Vanta
Vanta—the proven leader in automated compliance helping startups…
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Competitors
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AgencyW22Agency replaces traditional security and compliance headcount with AI.Shared: compliance, securityActive
ComplirX26Vanta for physical productsShared: vanta, audit, complianceActive
ComplyDoF25Global Compliance for EnterprisesShared: complianceActive
OffstreamS24Vanta for carbon complianceShared: vanta, 000+, complianceActive
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StacksiW21Automated Answers to Security QuestionnairesShared: complianceAcquired
PromptArmorW24LLM Security and ComplianceShared: securityActive
ProboX25We help you get compliant while you focus on your business.Shared: complianceActive
GolfX25Agentic AI Security and GovernanceShared: securityActive
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About Vanta
Vanta: the trust infrastructure for YC companies. The definitive leader in security and compliance, trusted by 16,000+ companies, including 1,000+ YC startups. The fastest path to your first enterprise deal Reach bigger logos, more revenue, and a stronger story by Demo Day with Vanta. As agents and automation accelerate your path to compliance, buyers get the proof they need to trust you now—not months from now. Your Trust Center launches immediately, giving prospects a live view of your security posture while audit prep is still underway. With 6,000+ Trust Centers across the Vanta network, you enter critical deals with real-time proof and credibility that would otherwise take years to build. "Choosing Vanta early unlocked $1.5M in deals and accelerated our growth by six months. Vanta is the fastest path to doing compliance right—when you're selling SaaS, buyers know the name." – Hyperbound (YC S23) Vanta gives you the fastest, most credible path to compliance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more Let the Vanta Agent handle the bulk of your compliance requirements, from guidance to audit-ready drafts Launch your Trust Center and Letter of Engagement on day one Start faster with pre-scoped requirements informed by 26,000+ audits Automate evidence collection across 400+ integrations Validate posture hourly with 1,400+ tests Find and fix gaps before they become audit findings Run your audit fully in-platform with startup-friendly, AICPA peer-reviewed firms Agentic compliance that runs itself Compliance shouldn’t become your CTO’s second job. The Vanta Agent acts as your compliance co-founder, handling the heavy lifting while your team stays focused on building. Grounded in 26,000+ audits and Vanta’s in-house GRC expertise, the Vanta Agent produces audit-ready drafts of policies, risk registers, vendor reviews, cloud security measures, and other core requirements. It also surfaces what needs attention, so your team can review, approve, and keep moving without slowing product development or adding compliance to the roadmap. Every output is tailored to your business and grounded in continuously validated data from The Trust Graph, the market’s deepest data and intelligence layer, rather than generic templates or disconnected AI responses. Vanta is also built for the way YC teams work. Through Vanta’s remote MCP server, full REST API, and native integrations with Claude, Codex, Cursor, and more, compliance moves forward directly inside the tools your team already uses to build, ship, and operate. “Vanta has saved us hundreds of hours and well over six figures in potential lost deals or added headcount. If you’re serious about security, start early.” – Clay The Vanta Agent can: Generate first-to-final drafts of core compliance requirements Tailor policies, risk registers, and vendor reviews to your business Collect and evaluate evidence continuously Scope controls and map requirements automatically Surface gaps, explain their impact, and recommend fixes, including code-level remediation guidance Cut security review time by 81% and vendor reviews by 50% The trusted standard Your first audit becomes part of your company’s reputation. It needs to hold up under enterprise scrutiny, from the platform and evidence to the auditor behind the report. Vanta is the platform your prospects already know, trust, and run on. Backed by 16,000+ customers, 26,000+ completed audits, AICPA peer-reviewed auditors, and in-house security and compliance experts, Vanta turns your first audit into your strongest sales asset. “We chose Vanta because of its reputation with enterprise buyers - when they see the Vanta logo on your Trust Center, you walk in with credibility that usually takes years to build. That matters when you're week four of your company.” – HiLoop (YC S26) Vanta gives you: Startup-friendly, AICPA peer-reviewed audit firms In-house former auditors and GRC practitioners who understand
San Francisco, CA, USA
Vanta: questions
Which YC batch was Vanta in?
Vanta was in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch (W18).
Is Vanta still active?
Y Combinator lists Vanta as active.
Where is Vanta based?
Vanta lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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