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Portal26

Category: AI Safety

GenAI Adoption Management Platform that enables enterprises to securely and responsibly adopt Generative AI with complete visibility, governance, security, and ROI optimization Portal26 was founded in 2019. The company is led by Arti Raman. Based in Los Gatos, CA, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $15M total (all rounds). Latest round: Series A ($9M, November 2025). Key investors include ["Shasta Ventures (Lead)","Fusion Fund","Fortune 500 financial services firm"].

Founded
2019
Headquarters
Los Gatos, CA, USA
Team size
11-50
Total funding
$15M total (all rounds)

Value proposition

To provide complete visibility, governance, security, and ROI optimization for responsible and high-impact enterprise GenAI adoption, helping organizations transition from cautious experimentation to confident, organization-wide adoption

Products and solutions

["AI TRiSM (Trust, Risk, and Security Management) Platform","Shadow AI Discovery Engine","GenAI User Intent & Use Case Discovery","GenAI Strategy Module","GenAI Risk Management & Security","GenAI Policy Management","GenAI License Intelligence Module","GenAI Audit & Forensics with NIST FIPS Certified Prompt Discovery Vault","AI Value Realization Solution","Agentic AI Management","Agentic Token Control Module","AMP (Agent Adoption Platform)"]

Unique value

Portal26 is positioned as the first and leading GenAI Adoption Management Platform, offering a holistic solution that combines visibility, security, governance, and ROI measurement. Its platform can discover 'Shadow AI' (unsanctioned AI use) and provides a NIST-certified encrypted vault for prompts and attachments with forensic capabilities

Target customer

Enterprises and public sector organizations looking to govern and secure their use of Generative AI

Industries served

["Public Sector/Government","Technology","Finance","Healthcare","Enterprise"]

Technology advantage

The core advantage is its comprehensive AI TRiSM platform that addresses the full lifecycle of GenAI adoption. It helps organizations move from a defensive security posture to proactively enabling strategic AI use cases, ensuring compliance and protecting against data leakage and other risks. The platform monitors hundreds of thousands of enterprise GenAI users and provides real-time analytics with intent-based risk scoring

How they differentiate

Portal26 differentiates itself by offering a comprehensive GenAI Adoption Management Platform that provides complete visibility into GenAI usage, enabling enterprises to manage users, identify unauthorized AI use ('ShadowAI'), measure ROI of AI programs, establish governance policies, ensure security, and provide targeted employee education. This holistic approach to managing the entire lifecycle of GenAI adoption is a key differentiator

Main competitors

["BigID","Cyera","TrustArc","OneTrust"]

Key partnerships

["Carahsoft (public sector distribution)","Amazon Web Services (AWS Marketplace)","AWS ISV Accelerate Program","Various systems integrators and resellers"]

Notable customers

["Boomi","Q2","Various government agencies (via Carahsoft partnership)"]

Major milestones

["Raised $9M Series A funding in November 2025 (total funding $15M)","Achieved SOC 2 Type 2 attestation","Accepted into the AWS ISV Accelerate Program","General availability of AI TRiSM SaaS Platform","NIST FIPS Certified Prompt Discovery Forensic Vault","Appointed Rick O'Rourke as Chief Revenue Officer (December 2025)","Recognized as top 3 Big Data and AI Startup in 2023 BigDATAwire Awards","Winner of 2024 Digital Innovator Award from Intellyx","Launched AI Value Realization Solution (February 2026)","Launched Agentic Token Control module (April 2026)","Launched AMP Agent Adoption Platform"]

Growth metrics

Portal26 monitors 500k+ enterprise GenAI users and has secured major customer wins and partnerships with systems integrators, resellers, and hyperscalers. The platform provides 30-minute activation and 72-hour ROI realization

Market positioning

Portal26 is positioned as a leader in the emerging market of AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management (AI TRiSM). They are recognized for providing a foundational platform for responsible AI adoption within large organizations

Geographic focus

Global (headquartered in Los Gatos, CA, USA, targeting a global market with focus on North America and public sector)

Patents and IP

Multiple patents in data security and encryption (specific details not publicly disclosed)

About Arti Raman

Arti Raman is the Founder and CEO of Portal26, with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, data protection, and enterprise software. Prior to Portal26, she was Senior Director of Product Management at Symantec, led the User Experience for the Enterprise Business, and was Head of Competitive Intelligence. She also founded LiquidChecks, Inc. and held leadership roles at Agiliance.

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