# Transcend

> Transcend is the compliance layer for customer data. Founded by two Harvard students who couldn't get their own data back from the apps they used, the company builds privacy and AI-governance infrastructure that automates data mapping, data subject requests, consent management, and oversight of data flowing in and out of large language models. Its software powers modern data rights for more than 1.2 billion people across Fortune 100 brands and category leaders.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ben Brook (Co-Founder & CEO), Mike Farrell (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~90 employees
- **Products:** Data Mapping & Discovery, Privacy Requests (DSR Automation), Consent Management, Privacy Risk Management / Assessments, Pathfinder AI Governance
- **Notable:** Named one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2024, Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software 2025, Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500

## Products & services

- **Data Mapping & Discovery** — Continuously detects and classifies objects and properties across databases, with data lineage that gives a real-time view of how data flows between silos.
- **Privacy Requests (DSR Automation)** — Deletes, returns, or modifies a user's data and preferences across the entire tech stack automatically, cutting privacy request processing costs by 80% or more.
- **Consent Management** — Collects consent and automates enforcement across every interface, from websites to mobile apps.
- **Privacy Risk Management / Assessments** — Automated guidance to streamline privacy impact assessments, ROPA, and risk workflows.
- **Pathfinder AI Governance** — An AI governance layer providing control and auditability over all data going in and out of large language models.
- **Privacy Center** — A branded, hosted experience that lets users exercise their data rights and manage preferences.

## Achievements

- Named one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2024
- Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software 2025
- Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500
- Customers saved over $91M and 1.3M hours by automating privacy operations in 2023
- Powers modern data rights for more than 1.2 billion users
- Raised nearly $90M in total funding

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software.
- **2024-05** — Raised $40M Series B led by StepStone Group to fix privacy for the enterprise.
- **2024** — Named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies.
- **2023-12** — Unveiled a major expansion of its privacy platform, including Pathfinder AI governance.

## Links

- Website: https://transcend.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transcend-io
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/transcend_io
- GitHub: https://github.com/transcend-io

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Last updated: 2026-06-06