In 2014, entrepreneurs Adam Markowitz, Troy Markowitz, and Daniel Marashlian launched Portfolium, an edtech startup focused on bridging the gap between academic credentials and employment.
During their journey, they faced the task of manually managing compliance—a process marked by complexity and inefficiency.
After successfully scaling Portfolium to acquisition, the team targeted the broader pain point shared by organizations everywhere: compliance management had become a high-stakes, time-consuming burden.
Determined to solve this, they launched Drata in 2020 with a clear mission—to streamline compliance through automation and empower companies to meet rigorous regulatory standards with ease.
Drata has rapidly positioned itself as a leader in continuous security and compliance automation, with over 5,000 clients—think Wiz, Notion, Lemonade, and Calendly—leveraging Drata’s platform to simplify and safeguard compliance processes.
Drata empowers businesses to manage both internal and external risk seamlessly, applying automated monitoring and evidence collection to over 20 compliance frameworks.
The result? Reduced costs, a reinforced security posture, and a substantial reduction in the time dedicated to annual audits.
Drata’s founders took their own struggles and reimagined compliance management, making it more accessible, reliable, and effective for today’s tech-driven enterprises. For more information, anonymously connect with the team on Sagetap today.
