Company:DataGrail

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DataGrail, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2018 (2018)
Founders
  • Daniel Barber
  • Ignacio Zendejas
  • Earl Hathaway
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Daniel Barber (CEO)
ProductsDataGrail Privacy Management Platform
Websitewww.datagrail.io

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

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

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

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

  1. ↑ Edelman, Gilad. "The Fight Over the Fight Over California’s Privacy Future" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/california-prop-24-fight-over-privacy-future/. 
  2. ↑ Miller, Ron (2022-10-12). "DataGrail announces automated risk assessment tool and $45M investment" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/12/datagrail-announces-automated-risk-assessment-tool-and-45m-investment/. 
  3. ↑ Guynn, Jessica. "Americans are getting really creeped out by devices eavesdropping on them and tracking them" (in en-US). https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/01/28/americans-worried-amazon-echo-google-home-spying-survey/4592130002/. 
  4. ↑ "Privacy trends with DataGrail". https://iapp.org/resources/article/web-conference-privacy-trends-with-datagrail/. 
  5. ↑ "DataGrail Privacy Management" (in en-US). https://apphub.webex.com/applications/datagrail-privacy-management-datagrail. 
  6. ↑ "DataGrail Customer Reviews 2025 | Privacy Program Management" (in en). https://www.softwarereviews.com/products/datagrail. 
  7. ↑ "The G2 on DataGrail". https://www.g2.com/products/datagrail/reviews. 
  8. ↑ "DataGrail | Salesforce AppExchange" (in en). https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail?listingId=a0N3A00000FeGT4UAN. 
  9. ↑ Nicolas, Philippe. "DataGrail, a new player for data governance" (in en-US). https://continuousdataprotection.blogspot.com/2019/03/datagrail-new-player-for-data-governance.html. 
  10. ↑ "DataGrail - 2025 Company Profile & Team - Tracxn" (in en). 2025-06-30. https://tracxn.com/d/companies/datagrail/__OHdrdp-73jDqoArxmumnDgw5LVJULSMh4P5Ul33BfaY. 
  11. ↑ "DataGrail — Latest launches". Product Hunt. 24 May 2018. https://www.producthunt.com/products/datagrail/launches. Retrieved 19 August 2025. 
  12. ↑ "The 10 Hottest Cybersecurity Startups Of 2019". CRN. 2019. https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/security/the-10-hottest-cybersecurity-startups-of-2019. Retrieved 19 August 2025. 
  13. ↑ Sawers, Paul (2021-03-10). "DataGrail, which helps enterprises manage data privacy requests, raises $30M" (in en-US). https://venturebeat.com/business/datagrail-raises-30m-to-help-enterprises-manage-data-privacy-requests/. 
  14. ↑ Miller, Ron (2019-10-22). "Early-stage privacy startup DataGrail gets boost from Okta partnership" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/22/early-stage-privacy-startup-datagrail-gets-boost-from-okta-partnership/. 
  15. ↑ "U.S. Patent No. 11,526,627 (HTML)". United States Patent and Trademark Office. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/patents/html/11526627?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiIwNWIyYjhiNC0zZWJhLTQ3YzItOTM3Zi04ZWM5MWU0MzkxODciLCJ2ZXIiOiIxZThmMmU0Mi1mNDRiLTQ3ZGQtODQ4NC01MzljOTg4NGZkOTUiLCJleHAiOjB9. Retrieved 19 August 2025. 
  16. ↑ FinSMEs (2019-11-05). "DataGrail Receives Investment from American Express Ventures" (in en-US). https://www.finsmes.com/2019/11/datagrail-receives-investment-from-american-express-ventures.html. 
  17. ↑ Miller, Ron (2021-03-10). "DataGrail snares $30M Series B to help deal with privacy regulations" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/10/datagrail-snares-30m-series-b-to-help-deal-with-privacy-regulations/. 
  18. ↑ Sawers, Paul (2021-03-10). "DataGrail, which helps enterprises manage data privacy requests, raises $30M". https://venturebeat.com/technology/datagrail-raises-30m-to-help-enterprises-manage-data-privacy-requests. 
  19. ↑ Miller, Ron (2022-10-12). "DataGrail announces automated risk assessment tool and $45M investment" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/12/datagrail-announces-automated-risk-assessment-tool-and-45m-investment/. 
  20. ↑ "DataGrail Raises $45M for Automated Data Privacy Solutions". https://www.bigdatawire.com/this-just-in/datagrail-raises-45m-for-automated-data-privacy-solutions/. 
  21. ↑ Staff, S. C. (2025-04-30). "SC Award Winners 2025 DataGrail – Best Compliance Solution" (in en). https://www.scworld.com/news/sc-award-winners-2025-datagrail-best-compliance-solution. 
  22. ↑ Nuñez, Michael (2024-08-30). "AI is growing faster than companies can secure it, warn industry leaders" (in en-US). https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-is-growing-faster-than-companies-can-secure-it-warn-industry-leaders/. 
  23. ↑ "DataGrail: Privacy Requests Surge, Driving Up Deletion Costs" (in en-US). 2025-07-08. https://www.martechcube.com/datagrail-consumer-data-privacy-demand-surges-rising-deletion-costs/. 
  24. ↑ "America's Best Startup Employers 2025 | #257 DataGrail" (in en-US). https://rankings.statista.com/en/employers/rankings/best-startup-employers-america-2025/#ranking-details:~:text=Products%20%26%20Software%20Services-,257,-DataGrail. 
  25. ↑ "DataGrail | Company Overview | America's Best Startup Employers #368" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/companies/datagrail/?list=americas-best-startup-employers. 
  26. ↑ Alex Pasternack (19 March 2024). "DataGrail is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024". Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/91038934/datagrail-most-innovative-companies-2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025. 
  27. ↑ Miller, Ron (2021-03-10). "DataGrail snares $30M Series B to help deal with privacy regulations" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/10/datagrail-snares-30m-series-b-to-help-deal-with-privacy-regulations/. 
  28. ↑ "SC Award Winners 2025 DataGrail – Best Compliance Solution" (in en). 2025-04-30. https://www.scworld.com/news/sc-award-winners-2025-datagrail-best-compliance-solution. 
  29. ↑ "50 Best Remote Startups to Work for 2025 | DataGrail" (in en). 2021-01-01. https://builtin.com/awards/remote/2025/best-startup-places-to-work#:~:text=2015-,DataGrail,-Big%20Data%20%2B%20Cybersecurity. 
  30. ↑ "DataGrail Recognized as a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software" (in en-us). 2025-11-13. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/13/3187419/0/en/DataGrail-Recognized-as-a-Leader-in-the-2025-IDC-MarketScape-for-Worldwide-Data-Privacy-Compliance-Software.html. 



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