What Gazelle Consulting, LLC does

Gazelle Consulting, LLC is a privately held, founder-owned compliance consulting firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2015 by Christina Glabas, the firm delivers advisory services in HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, and adjacent data privacy/security frameworks for small and medium-sized organizations, with a particular emphasis on healthcare providers, non-profits, software companies, and clinical research entities. The core service portfolio spans compliance program development, risk assessments and gap analyses, policies and procedures authoring, security safeguard implementation, software/product security assessments, SOC 2 audit readiness, merger and acquisition compliance reviews, and outsourced Chief Compliance Officer engagements, supplemented by downloadable compliance templates sold directly through the firm's website.

The firm has no proprietary software platform; its 'technology' is an accumulated methodology, templated documentation, and a multi-framework mapping process that allows a small interdisciplinary team to translate overlapping regulatory requirements into actionable security strategies. A 5-person team combines regulatory expertise, application security engineering, privacy research (including an MPH/CIPP-credentialed consultant), clinical business operations, and editorial/rigor disciplines to deliver engagements.

Commercially, Gazelle operates a sales-led, consultation-driven model: prospects are acquired primarily through content marketing (a 30+ article blog), organic social (LinkedIn, Facebook), and a free HIPAA consultation offer that converts into quote-based professional services engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is described as 'competitively priced.' Revenue streams are dominated by professional services, with secondary contributions from one-time template sales and a small managed-services book from Outsourced CCO engagements. The firm has served over 70 clients across multiple verticals, is self-funded (no outside investment), and remains a boutique operation with no disclosed expansion beyond the United States.

Name

Gazelle Consulting, LLC

Legal name

Gazelle Consulting, LLC

Website

https://gazelleconsulting.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gazelle Consulting is a Portland-based boutique compliance advisory firm founded in 2015, specializing in HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 services for small and medium-sized healthcare providers, non-profits, and software companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compliance Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cybersecurity & Identity Consulting (BPAHAEAG)

Keywords

• HIPAA compliance consulting
• GDPR compliance services
• CCPA compliance advisory
• SOC 2 audit readiness
• Risk assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HIPAA Compliance Consulting Services: Core consulting services including compliance program development, risk assessments, gap analyses, policies and procedures development, security safeguard implementation, and compliance audits.
2. GDPR and CCPA Compliance Services: Affordable consulting resources for GDPR and CCPA compliance covering data protection assessments, consent management, and regulatory alignment.
3. Software/Product Assessments: Security engineers assess client configurations, processes, and technology stacks to ensure HIPAA compliance for software products.
4. Compliance Templates and Tools: Sale of policy templates, risk assessment tools, and employee training materials for DIY compliance management.
5. Outsourced Chief Compliance Officer Services: Ongoing compliance leadership including managing compliance projects, annual risk assessments, strategic planning, and comprehensive GRC consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gazelle Consulting is a boutique compliance consultancy that designs, implements, and maintains HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 compliance programs for small and medium-sized healthcare providers, health-tech companies, non-profits, and universities. Engagements span compliance program development, risk assessments, gap analyses, policies and procedures, security safeguard implementation, software/product assessments, outsourced chief compliance officer services, and M&A compliance diligence, with downloadable policy templates, risk assessment tools, and employee training materials available for self-service purchase.

Product overview

Gazelle Consulting, LLC is a compliance consulting firm offering a portfolio of advisory services rather than a unified software product. Their core offerings include HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA compliance consulting services, supplemented by software/product security assessments, SOC 2 audit readiness, merger and acquisition risk assessments, and outsourced Chief Compliance Officer services. Additionally, they provide downloadable compliance templates including policies & procedures templates, risk assessment tools, and employee training materials. The services are delivered through consulting engagements and self-service template products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered SOC 2 audit readiness assessment that helped Deepgram pass audit with expectations exceeded
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CPA FirmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnerships with Certified Public Accounting firms for mutual referral and collaborative compliance engagements. CPA firms serve as referral sources for compliance services.
• Managed Service ProvidersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnerships with managed service providers to deliver combined IT and compliance services, leveraging MSP infrastructure for broader client reach.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Vanta: Tech-enabled compliance automation platform for SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and other frameworks. Competes for the same SMB and startup client budget but delivers automated evidence collection rather than human-led consulting.
• Drata: Compliance automation platform supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and other frameworks with continuous monitoring. Represents a technology-enabled alternative to traditional consulting engagements like Gazelle's.
• Secureframe: Compliance and security automation platform offering SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and PCI readiness. Targets similar SaaS and healthcare-adjacent startup customers with a software-first approach.

Direct peers

• Compliancy Group: Provides HIPAA compliance software, training, and concierge consulting services to SMB healthcare providers and business associates. Closely comparable in target customer and bundled software-plus-service model.
• HIPAA Secure Now: HIPAA-focused compliance consulting firm offering training, risk assessments, and policy development for SMB healthcare practices. Directly competes with Gazelle in the small-practice HIPAA services market.
• KirkpatrickPrice: Specialized audit and compliance firm offering SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, and ISO readiness assessments for SMB and mid-market clients. Closely comparable service mix and customer profile to Gazelle Consulting.
• Paubox: HIPAA-focused email security and compliance solution provider that has expanded into broader compliance education and consulting resources for healthcare organizations. Comparable as a healthcare-compliance specialist serving SMBs.

Broad incumbents

• A-LIGN: Established cybersecurity compliance and audit firm offering SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, HITRUST, and PCI services. Larger and broader portfolio than Gazelle but competes for healthcare and SaaS compliance engagements.
• Schellman & Co. Top-100 accounting and advisory firm specializing in cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance attestations including SOC 2, ISO, HITRUST, and HIPAA. Larger-scope incumbent with overlapping service lines.
• Coalfire: Large cybersecurity advisory firm providing HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI, and FedRAMP compliance services. Operates at much greater scale across enterprise clients but competes for healthcare compliance engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gazelleconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gazelle-consulting-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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