Compliance software
Before I founded Vanta in 2018, very few startups had a SOC 2, the most commonly accepted standard for demonstrating security. That’s because preparing for a SOC 2 was a time-consuming, expensive, and very manual process (think lots of spreadsheets and screenshots). If you were a founder of a growing startup and you had to choose between building new features or implementing a security program, you’d likely go with the former.
Christina Cacioppo
CEO & Co-founder, Vanta
Data analysis tools
By now, I’ll assume everyone has heard the trope, “data is the new oil”. As someone who actually spent time in the oil and gas industry, I can tell you confidently that this is a terrible analogy. Oil is extremely dangerous, difficult to transport, and you have to burn it to get value. Data is invisible, floats around over wires, and you push buttons on your computer to do math with it.
Barry McCardel
CEO and co-founder at Hex
