What Kertos does

Kertos GmbH is a Munich-based RegTech company that develops and sells an integrated compliance and privacy automation platform for European small and medium-sized enterprises, scaleups, and regulated companies. The platform unifies data privacy (GDPR), information security (ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, NIS 2, ISO 27701), and AI governance (ISO 42001, EU AI Act, DORA) on a single no-code backbone, with 140+ pre-built integrations and a public REST API for connecting HR, ticketing, identity, cloud and CRM systems. Its proprietary agentic AI compliance guide, KAIA (also branded KAI / Kertos AI and served from kertos.ai), orchestrates risk assessments, policy generation from a 40+ template library, DSAR processing, vendor reviews, and continuous control monitoring across all supported frameworks.

The product portfolio is structured as a core Kertos Platform with modular add-ons: Privacy Management System (PMS), Shadow IT Discovery, DSAR Automation, RoPA/TOM/DSFA documentation, Policy Management, External Data Protection Officer service, Employee Trainings, Certifiable ISMS (covering ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, NIS 2), Risk Management, Asset Management, Vendor Management, Trust Center, AIMS (AI Management System), AI Inventory, and AI Risk Assessment. A peer-to-peer Trust Graph, explicitly funded by the September 2025 Series A, is positioned as a longer-term differentiator enabling compliance evidence sharing between Kertos customers and their buyers. Kertos itself holds ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certifications, and has received the Wirtschaftswoche "Best of Technology" award in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Kertos generates revenue primarily through quote-based annual SaaS subscriptions to the platform, supplemented by recurring managed-services revenue from the External Data Protection Officer offering and by professional services revenue from implementation, training and ongoing advisory delivered by accredited German-speaking compliance experts. Go-to-market is sales-led with a "Get a demo" / "Request a quote" intake funnel, supported by a self-serve application login, a 5-minute Compliance Check lead qualification form, an enterprise field-sales motion targeting regulated verticals (SaaS, Healthtech, Fintech, InsurTech, automotive/TISAX), and a "Become a partner" reseller/consulting channel. The company has disclosed three funding rounds totaling approximately €19M: a €1M pre-seed (May 2022) led by 10x Founders, a €4M seed (April 2023) led by VR Ventures / Redstone with Pi Labs and Seed + Speed Ventures, and a €14M Series A (September 2025) led by Portage Ventures.

Name

Kertos

Legal name

Kertos GmbH

Website

https://kertos.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kertos is a Munich-based RegTech company that provides an AI-powered compliance automation platform for European SMEs and scaleups, covering GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2, EU AI Act, and related frameworks via subscription SaaS and bundled expert services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compliance Automation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Computer Related Services (541519), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, GRC Workflow & Audit Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise AI Governance, Risk & Compliance Platforms (Model Risk, Audit, Policies) (HDAEANAE), Model Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAKAA), AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA), Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO), KYC/KYB & Customer Onboarding (CIP, beneficial ownership, screening) (FSAGAFAB), Fraud Prevention & Identity Verification (IDV/KYC) (BPAMAEAI), Fraud, Risk, KYC/AML & Compliance Platforms (BPAMAFAI)

Keywords

• Compliance automation software
• GDPR compliance platform
• Information security management
• AI governance platform
• Privacy management system

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Recurring subscription revenue from the Kertos compliance automation platform, sold with quote-based / "Request Offer" pricing rather than public list prices. Bundles privacy management (GDPR), information security (ISO 27001, SOC2, TISAX), and AI governance (ISO 42001, EU AI Act) modules.
2. External Data Protection Officer (DPO) Service: Recurring managed-services revenue from providing an accredited external Data Protection Officer (DPO) including appointment with the supervisory authority, document review, website privacy review, ongoing support, and bundled platform access (Discovery, Task Management, Vendor Management, Incident Management, training, RoPA, DSA, DPIA, TOMs, manual DSR handling).
3. Professional Services & Compliance Expert Support: Expert-led implementation and ongoing advisory bundled with platform subscriptions — German-speaking support with regular check-ins, structured milestones for certification projects, training programs, and audit preparation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kertos sells a unified SaaS compliance automation platform that centralizes Privacy Management (GDPR), Information Security Management (ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, NIS 2, ISO 27701), and AI Governance (ISO 42001, EU AI Act, DORA) into a single no-code workflow backbone. The platform combines proprietary agentic AI (KAIA), 140+ pre-built integrations, automated documentation generation, continuous monitoring, and accredited compliance-expert services to deliver compliance-on-autopilot for European SMEs, scaleups, and regulated companies.

