Drata | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

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Drata is a top-ranking compliance automation platform that helps companies streamline compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and custom frameworks through continuous, automated control monitoring and evidence collection. It aims to replace manual GRC efforts, reduce costs, and save time preparing for audits and maintaining compliance.

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⚔️ Drata Alternatives and Competitors →

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🛍️ Drata Product and Pricing News

• Drata has joined the Fieldguide open ecosystem as the first GRC automation platform with a customer using the integration to streamline audits, according to Becki Memmer, Global VP of Information Security at Cintra.
• Drata has implemented Compliance as Code to embed IT compliance policies into their development process, reducing security and compliance risks and cutting triage time to an average of 4 hours per month.
• Drata added CRM and Data Export integrations and introduced SafeBase to their platform.
• Drata has introduced a new API base URL for the APAC region, indicating an expansion of their services to Asia-Pacific.
• Drata launched ISO 42001, a standard for improving Artificial Intelligence Management Systems, on January 23.

• Drata won a Reppy Award in Fall 2024 and has a high quota attainment rate with 59% of team members typically hitting their quota, far exceeding the software industry average of 41%.
• Drata is partnering with Bird Rock Systems and Nutanix for the 'How I Would Hack You' series in San Diego on April 23 and Costa Mesa on April 25.
• Drata is hosting a post-summit happy hour with CloudNation and Aikido Security in Amsterdam on April 16, 2025, following the AWS Summit.

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👔 Drata CEO, Management and Leadership Team

• Conor Nolen

  
  Chief Customer Officer
  [email protected]

• Matt Hillary

  
  Chief Information Security Officer
  [email protected]

• Sydney Sloan

  
  Chief Market Officer
  [email protected]

• Adam Markowitz

  
  Co-Founder/CEO
  [email protected]

• Daniel Marashlian

  
  Co-Founder & CTO
  [email protected]

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⚔️ Drata Alternatives and Competitors

• Vanta
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• Scrut Automation
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• Thoropass
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• Secureframe
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• Hyperproof
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• Sprinto
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• Scytale
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• AuditBoard
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• Enzuzo
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• Ketch
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• OneTrust
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• TrustArc
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• SafeBase
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• Cynomi
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• Secureslate
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• SafetyAmp
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• RFPIO

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💼 Drata Hiring and Layoffs

• Drata has hired Lauren Lynch as VP of Sales, Stacy Campos as VP of Revenue Marketing, and Yoav Shilon as VP of Product Marketing.
• Kyle Bashaw has joined Drata as SVP of GTM Ops to lead the operations team.
• Stacy Campos has joined Drata as Vice President, Revenue Marketing in the United States, previously holding a position at another company.
• Kristen (Long) Howard has joined Drata as Interim, Head of Product Marketing in the United States, previously holding a position at another company.
• Drata is expanding its team with open positions across various functions in GTM, as announced by Alex P., SVP Sales.

• Drata is hiring a Business Development Lead for Cloud Service Providers in APAC to drive partnerships and growth, with the role based in Sydney, Australia.
• Matt Hillary, CISO of Drata, considers being asked to join Drata as one of the highlights of his career.

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🤖 Drata Developer, Integration and Automation News

• Kandji improved its compliance program and saved weeks per audit by using Drata's Trust Management platform to automate processes and streamline audit management.
• Kandji switched to Drata's Trust Management Platform to reduce audit-related time and effort and focus on maturing risk management, customer assurance, and expanding to new frameworks like PCI DSS.
• Drata, led by CEO Adam Markowitz, uses AI-driven automation to streamline governance, risk, and compliance for over 7,000 companies worldwide, including Calendly, Notion, and Lemonade.
• Backupta used Drata to automate evidence collection and integrate essential tools like Jira and Okta, streamlining their path to SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance.
• Softcat reduced audit preparation time by 40% using Drata's automated workflows and customizable control mappings.

• Drata uses Decodable for real-time data ingestion and Vellum AI to experiment and validate AI features.
• Drata is expanding its VC/PE Partnerships Program to boost growth after reaching $100M ARR in four years, seeking a Partner Development Manager to join the Business Development team led by Kevin Kriebel.
• Drata is enhancing its partnership with AWS in the DACH region to provide more value to startups, as shared by Alex Llobet, GTM at Drata.

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📈 Drata Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

• Drata acquired SafeBase, integrated their platforms, and reached $100M ARR in four years, while enhancing their Risk Management and AIQA features.
• Drata has reached $100M in ARR, grown to over 600 team members, and expanded to 7,000+ customers in 60+ countries.

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