Kriptos

What Kriptos does

Kriptos is an AI and data governance platform for unstructured data, founded in 2018 in Ecuador and now headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company's core product is a multi-AI classification engine that automatically discovers, classifies, and labels sensitive and business-critical documents across endpoints, servers, and cloud storage, evaluating over 1,000 attributes per document and supporting 300+ combinations of personal data types. The platform is organized into four modules — Data Discovery & Classification, Data Compliance & Risk Management, Data Access Governance, and Insider Threat Management — with additional solutions for AI governance (Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini), DSPM, and native integration with Microsoft Purview, Google Workspace, DLP, CASB, SIEM, EDR, XDR, and IAM tools.

Kriptos monetizes through annual subscription SaaS contracts priced on a quote basis, with no public pricing disclosed. Its go-to-market is enterprise sales-led, targeting financial services, insurance, and public sector buyers in the US and Latin America (notably Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia). The company reports having classified over 700 million files for customers, with named references including Banco Solidario (Ecuador) and Aguas Andinas (Chile), where it has supported regulatory compliance with banking regulations, GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FFIEC, and NIST frameworks. Kriptos holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification, was selected for the Google for Startups 2024 Growth Academy: AI for Cybersecurity cohort, and has raised approximately $5.16 million across multiple early-stage rounds led by Techstars, BuenTrip Ventures, and Act One Ventures.

Name

Kriptos

Legal name

Kriptos

Website

https://kriptos.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kriptos is an AI-powered data governance platform that automatically discovers, classifies, and labels unstructured documents across enterprise environments, selling enterprise subscriptions primarily to financial services, insurance, and public sector buyers in the US and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Classification & Security Governance

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Software Publishers (5132), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Model Transparency, Explainability & Interpretability (XAI) (HDAAAMAB), Dashboarding & KPI/Performance Management (HDAEAMAF)

Keywords

• Data classification platform
• Data security posture management
• Unstructured data security
• Data loss prevention
• AI data governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based SaaS: Annual or multi-year subscription model for access to the Kriptos AI-powered data classification platform, with tiered pricing based on document volume and organizational size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kriptos provides an AI-powered data classification and governance platform that automatically discovers, classifies, and labels sensitive and business-critical unstructured data across endpoints, servers, and cloud storage. Its multi-AI engine evaluates over 1,000 attributes per document to determine confidentiality and risk, then enriches existing security tools (DLP, CASB, SIEM, EDR/XDR) with sensitivity context to enable compliance, access governance, insider threat detection, and secure AI adoption.

Product overview

Kriptos is an AI & Data Governance Platform for Unstructured Data, offered as a unified platform with modular capabilities. The core platform consists of four main modules: Data Discovery & Classification (the foundational AI engine), Data Compliance & Risk Management, Data Access Governance, and Insider Threat Management. These are complemented by dedicated solutions including Prevent Data Loss, Secure AI Adoption, Secure Microsoft 365, and Secure Google Workspace. The platform also includes DSPM (Data Security Posture Management), a Web Platform dashboard interface, and supporting tools such as an ROI Calculator and Mass Labelling feature. Kriptos functions as an AI intelligence layer that enriches existing security tools (DLP, CASB, SIEM, EDR, IAM) with sensitivity classification and business context.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Discovery & Classification Automatically discovers, classifies, and labels sensitive and business-critical unstructured data across endpoints, servers, and cloud storage with continuous scanning and inventory of all documents — historical, new, and modified. Forms the foundational layer of the Kriptos platform.
• Data Compliance & Risk Management Searches, filters, and prioritizes unstructured data with real-time context, metadata, risk signals, and compliance insights; helps organizations meet GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, and FFIEC requirements through automated reporting.
• Data Access Governance Controls access to sensitive data by detecting risky behavior and overexposure, consolidating permissions, and remediating access issues with contextual intelligence across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.
• Insider Threat Management Detects insider threats by correlating user behavior with data sensitivity to identify risky behaviors, unusual interactions with sensitive data, and patterns indicating negligence or misuse; enriches SIEM, EDR, and XDR alerts.
• Prevent Data Loss AI-powered data classification solution that applies the right protection automatically, without manual rules or operational disruption, to prevent data leakage across the organization's data estate.
• Secure AI Adoption Prevents sensitive data from reaching AI tools by identifying high-risk files and automatically blocking unauthorized sharing with AI assistants such as Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini.
• Secure Microsoft 365 Adds intelligent classification that enriches Microsoft 365 tools to protect sensitive data beyond PII, applying native Microsoft Purview labels for DLP and CASB enforcement.
• Secure Google Workspace Provides business-aware classification and native Google Drive labels so Google Workspace security tools can protect sensitive business data beyond PII.
• DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) Data Security Posture Management module providing full visibility and data intelligence for compliance, risk management, and secure AI adoption.
• Kriptos Web Platform Central web-based control hub offering comprehensive tools for custom reports, deep data analysis, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), enhanced traceability, and visibility and analytics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Classified over 700 million files for customers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google WorkspacecoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration providing business-aware classification and native Drive labels, enabling Google Workspace security tools to protect sensitive data beyond PII.
• Microsoft 365 / Microsoft PurviewcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Microsoft Purview enabling intelligent classification that enriches Microsoft tools to protect sensitive data. Native labels applied for automated DLP enforcement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Varonis Systems: Varonis is a leading data security platform focused on data discovery, classification, access governance, and insider threat detection across file systems and cloud. It is the most established direct competitor to Kriptos in unstructured data classification, though at a much larger enterprise scale.
• Cyera: Cyera is a DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) platform using AI to discover, classify, and secure sensitive data across cloud environments. It is a direct emerging competitor to Kriptos with substantially more venture funding and US enterprise traction.
• Securiti: Securiti offers a Data Command Center spanning data discovery, classification, privacy, governance, and security posture management. It is a direct peer to Kriptos' unified platform and targets overlapping enterprise buyers in regulated industries.
• BigID: BigID is a data intelligence platform for data discovery, classification, privacy, security, and governance across structured and unstructured data. It directly overlaps Kriptos' data classification and governance capabilities, particularly for privacy and compliance use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Purview: Microsoft Purview is Microsoft's native data governance, classification, and security suite integrated into Microsoft 365. It is a broad incumbent that Kriptos integrates with but also competes against, as Purview continues to add AI-powered classification features.
• Google Cloud Sensitive Data Protection: Google's native data discovery and classification capabilities within Google Workspace and Cloud. Kriptos integrates with Workspace but also competes with Google's native sensitivity labeling and DLP features.
• Collibra: Collibra is an enterprise data intelligence and governance platform with data catalog, classification, and lineage capabilities. It serves as a broader incumbent in data governance that overlaps with Kriptos' compliance and risk management use cases.
• OneTrust: OneTrust is a broad privacy, security, and governance platform that includes data discovery, classification, and consent management. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with Kriptos on compliance-driven data classification, particularly for GDPR/CCPA use cases.

Emerging players

• Dig Security: Dig Security is a DSPM startup focused on cloud data security posture, sensitive data discovery, and access control. It is an emerging peer in the same DSPM category, with overlapping cloud data classification capabilities (acquired by Palo Alto Networks in late 2023).
• Alation: Alation is a data catalog and intelligence platform used for data discovery, classification, and governance. It is an emerging peer particularly relevant for Kriptos' data compliance and risk management use cases across enterprise data environments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KriptosCorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/kriptos.io/?ref=page_internal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kriptos
• Instagraminstagram.com/kriptos.io

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds13 records

Investors18 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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