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vanta.comadded 2026-06-19
Sequoia has been in since the 2021 Series A and went on to lead the Series C — the same VC leading two rounds is, in Cacioppo's view, a rare endorsement● Hiring

TL;DR中文

合规自动化起家(SOC 2、ISO 27001),现在是"trust management平台"。$300M ARR、$4.15B估值、16,000客户。AI浪潮意外成了它最大的增长引擎——因为"shadow AI"(员工偷偷用没批准的AI工具)让企业的合规压力暴涨。

Worth-Joining Index · Scorecard

v2.1 ALPHA · 2026-08

Career Score

68/100

Coverage

100%

Verified

50%

Stage cohort

Late

Vibe Check

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Momentum
9.5/16
Efficiency
14/20
Backing
7.5/8
Market
7.7/11
Product
7.7/11
Upside
9.5/16

Latest valuation

$4.15B-money(2025年7月Series D,较2024年7月的$2.45B上涨69%)

Series D · 2025-07

ARR

$300M ARR,2026年4月宣布,较2025年底的$250M继续加速

Total raised

~$500M(含2025年7月的Series D)

as of 2025-07

Team size

1,700-1,900 employees

SecurityComplianceTrust ManagementFounded · 2018Stage · Series DHQ · San Francisco · remote-firstSize · 1,700-1,900 employees (just 500 three years ago)

Traction · Key numbers

ARR$300M ARR,2026年4月宣布,较2025年底的$250M继续加速与现有fixture一致($300M,2026-04)。Fortune独家报道,CEO Cacioppo直接确认;Businesswire/Vanta官方稿同步披露同一数字。 Publicly verifiableas of 2026-04
收入增速YoY约+69%(two年内翻了三倍:2024年约$100M → 2026年4月$300M)与现有fixture一致(+69% YoY)。 Publicly verifiableas of 2026-04
Customer count16,000 (up from 7,000 in FY24); customer growth ~60% YoY, accelerating in each of the past four quartersMost companies see growth decelerate at this scale Publicly verifiableas of 2026-04
Customer qualityARR per customer rose from ~$17K in July 2025 to ~$19K in April 2026 — growth is coming from both new customers and higher ACV Publicly verifiableas of 2026-04
NRRHas improved every quarter for the past two years, holding consistently above 100% Publicly verifiableas of 2026

Funding

Total raised

~$500M(含2025年7月的Series D)

Rounds

1

D

$150M

Series D · 2025-07 · valuation $4.15B post-money(2025年7月Series D,较2024年7月的$2.45B上涨69%) · led by Wellington Management(2025年7月Series D领投;老股东Sequoia, Craft Ventures, 高盛成长股权, JPMorgan, Y Combinator跟投)

With: Sequoia, 高盛, JPMorgan, Craft · Forbes' headline: 'despite not needing the money'

Sequoia has been in since the 2021 Series A and went on to lead the Series C — the same VC leading two rounds is, in Cacioppo's view, a rare endorsement

The 2025 round happened 'despite not needing the money' — the cash position is strong

Founders

Christina Cacioppo CEO

Former Dropbox product manager and former Union Square Ventures investor

Reality · Working here

H1B / PERM持续担保H1B:DOL LCA记录累计49份申请,涉及10个州;FY2025提交23份LCA+3份绿卡PERM,FY2026提交6份LCA且全部批准,无willful violator记录;申请人薪资中位数约$181K该页面直接fetch时被反爬403拦截,以上数字来自搜索引擎对该页面及同类聚合站h1bgrader.com的索引摘要,两个独立聚合站数据互相印证(均为对DOL公开LCA披露数据的整理),故标为estimate而非public。fixture此前无h1b字段。~ 3rd-party estimateas of 2026-08
Remote policy美国员工remote-first;国际员工(悉尼、都柏林、伦敦、纽约、旧金山五个办公室)为hybrid对fixture的补充:fixture只写了'团队分布在美国、英国、澳大利亚'(remote-first),公司自己的Careers页面进一步说明是'美国remote-first + 海外五个办公室hybrid'(旧金山、纽约、悉尼、都柏林、伦敦),不算矛盾,是更细的口径。公司自有页面,非独立第三方信源。 Publicly verifiableas of 2026-08
Comp model全公司薪酬中位数约$233K/年;软件工程师$224K-$386K;股权4年归属,25%/25%/25%/25%逐年归属Levels.fyi基于员工自报数据的众包估算,非公司官方披露,故标为estimate。fixture此前无comp_model字段。~ 3rd-party estimateas of 2026-08
GlassdoorOverall 3.2 · WLB 3
Equity liquidityUnknown
Hiring status招聘明显加速:2026年在招职位404个,较2025年的338个增长114%;招聘速度118个新职位/月(2025年为89个/月);员工总数2023-2026年增长176%第三方劳动力数据平台估算(非公司官方披露),与fixture现有reality.hiring描述的'快速扩张'方向一致,可作为量化佐证。~ 3rd-party estimateas of 2026-08