Product overview

Kertos offers a single, unified compliance platform (architecture: platform-plus-modules) rather than separate point products. The Kertos Platform is the core, and the Privacy Management System (PMS), Shadow IT Discovery, DSAR Automation, RoPA/TOM/DPIA module, Policy Management, External Data Protection Officer service, Employee Trainings, Certifiable ISMS, Risk Management, Asset Management, Vendor Management, Trust Center, AIMS (AI Management System), AI Inventory, AI Risk Assessment, and the Trust Graph all sit as integrated modules on top of it. KAIA (also called KAI / Kertos AI) is the agentic AI layer that orchestrates the modules across GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, NIS2, ISO 42001, ISO 27701, EU AI Act, and DORA workflows. Together, the platform combines no-code and REST-API integrations, automated documentation, continuous monitoring, and accredited expert support to deliver compliance-on-autopilot for European SMEs and scale-ups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KAIA (Kertos AI): AI-powered compliance assistant/guide (also referred to as KAI) for intuitive compliance management across GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS2, and EU AI Act frameworks. Operated at the kertos.ai subdomain.

Products and services

• Kertos Platform The all-in-one compliance platform that unifies data privacy (GDPR), information security (ISO 27001, SOC 2, TISAX, NIS 2), and AI governance (ISO 42001, EU AI Act, DORA) into a single no-code workflow automation backbone with 140+ integrations, REST API, and accredited expert support.
• Privacy Management System (PMS) No-code GDPR data protection management system that centralizes Record of Processing Activities, Technical and Organizational Measures, Data Protection Impact Assessments, automated DSAR/deletion handling, and external DPO support.
• Shadow IT Discovery Automated data-source and processing-activity discovery module that provides real-time transparency over the entire IT landscape through website scanning and connected application detection, eliminating manual shadow-IT mapping.
• DSAR Automation End-to-end automation of GDPR data subject access and deletion requests — capture, verification, processing across integrated data sources, and final response — fully automated, scalable, and GDPR-compliant, with a stated ~80% effort reduction and >500k requests resolved.
• RoPA, TOM, DSFA & more GDPR documentation module that creates and manages Record of Processing Activities (RoPA), Technical and Organizational Measures (TOM), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), and Transfer Impact Assessments (TIA) with seamless IT integration and automated risk assessment.
• Policy Management Policy automation module offering a library of 40+ expert-tested templates, automated review and approval workflows, version control, expiration reminders, and control mapping for ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, and TISAX, stated to save 60–80% of policy creation time.
• External Data Protection Officer Accredited external DPO service that handles DPO appointment with the supervisory authority, GDPR document review, policy control, and continuous support, bundled with access to the Kertos privacy platform features (Discovery, Task Management, Vendor Management, Incident Management, training, RoPA, DSAR, DPIA, TOMs).
• Employee Trainings Automated, expert-built online training modules for GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and AI compliance, with automatic assignment to new employees, real-time progress monitoring, automatic reminders, and audit-ready documentation.
• Certifiable ISMS Automated Information Security Management System module supporting ISO 27001, TISAX, SOC 2, and NIS 2 certification, with central management of policies, controls, risks, and assets for fast (weeks-to-months) audit readiness.
• Risk Management Automated risk management module that records and assesses risks in real time, structures assessments around confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA), links risks to controls, and provides reports and incident management.
• Asset Management Centralized, automated asset management module that detects and classifies IT hardware, software licenses, cloud/SaaS resources, and business assets, with automatic risk and control mapping and dynamic risk adjustment.
• Vendor Management Vendor/supplier compliance management module that captures server locations, certificates, and data processing agreements with one click, automates supplier workflows, and supports duty-of-care and risk management.
• Trust Center Real-time customer-facing trust portal that displays a company's certifications, security policies, compliance standards, and sub-processors to accelerate sales cycles and replace one-time security assessments with continuous transparency.
• AIMS (AI Management System) AI Management System module aligned with ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act, featuring pre-mapped controls, PDCA continuous improvement methodology, automated gap analysis, KPI monitoring, and AI risk identification and assessment.
• AI Inventory Centralized AI inventory module that documents, evaluates, and manages AI use cases with automated risk assessments, complete compliance overview, and seamless data/asset linking for EU AI Act readiness.
• AI Risk Assessment AI risk assessment module with a continuously updated AI-specific risk library aligned with the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 23894, customizable risk models, contextual analysis, and audit-ready tracking of risk assessments and mitigation efforts.
• KAIA (KAI / Kertos AI) Agentic AI compliance guide that runs complex compliance processes on autopilot across GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS 2, and the EU AI Act, automating tasks such as risk assessments, policy management, supplier evaluations, and answering complex compliance questions 24/7.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% audit success rate across customers
• +18 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration52 records

