Zania
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
Zania is an agentic AI company that automates security governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tasks for enterprises. Zania was founded in 2023. The company is led by Shruti Gupta. Based in Palo Alto, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $18 million. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include NEA (New Enterprise Associates), Anthropic, Menlo Ventures (Anthology Fund), Palm Drive Capital.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, USA
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $18 million
Value proposition
Zania's main value proposition is to automate and streamline complex and time-consuming GRC tasks, such as compliance assessments and evidence collection, allowing security teams to remain audit-ready and focus on strategic priorities.
Products and solutions
An AI-driven platform featuring autonomous agents for GRC., Autonomous Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM): AI agents run vendor risk reviews, risk tiering, evidence collection and continuous monitoring (launched Feb 2026)., Compliance Automation: continuous compliance, controls testing, self-governing policies and security questionnaire responses for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 42001., Internal Risk: first-party risk evaluation based on a company's systems, controls and data., Ask Zania: chat-based AI co-pilot for surfacing issues and triggering actions.
Unique value
Zania's core innovation lies in its use of 'agentic AI,' where autonomous AI agents actively perform and automate GRC tasks, rather than acting as passive tools. This approach aims to replace manual workflows entirely.
Target customer
The primary target customers are Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), security teams, and GRC teams within enterprises, particularly in the technology and software industries.
Industries served
Technology, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Healthcare
Technology advantage
The key advantage is the automation of labor-intensive GRC processes. By using AI agents to handle evidence collection, control mapping, and compliance reporting, Zania significantly reduces the time and cost associated with security compliance and audits.
How they differentiate
Zania differentiates itself by using agentic AI for security governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). This allows for the automation of compliance assessments and security workflows, making the process faster and more cost-effective.
Main competitors
Behavox, Secureframe, Provana
Key partnerships
NEA (New Enterprise Associates) - Lead investor in Series A funding., Anthropic - Participant in Series A funding., Menlo Ventures (Anthology Fund) - Participant in Series A funding., Palm Drive Capital - Participant in Series A funding., Grant Thornton - Strategic alliance partner.
Notable customers
Plaid, Grant Thornton, Stanford University, KPMG
Major milestones
Successfully closed an $18 million Series A funding round led by NEA.
Growth metrics
Not publicly available.
Market positioning
Zania is positioned as an AI-driven platform that simplifies and automates security and compliance for enterprises. It targets businesses looking to streamline their GRC processes and ensure they are audit-ready.
Geographic focus
Zania is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, and its initial focus appears to be the North American market.
Patents and IP
Information on patents or specific IP is not publicly available at this time.
About Shruti Gupta
Founder and CEO at Zania. Previously held senior security and engineering roles at Microsoft, Brex, Instacart, and Airbnb, specializing in identity security, privacy, and AI.
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Official website: https://zania.ai