Compliance automation firm Vanta Inc. has unveiled AI Governance by Vanta, a new product integrated into its Agentic Trust Platform. This offering aims to provide security teams with a comprehensive overview of all artificial intelligence systems within an organization.
Additionally, Vanta is debuting several other products at VantaCon 2026 in San Francisco this week, including Risk Quantification, Autonomous Vendor Assessments, and an upgraded version of the Vanta Agent, which the company asserts can perform entire job functions.
The company is targeting security teams facing increased pressure to expedite their AI initiatives. Vanta’s analysis of job-title data shows that the number of AI security engineers and architects has tripled in the first half of 2026 compared to the entirety of 2025.
The emergence of AI governance roles, which were not noted in Vanta’s statistics before 2024, has surged tenfold in two years. Despite this growth, many security teams still struggle to keep a complete inventory of the AI tools they utilize, according to Vanta.
Jeremy Epling, Chief Product Officer, who will present the products during a keynote later today, commented that security teams are often held accountable for AI governance without any increase in staffing.
“Numerous tools can identify the AI systems operating within your organization,” Epling stated. He added that Vanta also verifies whether the AI performs tasks as approved by customers, with the Vanta Agent responsible for managing follow-up work after customer sign-off.
AI Governance by Vanta is designed to track an AI agent throughout its entire lifecycle, encompassing discovery, vulnerability testing, behavior controls, and proof of governance. The product’s early access program, which launched in July, has gained significant traction, achieving six times the number of subscribers on its waitlist compared to previous programs.
Vanta posits that point solutions for AI security often detect threats lacking the business context necessary for prioritization and action. The company claims it is the only vendor linking live security telemetry from an AI agent directly to an organization’s compliance controls.
On the risk management front, Vanta’s unified risk view now incorporates live signals from a customer’s compliance program and includes Autonomous Vendor Assessments. Risk Quantification, also newly added, aims to provide organizational leaders with insights into the financial implications of their most critical risks.
The latest iteration of the Vanta Agent is now capable of autonomously handling specific job functions. Once the agent has learned about a customer’s operational procedures, it can engage staff when human judgment is required. Users can also interact with it directly through platforms such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Slack.
Additionally, Vanta has appointed Fredrick “Flee” Lee as its new Chief Information Security Officer, effective November 16. Lee joins Vanta from Reddit Inc., where he oversaw security during its initial public offering. Previously, he led security at Gusto Inc., a former Vanta customer. At Vanta, he will serve as what the company terms “customer zero,” driving the product roadmap forward.
Since July 2025, Vanta has maintained a valuation of $4.15 billion following a $150 million Series D funding round led by Wellington Management Co. LLP.