AI capability10 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google Workspace / Google SSOcoreTechnology or IntegrationListed as a discovery / SSO integration enabling Kertos to ingest identity and SaaS data sources. One of 100+ no-code integrations on the Kertos platform.
• Microsoft Azure Cloud ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationListed under discovery integrations, allowing Kertos to discover and ingest data from Azure-hosted services as part of its Shadow IT / Discovery and ISMS automation.
• Google Cloud PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationListed as a discovery integration, enabling ingestion of GCP-hosted services into Kertos's compliance platform and Shadow IT Discovery.
• AWS (implied via cloud integrations page)coreTechnology or IntegrationReferenced in vendor-management and discovery contexts ("seamless integration with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure") as a key data source for Kertos's compliance platform.
• PersoniocoreTechnology or IntegrationHR system integration listed among the platform's pre-built integrations. Personio is also a customer of Kertos (logo featured on homepage/demo page), making this a customer-and-vendor overlap.
• OktacoreTechnology or IntegrationIdentity provider integration listed on the platform page, used to ingest identity data for access management, ISMS controls and Shadow IT Discovery.
• Osborne ClarkecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational law firm Osborne Clarke advised venture capital fund VR Ventures / Redstone on its EUR 4 million seed investment in Kertos (announced April 2023). Osborne Clarke acts as legal counsel on the transaction rather than as a commercial partner of Kertos.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DataGuard: DataGuard is a Munich-based privacy, information security, and AI compliance platform serving European SMEs and scaleups — direct head-to-head competitor with Kertos in DACH with overlapping ISO 27001/GDPR positioning and similar customer segments.
• Vanta: Vanta is the leading US-based compliance automation platform covering SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR and more. It is the closest direct competitor to Kertos, with broader scale but a less Europe-native footprint — Kertos competes head-to-head on EU framework depth (NIS2, DORA, EU AI Act, TISAX).
• Drata: Drata is a US-based continuous compliance automation platform (SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR) with a similar no-code integration model. Comparable to Kertos in GTM motion and customer profile, and increasingly competing on European enterprise deals.
• Secureframe: Secureframe provides automated security and privacy compliance (SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI). Direct competitor to Kertos in mid-market compliance automation, with overlapping customer personas (B2B SaaS startups and scale-ups).
• Sprinto: Sprinto is a compliance automation platform (SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA) with a strong no-code integration approach. It targets SaaS startups and scale-ups similar to Kertos' primary segments and competes directly in European mid-market deals.
• Thoropass (formerly Laika): Thoropass (formerly Laika) is a compliance and audit management platform combining automation with in-house auditor expertise — directly parallel to Kertos' hybrid AI + accredited-expert model. Strong overlap in SOC2/ISO 27001 positioning.
• Scrut Automation: Scrut is an India-based compliance and risk observability platform (SOC2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA) with a similar mid-market SaaS target. Comparable in product scope and integrations approach, increasingly active in European markets.
• Hyperproof: Hyperproof is a compliance operations platform covering SOC2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and other frameworks with continuous monitoring capabilities. Direct competitor in the mid-market compliance automation category where Kertos operates.

Broad incumbents

• OneTrust: OneTrust is a large US-headquartered trust intelligence platform spanning privacy, GRC, ethics, and ESG. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (privacy management, DSAR, vendor risk) and competes with Kertos especially on the GDPR/privacy side in enterprise deals.
• AuditBoard: AuditBoard is a large US-based audit, risk, and compliance management platform (SOX, SOC, ISO) typically used by mid-market and enterprise internal audit teams. Competes with Kertos on the risk management and ISMS module side in larger enterprise deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kertos-privacy

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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