# Cyber Company Profiles: OneTrust

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## At a Glance

- Website: [onetrust.com](https://www.onetrust.com)
- Profile: https://cybercompanyprofiles.com/companies/onetrust
- Type: Security for AI, Governance Risk Compliance, Privacy, Data Security
- Also known as: OneTrust LLC
- Market readiness: Established (27/40)
- Defensibility: Exposed (12/21)
- Founded: 2016
- Last updated: 2026-07-14

## Executive Summary

This analysis is scoped to OneTrust AI Governance.

The AI governance line OneTrust sells is easier for a rival to copy than the company it comes from. Blackbaud and Kuehne and Nagel are named AI governance customers, cited for NIST-aligned AI practices and EU AI Act risk classification, and the same release cites Lumen for automated privacy compliance. The AI governance features cover discovery, risk assessment, and policy automation, all governance engineering a funded rival could rebuild. Matching the rest of OneTrust takes years: regulatory research across hundreds of jurisdictions accumulated over a decade, and the privacy, consent, and vendor-risk workflows large enterprises already run on the platform. A buyer weighing the AI line is also weighing that surrounding platform, which is what makes OneTrust expensive to replace.

## Contents

- [Executive Summary](#executive-summary)
- [Sourced Details](#sourced-details)
- [Matrix Coverage](#matrix-coverage)
- [Market Readiness](#market-readiness)
- [Strategy Deep Dive](#strategy-deep-dive)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Disclaimer](#disclaimer)

## Sourced Details

| Detail | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | OneTrust sells an AI-ready governance platform that helps organizations inventory and govern AI systems, manage privacy and consent, control data use, and run third-party risk programs. | [\[f1\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Founded | 2016 | [\[f2\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| HQ | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | [\[f3\]](#company-detail-sources) |
| Latest funding | $150M round (July 2023, led by Generation Investment Management) at a $4.5B valuation | [\[f4\]](#company-detail-sources) |

### Products

| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| OneTrust AI Governance | Discovers AI systems, inventories models and use cases, automates risk assessment against frameworks like the EU AI Act and NIST, and enforces controls across the AI lifecycle. |
| OneTrust Privacy Automation | Automates privacy operations across the data lifecycle, including assessments, data subject requests, and regulatory intelligence. |
| OneTrust Consent and Preferences | Manages consent and preference collection for consumer transparency across web, mobile, and marketing channels. |
| OneTrust Data Use Governance | Applies real-time policy enforcement on data use so data is governed and ready for analytics and AI. |
| OneTrust Third-Party Management | Runs third-party risk management programs across vendor onboarding, assessment, and ongoing monitoring. |

## Matrix Coverage

Mapped to the [AI Defense Matrix](https://aidefensematrix.com) [\[f5\]](#company-detail-sources):

| Asset | Govern | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Orchestration Tools | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |  |
| AI Model | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |  |
| Runtime AI Data | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |  |  |
| AI Agent Identities | ✓ | ✓ |  | ✓ |  |  |

The OneTrust AI Governance line discovers, inventories, and governs AI systems, models, agents, and AI data use, so it provides security for AI and is mapped to the AI Defense Matrix.

## Market Readiness

How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.

**Established (27/40)**

Analyzed 2026-06-30. Scope: OneTrust AI Governance line (the AI-system inventory, risk, and control product), not the whole privacy and GRC platform.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 4/5 |
| Capability Depth | 3/5 |
| Market Timing | 4/5 |
| Team Credibility | 4/5 |
| GTM Proof | 3/5 |
| Funding Efficiency | 3/5 |
| Category Clarity | 3/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility | 3/5 |

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## Strategy Deep Dive

A closer look at the company's product strategy, measuring how [defensible](https://zeltser.com/scoring-security-product-strategy) it is against market forces and examining the [eight areas](https://zeltser.com/security-product-creation-framework) behind it.

### Defensibility

**Exposed (12/21)**

Band guidance: pivot urgently. Analyzed 2026-07-14. Scope: OneTrust AI Governance line (the AI-system inventory, risk, and control product), not the whole privacy and GRC platform.

| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost | 2/3 |
| Compliance Moat | 1/3 |
| Problem Complexity | 2/3 |
| Buyer Profile | 3/3 |
| Layer | 2/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP | 1/3 |

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## Sources

### Company Detail Sources

Cited from the Sourced Details and Matrix Coverage rows.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | [Responsible AI Governance and Compliance Solutions](https://www.onetrust.com) | official | 2026-06-21 |
| f2 | [OneTrust Secures $300 Million Series C Funding at a $5.1 Billion Valuation led by TCV](https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/onetrust-secures-300-million-series-c-funding-at-a-5-1-billion-valuation-led-by-tcv/) | press | 2026-06-21 |
| f3 | [Kabir Barday Builds OneTrust As High Growth Platform For Data Privacy](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2024/06/24/kabir-barday-builds-onetrust-as-high-growth-platform-for-data-privacy/) | press | 2026-06-21 |
| f4 | [OneTrust raises $150 million to accelerate platform innovation](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/07/24/onetrust-funding-150-million/) | press | 2026-06-21 |
| f5 | [OneTrust Expands AI Governance to Meet the Demands of Scalable, Real-Time AI](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/09/3251861/0/en/onetrust-expands-ai-governance-to-meet-the-demands-of-scalable-real-time-ai.html) | press | 2026-06-21 |

