# Chorology, Inc.

> Chorology, Inc. is a San Jose-based data security and compliance startup that uses a Deep-AI 'knowledge encoding' engine - rather than conventional machine learning - to automatically discover, classify, and map an enterprise's sensitive data across structured and unstructured repositories. Its flagship platform, CAPE (Compliance and Posture Enforcer), aims to give organizations a continuous, mandate-agnostic view of where regulated data lives so they can enforce data security posture and meet frameworks like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA. Founded by serial cybersecurity entrepreneur Tarique Mustafa, the company emerged from stealth in July 2024 with $9M in funding and a roster of early Fortune 500 users.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Tarique Mustafa (Founder, CEO & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~6 employees
- **Products:** CAPE (Compliance and Posture Enforcer), ACE (Automated Compliance Engine), Auto Data Discovery, Classification & Mapping Engines
- **Notable:** Emerged from stealth in July 2024 with $9M in funding and Fortune 500 early clients., Claims the first AI-based compliance engine to auto-identify, contextualize and classify sensitive data at scale., Built a mandate-agnostic Deep-AI engine that requires no machine-learning model training.

## Products & services

- **CAPE (Compliance and Posture Enforcer)** — Flagship Deep-AI platform that covers all data types and compliance mandates, delivering a complete view of known and unknown sensitive enterprise data across structured and unstructured environments.
- **ACE (Automated Compliance Engine)** — Patented AI compliance engine built on knowledge encoding, Domain Language Models (DLMs), and AI planning automation - a mandate-agnostic approach requiring no machine-learning model training.
- **Auto Data Discovery, Classification & Mapping Engines** — Automated engines that identify data objects, classify sensitive data with semantic context, and map data relationships and interdependencies across on-premise and cloud repositories.

## Achievements

- Emerged from stealth in July 2024 with $9M in funding and Fortune 500 early clients.
- Claims the first AI-based compliance engine to auto-identify, contextualize and classify sensitive data at scale.
- Built a mandate-agnostic Deep-AI engine that requires no machine-learning model training.
- Endorsements from former CISO of Bank of America (Sam Phillips) and a former EVP of Wells Fargo (Vas Kodali).

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Chorology emerged from stealth and launched its Deep-AI-powered data governance and compliance platform CAPE after a $9M funding round.
- **2024-07** — Announced its AI-based compliance engine as the first to auto-identify, contextualize and classify sensitive data at scale.

## Links

- Website: https://chorology.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/chorology-inc

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