# Virtru

> Virtru sells encryption and access controls for email, files, collaboration, and applications. Built around the Trusted Data Format, its software lets organizations protect sensitive content beyond their own networks, with products for Gmail, Outlook, secure sharing, private key management, and developers.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** John Ackerly (Co-Founder & CEO), Will Ackerly (Co-Founder & Chief Architect)
- **Products:** Virtru for Gmail and Outlook, Virtru for Google Drive, Virtru Secure Share, Virtru Private Keystore, Virtru Data Security Gateway
- **Notable:** Commercial email product launched in 2014., OpenTDF launched in 2022., Company reports more than 6,100 customers on its current website.

## Products & services

- **Virtru for Gmail and Outlook** — Encryption and access controls integrated into email workflows, including expiration and revocation.
- **Virtru for Google Drive** — Data-centric protection for Google Drive file sharing.
- **Virtru Secure Share** — Encrypted file exchange with access controls and audit visibility; beta launched in November 2021.
- **Virtru Private Keystore** — Customer-controlled encryption key management, including support for Google Workspace client-side encryption.
- **Virtru Data Security Gateway** — Policy-driven protection for data passing through supported gateways and application workflows.
- **OpenTDF** — Open-source project for building policy-bound encrypted data objects into applications.
- **Virtru Data Security Platform** — Commercial services, SDKs, integrations, and policy enforcement for enterprise and mission applications.
- **Virtru Collaborate** — FedRAMP-authorized file storage and collaboration across organizational boundaries, built on the new Virtru Platform.

## Achievements

- Commercial email product launched in 2014.
- OpenTDF launched in 2022.
- Company reports more than 6,100 customers on its current website.
- $50 million Series D announced July 2025 at a $500 million valuation.
- Virtru Collaborate launched as a FedRAMP-authorized offering in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Launched Virtru Collaborate for protected external file collaboration.
- **2026-06** — Announced Rocket.Chat integration for real-time access governance.
- **2026-07** — Announced Ohalo discovery/classification partnership and Mattermost ZTDF file-protection partnership.
- **2026-09** — Glasswall partnership announced September 22 to combine file sanitization and data-centric protection.

## Links

- Website: https://www.virtru.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtru
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/virtruprivacy
- GitHub: https://github.com/virtru
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Virtru
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/virtruprivacy

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Last updated: 2026-10-06