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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Daniel Barber (CEO) |
| Products | DataGrail Privacy Management Platform |
Number of employees | 150 (2025) |
| Website | www |
DataGrail, Inc. is a data privacy software company headquartered in San Francisco.[1] The company develops a privacy management platform that helps businesses comply with regulations such as the GDPR, CCPA, and other global data protection laws.[2][3]
Software
[edit]DataGrail is an information privacy web application developed by DataGrail, Inc.[4] It is designed to support businesses in adhering to privacy regulations such as the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), and other global data protection laws.[5][6][7][8]
History
[edit]DataGrail, Inc. was founded by Daniel Barber, Ignacio Zendejas, and Earl Hathaway in Palo Alto in 2018.[9][10]
DataGrail was available on Product Hunt on May 24, 2018.[11] The initial product addressed GDPR requirements for right of access and right to be forgotten requests.[12] In September 2018, DataGrail received $4M in investment from Cloud Apps Capital Partners, with participation from Gunderson Dettmer.[13] In October 2019, Okta signed a partnership and invested in DataGrail.[14] The company then released a second product designed in response to GDPR Article 30 requirements. The method for discovering software systems containing personal data was detailed in a 2020 U.S. patent by Daniel Barber, Ignacio Zendejas, and Earl Hathaway.[15]
In November 2019, American Express made a disclosed investment in the company.[16] In March 2021, DataGrail received $30M in investment from Felicis Ventures and Next47, with participation from DocuSign and HubSpot.[17] At the time, the company counted Databricks, Dexcom, and Twilio among its enterprise customers.[18]
In March 2022, a new funding round led by Third Point Ventures and Thomson Reuters helped the company raise $45 million. At the same time, DataGrail released a third product designed to conduct privacy impact assessments.[19][20]
In June 2024, DataGrail released a consent management product to address compliance requirements for global privacy regulations.[21] In August 2024, the company held the second DataGrail Summit with speakers from Instacart and Anthropic.[22]
In 2025, the company released its annual Data Privacy Trends Report, which reported a sharp rise in data deletion requests and increasing compliance costs for businesses handling privacy requests.[23]
Awards and recognition
[edit]DataGrail has been included in the Forbes and Statista ranking of America’s Best Startup Employers for three consecutive years, from 2024 to 2026.[24][25]
In March 2025, Fast Company included DataGrail in the Most Innovative Companies category for security.[26][27] The following month, the company won an SC Award in the category Best Compliance Solution for its DataGrail Consent platform.[28]
That same year, DataGrail was included in Built In’s Best Places to Work awards, receiving recognition as both a Top Remote Startup and a Top San Francisco Startup.[29]
In November 2025, DataGrail was recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software vendor assessment.[30]
References
[edit]- ↑ Edelman, Gilad. "The Fight Over the Fight Over California's Privacy Future". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Miller, Ron (2022-10-12). "DataGrail announces automated risk assessment tool and $45M investment". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Guynn, Jessica. "Americans are getting really creeped out by devices eavesdropping on them and tracking them". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "Privacy trends with DataGrail". Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "DataGrail Privacy Management". apphub.webex.com. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "DataGrail Customer Reviews 2025 | Privacy Program Management". SoftwareReviews. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "The G2 on DataGrail". G2. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "DataGrail | Salesforce AppExchange". Salesforce AppExchange | Leading Enterprise Cloud Marketplace. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Nicolas, Philippe. "DataGrail, a new player for data governance". Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "DataGrail - 2025 Company Profile & Team - Tracxn". tracxn.com. 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "DataGrail — Latest launches". Product Hunt. Product Hunt. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "The 10 Hottest Cybersecurity Startups Of 2019". CRN. CRN. 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ Sawers, Paul (2021-03-10). "DataGrail, which helps enterprises manage data privacy requests, raises $30M". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Miller, Ron (2019-10-22). "Early-stage privacy startup DataGrail gets boost from Okta partnership". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "U.S. Patent No. 11,526,627 (HTML)". USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ FinSMEs (2019-11-05). "DataGrail Receives Investment from American Express Ventures". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Miller, Ron (2021-03-10). "DataGrail snares $30M Series B to help deal with privacy regulations". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Sawers, Paul (2021-03-10). "DataGrail, which helps enterprises manage data privacy requests, raises $30M". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ Miller, Ron (2022-10-12). "DataGrail announces automated risk assessment tool and $45M investment". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "DataGrail Raises $45M for Automated Data Privacy Solutions". BigDATAwire. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Staff, S. C. (2025-04-30). "SC Award Winners 2025 DataGrail – Best Compliance Solution". SC Media. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ Nuñez, Michael (2024-08-30). "AI is growing faster than companies can secure it, warn industry leaders". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "DataGrail: Privacy Requests Surge, Driving Up Deletion Costs". MartechCube. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ "America's Best Startup Employers 2025 | #257 DataGrail". Statista Rankings. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ "DataGrail | Company Overview | America's Best Startup Employers #368". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ Alex Pasternack (19 March 2024). "DataGrail is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024". Fast Company. Fast Company. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ Miller, Ron (2021-03-10). "DataGrail snares $30M Series B to help deal with privacy regulations". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ↑ "SC Award Winners 2025 DataGrail – Best Compliance Solution". SC Media. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ "50 Best Remote Startups to Work for 2025 | DataGrail". builtin.com. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ "DataGrail Recognized as a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software". GlobeNewswire. 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2026-03-26.