DataGrail

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American data privacy software company

Company typePrivate

IndustrySoftware

Founded2018 (2018)

Founders

Daniel Barber
Ignacio Zendejas
Earl Hathaway

DataGrail, Inc.
Company type	Private
Industry	Software
Founded	2018 (2018)
Founders	Daniel Barber Ignacio Zendejas Earl Hathaway
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Daniel Barber (CEO)
Products	DataGrail Privacy Management Platform
Number of employees	150 (2025)
Website	www.datagrail.io

DataGrail, Inc. is a data privacy software company headquartered in San Francisco.^[1] The company develops a privacy management platform that helps businesses comply with regulations such as the GDPR, CCPA, and other global data protection laws.^[2]^[3]

DataGrail is an information privacy web application developed by DataGrail, Inc.^[4] It is designed to support businesses in adhering to privacy regulations such as the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), and other global data protection laws.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

History

DataGrail, Inc. was founded by Daniel Barber, Ignacio Zendejas, and Earl Hathaway in Palo Alto in 2018.^[9]^[10]

DataGrail was available on Product Hunt on May 24, 2018.^[11] The initial product addressed GDPR requirements for right of access and right to be forgotten requests.^[12] In September 2018, DataGrail received $4M in investment from Cloud Apps Capital Partners, with participation from Gunderson Dettmer.^[13] In October 2019, Okta signed a partnership and invested in DataGrail.^[14] The company then released a second product designed in response to GDPR Article 30 requirements. The method for discovering software systems containing personal data was detailed in a 2020 U.S. patent by Daniel Barber, Ignacio Zendejas, and Earl Hathaway.^[15]

In November 2019, American Express made a disclosed investment in the company.^[16] In March 2021, DataGrail received $30M in investment from Felicis Ventures and Next47, with participation from DocuSign and HubSpot.^[17] At the time, the company counted Databricks, Dexcom, and Twilio among its enterprise customers.^[18]

In March 2022, a new funding round led by Third Point Ventures and Thomson Reuters helped the company raise $45 million. At the same time, DataGrail released a third product designed to conduct privacy impact assessments.^[19]^[20]

In June 2024, DataGrail released a consent management product to address compliance requirements for global privacy regulations.^[21] In August 2024, the company held the second DataGrail Summit with speakers from Instacart and Anthropic.^[22]

In 2025, the company released its annual Data Privacy Trends Report, which reported a sharp rise in data deletion requests and increasing compliance costs for businesses handling privacy requests.^[23]

Awards and recognition

DataGrail has been included in the Forbes and Statista ranking of America’s Best Startup Employers for three consecutive years, from 2024 to 2026.^[24]^[25]

In March 2025, Fast Company included DataGrail in the Most Innovative Companies category for security.^[26]^[27] The following month, the company won an SC Award in the category Best Compliance Solution for its DataGrail Consent platform.^[28]

That same year, DataGrail was included in Built In’s Best Places to Work awards, receiving recognition as both a Top Remote Startup and a Top San Francisco Startup.^[29]

In November 2025, DataGrail was recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software vendor assessment.^[30]

References

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↑ Nuñez, Michael (2024-08-30). "AI is growing faster than companies can secure it, warn industry leaders". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
↑ "DataGrail: Privacy Requests Surge, Driving Up Deletion Costs". MartechCube. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
↑ "America's Best Startup Employers 2025 | #257 DataGrail". Statista Rankings. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
↑ "DataGrail | Company Overview | America's Best Startup Employers #368". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
↑ Alex Pasternack (19 March 2024). "DataGrail is one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024". Fast Company. Fast Company. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
↑ Miller, Ron (2021-03-10). "DataGrail snares $30M Series B to help deal with privacy regulations". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
↑ "SC Award Winners 2025 DataGrail – Best Compliance Solution". SC Media. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
↑ "50 Best Remote Startups to Work for 2025 | DataGrail". builtin.com. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
↑ "DataGrail Recognized as a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software". GlobeNewswire. 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2026-03-26.

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