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LightBeam.ai

https://www.lightbeam.ai/

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A pioneer in the data privacy automation (DPA) category, LightBeam is on a mission to empower organizations to manage and access their sensitive data securely. Leveraging its identity-centric discovery & classification engine, it ties data cataloging, access, and sharing into a unified privacy control tower. LightBeam empowers privacy and compliance executives to keep their organizations under continuous compliance, while information security executives can finally rest assured that sensitive data is being used and accessed securely.

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Location: United States

Employees: 11-50

Total raised: $17.8M

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08.02.2024	Landmark V...	landmarkve...
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Funding Rounds 1

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
01.02.2024	Series A	$17.8M	-

Mentions in press and media 25

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04.08.2026	Lightbeam Delivers the AI Data Control Layer Enterprises Need to Adopt AI Safely	New AI Data Security capabilities help CISOs see what sensitive data AI can reach, take action to reduce exposure, and prove controls are working across GenAI, copilots, and agents. LAS VEGAS, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Black Hat US...
26.05.2026	Lightbeam Introduces PrivilegeIQ to Bring Zero Standing Privilege to Identity-Centric Data Security	PrivilegeIQ automatically reduces data exposure risk by applying just-enough and just-in-time access principles across enterprise data. SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lightbeam, the identity-centric data security platf...
23.03.2026	Lightbeam Delivers End-to-End AI Information Governance and AI Usage Control for Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Gemini	Lightbeam is the identity-centric data security and privacy platform powered by the Data Identity Graph New capabilities help security teams prevent sensitive data from being ingested into AI memory, then continuously govern exposure across...
11.02.2026	Lightbeam Winter Release 2026 Reduces Data Risk and Accelerates Audit Readiness with Data Security Governance	New Salesforce and Amazon S3 governance, plus workflow-driven access reviews and minimization controls, help teams reduce overexposure faster and streamline compliance evidence. SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lightbea...
21.01.2026	Lightbeam mentioned in the 2026 Gartner® Emerging Tech: Top-Funded Startups in AI TRiSM: Agentic AI and Beyond	Lightbeam AI Information Governance Part of $1.7 Billion in VC Investments Into AI TRiSM Startups SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lightbeam, an identity-centric data security, privacy, and governance platform, today an...
18.11.2025	Lightbeam.ai Named a Major Player in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software 2025	Lightbeam.ai has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc # US53068725, November 2025) SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lightbeam.ai today ...
12.08.2025	LightBeam Locks Down Copilot as New Front in Ransomware and Insider Risk Emerges	LightBeam.ai is a pioneer in identity-centric data security and privacy automation New release introduces AI Security and governance for Microsoft Copilot, behavioral containment, and UEBA to combat AI-fueled data threats PALO ALTO, Calif.,...
07.08.2025	LightBeam Named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Data Security Technologies, 2025	LightBeam.ai, the identity-centric data security platform LightBeam recognized in four Gartner® Hype Cycle™ reports in 2025 PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LightBeam.ai, the identity-centric data security platform, tod...
16.07.2025	LightBeam Named in Privacy Management Software Landscape, Q2 2025 by Independent Research Firm	LightBeam.ai is a pioneer in identity-centric data security and privacy automation. LightBeam.ai has been named in The Privacy Management Software Landscape, Q2 2025 overview by Forrester Research. SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswir...
28.01.2025	LightBeam Builds Momentum with an Expanded Product Portfolio and Key Leadership Hire	Identity-Centric Data Security, Privacy & Governance Doubles down on harnessing AI for delivering cost savings and simplicity across data security, privacy and governance for enterprises. PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRW...
