Zivver

Market position

Positioned as a European email data protection specialist that supplements rather than replaces incumbent email security stacks such as Mimecast or Proofpoint, filling data-protection gaps above Microsoft Exchange/365 and Google Workspace. Gartner's 2020 Market Guide for Email Security identified Zivver as a Representative Vendor for Email Data Protection Specialists. At the time of its 2020 round it described itself as a European technology scale-up and a challenger in secure communications.

Zivver states it is the only vendor protecting digital information at all three stages of email and file transmission — before, during and after sending — combining encryption with behaviour-aware human error prevention rather than encryption alone. Recipients need no Zivver account, software installation or extra passwords, which the company frames as removing a common barrier to adopting secure communication.

Technology

Zero-knowledge AES-256-bit encryption with two-factor authentication and recipient verification, applied to both the content and context of communications. Contextual scanning of email bodies and attachments during drafting generates real-time alerts about potential data leaks; messages can be revoked after sending. Additional capabilities include AI-enhanced threat detection, malware and ransomware defence, secure large file transfer up to 5TB, secure eSignatures, and DMARC-based domain authentication. Delivery is via browser-based web application, Outlook and Gmail plug-ins, secure gateways, and Android and iOS apps.

Go-to-market

Direct enterprise sales supported by demo requests and published pricing, self-service onboarding for smaller teams, and channel and framework routes to market: a place on the UK government's G-Cloud 12 framework, a contract on the NHSX Clinical Communication Tools Procurement Framework in partnership with Barrier Networks, and reseller/partnership arrangements such as one with Claranet Benelux for the Benelux region. Content marketing through a resources hub, white papers and webinars supports demand generation.

Organisations handling sensitive data across healthcare, government and the public sector, legal, and financial services, ranging from small teams to large enterprises. Named reference customers include Chronic Care Staffing, GA Solicitors and South Kesteven District Council; Dutch public-sector users have included hospitals, local government and the Judicial System.

Geography

Headquartered in Amsterdam with an international presence; commercial operations span the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, and partner coverage extends across the Benelux region. Its 2020 funding was earmarked for expansion into the UK and other markets.

History

Founded in Amsterdam in 2015, Zivver took investment from Dawn Capital in 2018 and by October 2020 had grown to more than 100 employees and 3,500 customer organisations, including 40% of Dutch hospitals and local government and the entire Dutch Judicial System. In October 2020 it raised $17 million led by DN Capital with new investor SmartFin, bringing total funding to over $30 million, and used the proceeds to expand into the UK and other markets. In 2024 it was named Secure Communications Solution Provider of the Year in the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. The company was subsequently acquired by Kiteworks and now operates as a Kiteworks company; by that point it described itself as ten years in business with more than 10,000 organisations and over one million email accounts using its service.