the opt-out process.

2 investors

Tinfoil develops secure hardware and systems, with expertise in privacy and security protocols.

2 investors

Unbound builds security infrastructure to govern AI coding agents in enterprise environments. The company provides an Agent Access Security Broker that sits between AI agents and systems they interact with, enabling security teams to discover, audit, and control agent actions without disrupting developer workflows.

2 investors

Blyss operates an AI platform that runs machine learning models inside secure enclaves with end-to-end encryption, ensuring user data remains encrypted even during computation. The platform serves developers, enterprises, and organizations seeking to deploy AI features while maintaining strict data confidentiality.

1 investor

Documents.Me provides encryption software that protects files stored locally and in cloud services. The company serves enterprise clients seeking secure file sharing capabilities.

1 investor

Fabric is a mobile app that records and organizes a user's locations, activities, and social interactions into a personal log, allowing users to track where they've been and review associated photos and notes.

1 investor

RevSense is a machine learning platform that automates ad stack optimization and yield management for publishers through real-time parameter adjustment, tag management, and header bidding. It aggregates data from ad servers and demand partners to optimize ad performance across multiple variables without manual intervention.

1 investor

Preclusio provides compliance software that helps organizations meet privacy law requirements, including GDPR and similar regulations.

1 investor

Vizly provides AI-powered tools that transform data into visualizations, statistical analyses, and predictions. It serves researchers, professors, data analysts, and business leaders seeking to interpret datasets more quickly.

1 investor