Signals & Risks

CustomersSnowflakeAtlassianDuolingoRampCursorHarveyMistral AI
CompetitorsDrata (the most direct rival)SecureframeServiceNowMetricStreamArcher
CategoryCompliance software is ultimately a 'necessary but unsexy' category — the TAM is large but a growth ceiling exists
CompetitionHead-to-head competition with Drata will pressure pricing
OrganizationAt 1,700-1,900 people the org is no longer small — per-employee efficiency needs to be proven
LiquidityCacioppo's stance on an IPO: 'the goal is a durable, long-term company, not the confetti day' — an IPO doesn't sound imminent

Editorial ✎

Good fit for

· People who want low risk, healthy fundamentals, and a reasonable valuation — Vanta and Ramp are the two 'least likely to blow up' companies on this list, and Vanta's entry price is much better

· Security/compliance people: this is one of the best companies in the field

· Enterprise sales: 16,000 customers, NRR climbing, ACV rising — this product sells well

· People who want to work remotely

Not for

· People who want a fast IPO payout (the CEO has made clear she's in no rush)

· People who find compliance software too boring — it's genuinely not a category you brag about at parties, but it's a good business

Data changelog

Community corrections → editorial review → applied, fully on the record

2026-08-08
累计融资额 filled in as ~$500M(含2025年7月的Series D)

data as of 2025-07 · Source: Forbes

Publicly verifiable
2026-08-08
Remote 政策 filled in as 美国员工remote-first;国际员工(悉尼、都柏林、伦敦、纽约、旧金山五个办公室)为hybrid

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Vanta官网Careers页面

Publicly verifiable
2026-08-08
最近一轮领投机构 filled in as Wellington Management(2025年7月Series D领投;老股东Sequoia、Craft Ventures、高盛成长股权、JPMorgan、Y Combinator跟投)

data as of 2025-07 · Source: Forbes

Publicly verifiable
2026-08-08
最近一轮估值 filled in as $4.15B post-money(2025年7月Series D,较2024年7月的$2.45B上涨69%)

data as of 2025-07 · Source: Forbes / SiliconANGLE

Publicly verifiable
2026-08-08
招聘状态 filled in as 招聘明显加速:2026年在招职位404个,较2025年的338个增长114%;招聘速度118个新职位/月(2025年为89个/月);员工总数2023-2026年增长176%

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Revelio Labs

~ 3rd-party estimate
2026-08-08
H1B / 签证担保政策 filled in as 持续担保H1B:DOL LCA记录累计49份申请,涉及10个州;FY2025提交23份LCA+3份绿卡PERM,FY2026提交6份LCA且全部批准,无willful violator记录;申请人薪资中位数约$181K

data as of 2026-08 · Source: MyVisaJobs(基于美国劳工部LCA公开数据)

~ 3rd-party estimate
2026-08-08
Glassdoor WLB 分 filled in as Work-life balance 3.0 / 5

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Glassdoor

Publicly verifiable
2026-08-08
Glassdoor 总分 filled in as 3.2 / 5(224条评价)

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Glassdoor

Publicly verifiable
2026-08-08
薪酬模式 filled in as 全公司薪酬中位数约$233K/年;软件工程师$224K-$386K;股权4年归属,25%/25%/25%/25%逐年归属

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Levels.fyi

~ 3rd-party estimate
2026-08-08
收入增速 filled in as YoY约+69%(two年内翻了三倍:2024年约$100M → 2026年4月$300M)

data as of 2026-04 · Source: Fortune

Publicly verifiable
2026-08-08
ARR / 年化收入 filled in as $300M ARR,2026年4月宣布,较2025年底的$250M继续加速

data as of 2026-04 · Source: Fortune

Publicly verifiable
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Sponsorship

✓ Publicly verifiable · government data

H-1B recent sponsorship activity Latest

DOL LCA Disclosure Data · FY2024 – FY2026 Q2
Fiscal yearLCAs certifiedPositionsAvg salary
FY20261010$183k
FY20251919$187k
FY202466$173k

✓ Vanta has been filing LCAs for H-1B roles recently — actively sponsoring. An LCA is the required first step of an H-1B petition — the most direct public signal of whether a company sponsors right now.

Fiscal yearNew approvalsNew denialsRenewal approvalsRenewal denials
FY20230020
FY202200100
FY20210030

✓ Vanta has approved H-1B petitions in FY2021–2023 — proven ability and precedent to sponsor.

Fiscal yearCasesCertifiedApproval rateAvg salary
FY202632100%$155k
FY202533100%$206k

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