TrustLayer
Brandon, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 58 employees on LinkedIn · 10 known investors
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TrustLayer offers a platform that automates the collection, storage, and verification of vendor compliance documents such as certificates of insurance (COIs), providing centralized tracking and audit trails. It serves risk management teams, including public agencies and school districts, and works with carriers and brokers in the insurance compliance space.
Also known as TrustLayer
Founders & leadership
TrustLayer was founded in 2018 by John Fohr and Vincenzo Acinapura.
Investors · 10
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$15.2M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2019–2021
▶$150KraisedJan 2019 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- John FohrExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $500K
- Amount sold
- $150K
- Minimum investment
- $50K
- First sale
- Jan 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026TrustLayer offers a third-party risk management platform focused on insurance and vendor compliance documentation. The product automates the collection of certificates of insurance (COIs), W-9s, contracts and other compliance documents from vendors and subcontractors, reads each submitted COI, checks it against the customer's stated standards and industry benchmarks, and flags gaps in coverage. Related workflows include vendor onboarding and intake, defining risk appetite, monitoring for emerging trends, automated follow-up and reminder communications, and preparing documentation for use in litigation.
The company describes an AI-driven approach built on a network of more than 517,000 companies and a system that processes over 400,000 COIs per month, which it uses to benchmark and improve its automated review. The platform emphasizes collaboration across the parties involved in contractual risk transfer: vendors can participate without creating an account, brokers are given access, and project managers can be linked in directly. TrustLayer also markets a concept it calls Certified Risk Transfer, described as moving beyond simply collecting COIs toward demonstrating that a third-party risk program is active, monitored and verifiable to insureds, brokers and carriers. Alongside the product, the company publishes resources on topics such as supply chain compliance controls, hurricane readiness for risk teams, claims and compliance evidence, and insurance industry events.
Business model
TrustLayer provides a software platform used by risk, finance and administrative teams to manage third-party compliance. The platform is positioned as free to access for the vendors, brokers and project managers who participate in a customer's compliance workflow, with no sign-in required for vendors, indicating the customer organization managing the risk program is the paying side of the relationship.
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Market position
TrustLayer markets itself as a COI tracking and third-party risk management provider for the built environment and related industries, citing G2 High Performer badges and customer testimonials from real estate development, homebuilding and insurance brokerage organizations.
TrustLayer positions its differentiation on the scale of data it processes — a network of over 517,000 companies and more than 400,000 COIs reviewed monthly — which it says allows automated checking of certificates against customer standards and industry benchmarks rather than manual review. It also emphasizes a collaborative model in which vendors, brokers and project managers can participate at no cost and without requiring vendor sign-in, and a public API for compliance data.
Technology
The platform applies AI to read certificates of insurance, compare them against a customer's defined coverage standards and industry benchmarks, and flag coverage gaps. It draws on a network of more than 517,000 companies and learns from over 400,000 COIs processed each month. Additional capabilities include automated communication workflows, reminder emails, error flagging, vendor access without sign-in, broker access, project manager linking, and a public API for compliance data.
Go-to-market
The company sells through direct engagement, with the website oriented around booking meetings and product demonstrations. It also works through channel and ecosystem participants, offering dedicated positioning for brokers, who use the platform in servicing clients and building a book of business, and for carriers. Content marketing, customer testimonials, G2 reviews and presence at insurance industry conferences such as ITC Vegas support demand generation.
Risk managers, finance teams, executives, administrators and coordinators at organizations that manage large vendor and subcontractor bases, particularly in real estate development, homebuilding and construction, as well as insurance brokers and carriers. Cited users include EL Ad US Holdings, Grenadier Homes, IMA, Inc. and PayneWest Insurance.
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Key figures
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Frequently asked questions
- What does TrustLayer do?
- AI-based third-party risk platform that automates collection, review and tracking of vendor certificates of insurance.
- Who founded TrustLayer?
- TrustLayer was founded by John Fohr, Vincenzo Acinapura in 2018.
- Who are TrustLayer's investors?
- TrustLayer's investors include Abstract Ventures, Distributed Ventures, Propel Venture Partners, PruVen Capital Partners, Suffolk Technologies, Craft Ventures, Graham, GTMfund and 2 more.
- How much funding has TrustLayer raised?
- TrustLayer has disclosed $15.2M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is TrustLayer headquartered?
- TrustLayer is headquartered in Brandon, US.