Drata
Drata sells AI-powered compliance and risk management software to enterprises. The company serves over 8,000 organizations and has raised $328 million, most recently in a Series C round in December 2022.
The growth story
Drata grew from 216 to 1,498 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $328M along the way, most recently a Series C in December 2022.
About
Drata's platform automates governance, risk, and compliance processes for businesses. It helps companies maintain audit readiness and manage third-party risks by continuously monitoring controls and assurance signals. The software aims to reduce manual compliance work while improving visibility into organizational risks.
Founded in 2020, Drata has grown rapidly to serve thousands of customers. The company employs nearly 1,500 people, with its largest function being sales at 125 employees. Its $328 million in funding includes a Series C round led by top investors like Alkeon Capital and Basis Set Ventures.
Founders and leadership
Drata's leadership team is based in San Francisco. The company has built a large sales organization with 125 employees, indicating a focus on customer acquisition. With nearly 1,500 total employees, Drata has scaled quickly since its 2020 founding.
The Drata org chart
Adam Markowitz (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 362 (+77% YoY), Sales 214 (+18% YoY), Product Management 96 (+269% YoY), Marketing 96 (+380% YoY), Operations 94 (+327% YoY), Customer Success and Support 92 (+46% YoY).
Talent flow
Drata hires heavily from compliance and security software companies, with Okta being the top source of talent. Many employees come from acquired companies like SafeBase and Portfolium. Alumni frequently move to other compliance-focused firms like Vanta and Chainguard.
Most common previous employers of Drata staff: Okta (31), Instructure (15), SafeBase (Acquired by Drata) (15), GoSite (14), Portfolium (Acquired by Instructure) (13), OneTrust (12). Former Drata employees most often moved to arkusnexus (16), Vanta (10), Sensiba LLP (8), Chainguard (7), Prescient Security (6), Salesforce (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The Drata mafia
Drata alumni have founded 10 companies, including Relevant AI Lab and Fine Assurance. These startups focus on areas like AI development and compliance services, reflecting Drata's core expertise.
11Troy Malone, was Vice President International Operations until 2022Troy Fine, was Director, Compliance Advisory Services until 2024Richard Stevenson, was Manager, Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance until 2024Andrew Petrie, was Strategic Partnerships until 2023Sia Moiwa, was Human Resource Generalist until 2023Fatih Safak, was Senior Sales Development Representative until 2023
Aidan Blake, was Sales Development Representative II until 2024
Bobga Tachu, PhD, was Senior Technical Program Manager until 2024
Deven Perkins, was Associate Software Engineer, Platform until 2023
Steve Palomares, was VP of Sales - US Enterprise Sales until 2024
Isabella Minson, was Strategic Programs Manager until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 56% direct, 34% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Drata: Microsoft Excel (2,341), SQL (2,200), Data Analysis (1,856), Stakeholder Management (1,766), Agile Methodologies (1,713), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (1,387), Manufacturing Process Improvement (1,364), Python (Programming Language) (1,329).
Where the team actually sits
Drata people are concentrated in California, United States (111), England, United Kingdom (31), San Francisco Bay Area (30), United States (23).
Search footprint
Drata attracts about 9,174 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $160K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,960 ranking keywords and lost 1,613 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Drata has 1,498 employees as of September 2026.
Drata has raised $328M in total, most recently a Series C round in December 2022.
Drata was founded in 2020 by Troy Markowitz, Adam Markowitz, Daniel Marashlian.
Adam Markowitz (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Drata's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Drata staff are Okta (31 people), Instructure (15 people), SafeBase (Acquired by Drata) (15 people).
Former Drata employees most often move to arkusnexus (16), Vanta (10), Sensiba LLP (8).
At least 10 companies have a founder who previously worked at Drata, including Relevant AI Lab, Fine Assurance, Three Meadows Partners.
Drata attracts about 9,174 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $160K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Drata staff are Microsoft Excel, SQL, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodologies.
Drata staff are concentrated in California, United States (111), England, United Kingdom (31), San Francisco Bay Area (30).
Drata has about 362 people in Engineering, up 77% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Drata has about 214 people in Sales, up 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 515 current and 565 former Drata profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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