# DataGrail

> DataGrail is a San Francisco-based data privacy company that helps modern brands automate compliance with regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA. Its Agentic Data Privacy Platform - powered by an AI privacy agent named Vera and backed by more than 2,500 pre-built integrations - handles the unglamorous plumbing of privacy: mapping where personal data lives, fulfilling data subject requests, managing consent, and running privacy and AI risk assessments. Founded in 2018 by three data and go-to-market veterans, it counts Salesforce, Databricks, Instacart, and Major League Soccer among its customers.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Daniel Barber (Co-founder & CEO), Ignacio Zendejas (Co-founder), Earl Hathaway (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 72-150 employees
- **Products:** Agentic Data Privacy Platform, Vera (AI Privacy Agent), Live Data Map, Request Manager (DSR Automation), Consent Management
- **Notable:** IDC MarketScape Leader in data privacy (November 2025), Fast Company Most Innovative Companies (2025), SC Award for Best Compliance Solution (2025)

## Products & services

- **Agentic Data Privacy Platform** — The core platform for privacy teams, unifying data mapping, request management, consent, and risk assessments across 2,500+ integrations.
- **Vera (AI Privacy Agent)** — A context-aware AI agent that detects and investigates cookies, suggests rules, auto-fills assessments, and takes human-approved actions inside privacy workflows. Never trains on customer data.
- **Live Data Map** — Automated, continuously updated inventory of where personal and sensitive data lives across an organization's systems.
- **Request Manager (DSR Automation)** — Fulfills data subject access and deletion requests quickly and correctly across connected apps.
- **Consent Management** — Customizable consent and cookie management to capture and honor user privacy choices.
- **Privacy Assessments (PIA/DPIA) & Risk Register** — Generates evidence-based privacy and data protection impact assessments in minutes and tracks risks in a central register.

## Achievements

- IDC MarketScape Leader in data privacy (November 2025)
- Fast Company Most Innovative Companies (2025)
- SC Award for Best Compliance Solution (2025)
- Forbes/Statista America's Best Startup Employers (2024-2026)
- Built In Best Places to Work recognition
- Grew to 2,500+ platform integrations - among the largest in privacy tech
- Raised more than $84M in disclosed venture funding across five rounds

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Released March 2026 product updates and a refreshed platform vision centered on 'wrangling privacy risk in an AI world.'
- **2026-02** — Published 'What's New from DataGrail: February 2026' with expanded Vera capabilities.
- **2026-01** — Released the Privacy and AI Trends Report 2026, spotlighting Shadow AI as a growing threat.
- **2025-11** — Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for data privacy.
- **2025-01** — Made Vera, its AI privacy agent, generally available to all customers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.datagrail.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datagrail
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/datagrail
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRNVC2KRy9agOL1nAYMYVw
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DataGrail

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Last updated: 2026-07-12