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Veza

Category: AI in Cybersecurity

Veza provides an AI-native identity security platform that maps human, machine, and AI agent identities to data assets, delivering real-time visibility, risk analytics, and automated least-privilege enforcement across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem environments. Veza was founded in 2020. The company is led by Tarun Thakur. Based in Los Gatos, California, USA. Team size: 230. Total funding raised: ~$235M total (all rounds). Latest round: Series D ($108M, Apr 2025 led by New Enterprise Associates at $808M valuation). Key investors include ["New Enterprise Associates (NEA)","Accel","Bain Capital Ventures","Ballistic Ventures","Google Ventures (GV)","Norwest Venture Partners","True Ventures","Capital One Ventures","ServiceNow Ventures","Atlassian Ventures","Workday Ventures","Snowflake Ventures"].

Founded
2020
Headquarters
Los Gatos, California, USA
Team size
230
Total funding
~$235M total (all rounds)

Value proposition

AI-driven authorization engine that continuously discovers and enforces least-privilege policies, reduces attack surface, and simplifies compliance for both human and non-human identities

Products and solutions

["Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)","Privileged Access Management (PAM)","Non-Human Identity (NHI) Security","SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)","AI/ML-Driven Access Certification","AI Agent Security (launched December 2025)"]

Unique value

Authorization-centric security with real-time risk intelligence, unified visibility for non-human identities, and AI-native policy automation that outpaces traditional IAM/IAM-centric solutions

Target customer

Large enterprises in finance, healthcare, technology, hospitality, and other regulated sectors that need granular access control for cloud, SaaS, and AI workloads

Industries served

["Financial Services","Healthcare","Technology","Hospitality","Government/Public Sector","Retail","Education","Banking","Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)"]

Technology advantage

Proprietary Access Graph that models relationships between identities and data, combined with generative AI for natural-language queries, real-time risk scoring, and automated remediation; patented authorization framework

How they differentiate

Veza differentiates through authorization-based data security, real-time risk intelligence, and unified visibility in non-human identity management. It specializes in cloud security posture management with AI-driven access control and focuses on the emerging AI agent security market

Main competitors

["SailPoint","CyberArk","Okta","Saviynt","Permiso"]

Key partnerships

["Oracle","CrowdStrike","ServiceNow (acquirer)","Atlassian","Snowflake","Workday","GuidePoint Security","NEA (Series D investor)","Capital One Ventures","Bain Capital Ventures"]

Notable customers

["Blackstone","Wynn Resorts","Expedia","CrowdStrike","AMD","Workday","Snowflake","Zoom"]

Major milestones

["$108M Series D funding – April 2025","Valuation $808M – April 2025","Acquired by ServiceNow for >$1B – December 2025","Leader in Frost Radar 2025 for Non-Human Identity solutions","Launch of AI Agent Security – December 2025"]

Growth metrics

230 employees (2025), $808M valuation, ~150 enterprise customers, $235M+ total funding, serving high-profile clients such as Blackstone, Wynn Resorts, Expedia, CrowdStrike, AMD, Workday, Snowflake, Zoom

Market positioning

Recognized as a Leader in Frost Radar 2025 for Non-Human Identity solutions; positioned as the most advanced AI-native identity security platform for enterprises

Geographic focus

Primarily competes in North America with US-based headquarters, but operates in global markets with customers worldwide

Patents and IP

CEO Tarun Thakur holds 18 patents in storage and data management; Veza has filed patents covering its Access Graph and AI-driven authorization models

About Tarun Thakur

Serial entrepreneur with extensive B2B SaaS experience. Previously Co-Founder and CEO of Datos IO (acquired by Rubrik), first PM responsible for beyond backup products at Data Domain (acquired by EMC), and conducted storage research at IBM Research (Almaden). Holds 18 patents in storage and data management.

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