Valente Sherman, Inc.

Valente Sherman, Inc. is a Delaware corporation doing business as VISO TRUST, with offices at 635 San Geronimo Valley Drive, San Geronimo, California 94963 [2][0]. The company provides a cloud-hosted, Software-as-a-Service cyber due diligence platform used by enterprises to assess and monitor the security posture of third-party vendors [2][3]. It is described as the industry's first AI-based third-party cyber due diligence platform, combining what the company calls social due diligence with curated artificial intelligence to produce risk information for decision-making [1].

The platform automatically evaluates vendor security posture by extracting insights from source artifacts without manual intervention, and supports use cases including visibility into nth-party relationships, rapid due diligence, and compliance with ISO, NIST and AICPA standards [3]. Users can generate and download vendor security profiles and "Security Reports" through the platform; the license agreement commits VISO TRUST to commercially reasonable efforts to maintain at least 99.9% uptime and to email support during business hours, with optional 24/7/365 enterprise support [2]. Preqin classifies the company under IT Security/Cybersecurity and Monitoring & Security Software, with a cloud computing vertical [3].

Sources differ on founding details: Preqin lists VISO Trust as established in 2016 in San Francisco, California [3], while the SEC Form D issuer record lists the San Geronimo, California address [0]. Preqin also records that in April 2026 Protecht Group Holdings Pty Ltd, a portfolio company of PSG Equity, acquired VISO Trust from its investor group, with financial terms undisclosed [3].

Founding story

VISO Trust was co-founded by Paul Valente, a former CISO who serves as CEO, and Russell Sherman, a security and technology leader who serves as CTO; the corporate entity carries both founders' surnames [1][3].

Business model

VISO Trust licenses access to its SaaS cyber due diligence platform to business customers under a quote-based software license agreement, with limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive access rights granted for the term of the agreement and support services included [2]. Preqin describes a subscription model with tiered pricing plans based on usage and features, typically structured as annual B2B agreements that include ongoing platform access, periodic updates and support [3].

Subscription-based recurring revenue from tiered plans tied to usage levels and feature sets, typically sold as annual agreements; enterprise support can be purchased separately through a statement of work or digital quote [3][2].

Traction

The company has been described as having scaled to a broad customer set spanning hyper-growth technology firms and Fortune 500 enterprises across regulated and consumer-facing industries [1]. No revenue, customer-count or headcount figures are disclosed in the available sources [3].

Latest developments

Preqin reports that in April 2026 Protecht Group Holdings Pty Ltd, a PSG Equity portfolio company, completed an add-on/trade sale acquisition of VISO Trust from its venture investors for undisclosed terms, with plans to integrate the technology into Protecht's AI-driven risk and compliance platform, accelerate product innovation, pursue cross-sell across its client base and expand internationally [3]. Prior to the acquisition, the company was reported to be focused on new automation features for vendor risk assessment and on entering markets beyond North America and Europe [3].