19.12.2024	LightBeam.ai Expands Identity-Centric Data Security Footprint with Availability on Dropbox App Center and Salesforce AppExchange	LightBeam consolidates Data Security, Privacy and Governance tools into one unified platform. Enhanced marketplace presence streamlines onboarding for customers, accelerates zero trust data protection implementations, and broadens connectiv...
10.06.2024	LightBeam Introduces Industry's first AI Data Governance Service in Partnership with DesigningPrivacy	LightBeam consolidates Data Security, Privacy and Governance tools into one unified platform. Company also launched a data breach response service that leverages AI to uncover identities behind exposed data for a comprehensive breach perime...
02.02.2024	LightBeam Raises $17.8 Million in New Capital Driven by Explosive Demand for its AI-powered Data Protection Solutions	Funding accelerates convergence of disparate point products, enabling organizations to protect against data security threats while efficiently meeting privacy and AI governance obligations with a unified platform LightBeam.ai, the zero trus...
01.02.2024	LightBeam.ai Announces $17.8M Series A	PALO ALTO, CA, LightBeam.ai has announced that it has raised $17.8 million in an oversubscribed Series A round funding. >> Click here for more funding data on LightBeam.ai >> To export LightBeam.ai funding data to PDF and Ex...
01.02.2024	AI-powered data security and privacy automation startup LightBeam.ai raises $17.8M Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE. One click below supports our mission t...	Artificial intelligence-powered zero-trust data security and privacy automation startup LightBeam.ai Inc. today announced that it has raised $17.8 million in new funding to expand its go-to-market initiatives and continue investing in its p...
01.02.2024	LightBeam Raises $17.8M in Funding	LightBeam.ai, a Palo Alto, CA-based zero trust data protection company, raised $17.8M in funding. The round was led by Vertex Ventures US, with participation from Dropbox Ventures and existing investors 8VC and Village Global, alongside ang...
01.02.2024	Lightbeam.ai helps companies manage AI governance. It just raised $17.8 million with this 16-slide pitch deck.	Tech Lightbeam.ai helps companies manage AI governance. It just raised $17.8 million with this 16-slide pitch deck. Callum Burroughs 2024-02-01T12:01:01Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook ...
21.08.2023	LightBeam Introduces Industry’s First CoPilot for Privacy, Security and AI Governance	LightBeam.ai, a pioneer in AI-powered automation, is announcing the industry’s first CoPilot for data privacy, security and AI Governance to make the power of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) broadly available across private, pub...
21.11.2022	LightBeam Wins Best North America RegTech StartUp Award, Announces New Program	“LightBeam SNAP makes it trivially easy for companies to get ahead of their privacy compliance initiatives and strengthen their data security posture.” PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB) November 21, 2022 LightBeam.ai, a pioneer in data security and...
10.10.2022	LightBeam Democratizes Privacy Compliance Opening New Markets for Startups and Enterprises	"LightBeam’s offer empowers businesses to pursue growth with the confidence of complying with data privacy regulations.” PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB) October 10, 2022 LightBeam.ai, a pioneer in data security and privacy automation, is ann...
26.07.2022	LightBeam Triples Revenue and Welcomes New Vice President of Sales	LightBeam is on a mission to empower organizations to manage and access their sensitive data securely “Many of our customers appreciate LightBeam’s automation to secure their sensitive data and the simplicity with which they can get started...
06.04.2022	How LightBeam’s new data privacy automation platform uses AI to identify personal data	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Today, LightBeam.ai emerged from stealth with $4....
06.04.2022	LightBeam Launches Data Privacy Automation Platform to Help Businesses Streamline Compliance	LightBeam is on a mission to empower organizations to manage and access their sensitive data securely As a data privacy automation (DPA) platform, LightBeam fosters autonomous privacy management tying together discovery, cataloging, access ...
06.04.2022	How LightBeam’s new data privacy automation platform uses AI to identify personal data	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - August 3. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Learn more about Transform 2022 Today, LightBeam.ai emerged...
-	LightBeam.ai	“LightBeam.ai - zero trust data protection pioneer, converges & simplifies data security, privacy, & AI governance, so businesses can accelerate their growth in new markets with speed & confidence. Leveraging generative AI as a ...

LightBeam.ai

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