### Profile Analysis Sources

The sources the full Market Readiness analysis cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Responsible AI Governance and Compliance Solutions](https://www.onetrust.com) “Integrated Solutions for All Areas of Governance” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s2 | [AI Governance Software Solutions](https://www.onetrust.com/solutions/ai-governance/) “AI Governance” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s3 | [OneTrust Expands AI Governance to Meet the Demands of Scalable, Real-Time AI](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/09/3251861/0/en/onetrust-expands-ai-governance-to-meet-the-demands-of-scalable-real-time-ai.html) “Blackbaud ... uses OneTrust to align AI practices with NIST's AI Risk Management Framework ... Kuehne + Nagel ... uses OneTrust to operationalize enterprise-wide AI governance ... Lumen Technologies ... leverages OneTrust automation.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s4 | [Kabir Barday Builds OneTrust As High Growth Platform For Data Privacy](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2024/06/24/kabir-barday-builds-onetrust-as-high-growth-platform-for-data-privacy/) “In only eight years, the Atlanta-based company has grown from start-up idea to nearly $500 million in annual run rate (ARR).” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s5 | [OneTrust Secures $300 Million Series C Funding at a $5.1 Billion Valuation led by TCV](https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/onetrust-secures-300-million-series-c-funding-at-a-5-1-billion-valuation-led-by-tcv/) “OneTrust, the largest and most widely used privacy, security, and data governance technology platform, today announced a $300 million Series C funding round ... The funding values OneTrust, founded in 2016, at $5.1 billion.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s6 | [OneTrust raises $150 million to accelerate platform innovation](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/07/24/onetrust-funding-150-million/) “The round was led by new investor Generation Investment Management with participation from existing investor Sands Capital, bringing the total funds raised to date to over $1 billion with a current $4.5 billion valuation.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s7 | [OneTrust Raises $150M As It Cuts Its Valuation](https://news.crunchbase.com/enterprise/onetrust-funding-valuation-down-round/) “OneTrust Raises $150M As It Cuts Its Valuation” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s8 | [SEC Form D: OneTrust LLC Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities, filed 2023-08-04](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782045/000114036123037979/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml) “Total Offering Amount $ 149,999,999 USD or Indefinite Total Amount Sold $ 149,999,999 USD Total Remaining to be Sold $ 0” | regulatory | 2026-06-30 |
| s9 | [CB Insights: OneTrust company profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/onetrust) “OneTrust raised a total of $1.144B.” | research | 2026-06-30 |
| s10 | [NVD: CVE-2024-57708 OneTrust SDK denial-of-service report (disputed)](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57708) “An issue in OneTrust SDK v.6.33.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the Object.setPrototypeOf, __proto__, and Object.assign components. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier who does not agree it is a prototype pollution vulnerability.” | research | 2026-06-30 |

### Deep-Dive Sources

The sources the full Strategy Deep Dive cites.

| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | [Responsible AI Governance and Compliance Solutions](https://www.onetrust.com) “Integrated Solutions for All Areas of Governance” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s2 | [AI Governance Software Solutions](https://www.onetrust.com/solutions/ai-governance/) “AI Governance” | official | 2026-06-21 |
| s3 | [OneTrust Expands AI Governance to Meet the Demands of Scalable, Real-Time AI](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/09/3251861/0/en/onetrust-expands-ai-governance-to-meet-the-demands-of-scalable-real-time-ai.html) “Blackbaud ... uses OneTrust to align AI practices with NIST's AI Risk Management Framework ... integrating with data platforms like Databricks. Kuehne + Nagel ... uses OneTrust to operationalize enterprise-wide AI governance. Lumen Technologies ... leverages OneTrust automation and controls.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s4 | [Kabir Barday Builds OneTrust As High Growth Platform For Data Privacy](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2024/06/24/kabir-barday-builds-onetrust-as-high-growth-platform-for-data-privacy/) “In only eight years, the Atlanta-based company has grown from start-up idea to nearly $500 million in annual run rate (ARR).” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s5 | [OneTrust Secures $300 Million Series C Funding at a $5.1 Billion Valuation led by TCV](https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/onetrust-secures-300-million-series-c-funding-at-a-5-1-billion-valuation-led-by-tcv/) “OneTrust, the largest and most widely used privacy, security, and data governance technology platform, today announced a $300 million Series C funding round.” | press | 2026-06-21 |
| s6 | [OneTrust raises $150 million to accelerate platform innovation](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/07/24/onetrust-funding-150-million/) “This is bolstered by extensive research and real-time regulatory intelligence across hundreds of jurisdictions, making it easier for companies to understand and adapt to regulatory requirements.” | press | 2026-06-21 |

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