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Vanta funding, valuation and investors
Automated SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA compliance for startups and enterprises.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series D
$150M · July 2025
Latest known valuation
$2.45B
Series C · July 2024
Total disclosed equity funding
$300M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · San Francisco, California, USA
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Wellington Management
Overview
Vanta automates security compliance workflows — collecting evidence, monitoring controls, and preparing audits for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and other frameworks. Founded by Christina Cacioppo, Vanta raised $150M Series C in July 2024 at $2.45B valuation led by Sequoia, with a16z participating from earlier rounds. Public reporting noted a $150M Series D in July 2025 led by Wellington Management. Vanta serves thousands of companies needing compliance to close enterprise deals — especially AI startups selling to regulated customers.
Why Vanta is interesting
Vanta turned compliance from consultant months into software weeks — Sequoia-led Series C then Wellington Series D as AI vendors rush SOC 2 for enterprise sales.
Product & use cases
Vanta connects to cloud and SaaS tools, continuously monitors security controls, and generates audit-ready evidence — replacing spreadsheet-and-consultant compliance projects.
- Startups achieving SOC 2 Type II to unblock enterprise sales
- Mid-market companies maintaining ISO 27001 without large GRC teams
- AI vendors needing fast compliance for regulated customer procurement
Key facts
- Series C (Jul 2024): $150M at $2.45B led by Sequoia
- Series D (Jul 2025): $150M led by Wellington per press
- Automates SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA compliance evidence
- a16z early backer; thousands of customers
Funding history (newest first)
Series D
2025-07 $150M- Wellington Management (lead)
Series C
2024-07 $150M Valuation: $2.45BInvestors in our directory
Funds linked from Vanta's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Competitive landscape
Edge: Automated evidence collection and integrator ecosystem — default compliance shortcut for YC-style startups selling upmarket.
Compliance automation is crowded but market expands as every SaaS vendor sells to enterprises. Vanta wins on brand, integrations, and speed — risk is framework commoditization and price pressure.
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Drata direct
Compliance automation competitor; similar startup GTM.
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Secureframe direct
SOC 2 automation platform.
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Big 4 consultants incumbent
Manual audit prep; slower and costlier.
Notable stories
- Vanta's growth accelerated as AI startups needed SOC 2 badges to sell to Fortune 500 — compliance became revenue infrastructure, not back-office checkbox (industry coverage, 2024–2025).
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