TRAILBLAZER
After Portfolium was acquired by Instructure , I – along with co-founders Daniel Marashalin and Troy Markowitz – started Drata . We sought to remove the burdens of compliance by using automation to streamline the journey for companies of all sizes . Fast forward to today , and thousands of companies now use Drata to continuously monitor their security controls , have a holistic view of their security posture by integrating the Drata platform with their tech stack , and maintain compliance over time to help them scale .
Drata became one of the fastest companies to achieve a US $ 1bn valuation – what do you attribute your success to ? The success of Drata can be directly attributed to its people – the culture and execution of this team is truly unprecedented . The culture is defined by the values and behaviour of the incredible people here and trust lies at the heart of it all . We brought on 100 customers in just 45 days after our launch , which quickly affirmed the need for a platform like ours in what was a relatively stagnant market . And , because we ’ re a customer-obsessed company , we ’ ve continuously incorporated customer feedback and insights into the platform – it ’ s imperative that we build products that solve real pain for the people using it .
What does trust mean to you ? How important is it ? Trust has been our core value at Drata since inception – it truly is at the centre of everything we do , from how we interact with our customers and partners to how we build products , how we attract talented leaders , and everything in between . I believe , outside of time , trust is our most precious asset , earned in drops lost in buckets as they say .
We often refer to trust as our North Star as it guides our decision-making at Drata . For example , we didn ’ t publicly launch Drata until we achieved SOC 2 compliance ourselves and used our own product to do it . Success can ’ t be built without trust , and our vision for Drata is to be the trust layer between our customers and those they do business with .
22 January 2023