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Best GRC Software Companies in Ohio, United States

The 51 best GRC Software companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Prevalent.

51companies tracked
$207.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
16have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · GRC SOFTWARE × OHIO

Our analysis of 50 GRC Software companies

$4.6b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2019median founding year
103kcombined LinkedIn audience
67%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best GRC Software companies in Ohio

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Prevalent
Vendor risk management solution provider
$98M72 mo agoAcquired—2004Linkedin Sign-inAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+34——
2Foxen
Provider of risk management software for renters insurers
$44M50 mo agoSeries APatrick McBride
Co-Founder
2017WebflowApple iCloud MailSalesforce+22—1 job opening · 1 partnership
3Axentis
SaaS based GRC software for enterprises
$24M205 mo agoAcqui-Hired—1999———
4Complion
Software solutions for clinical trial regulatory documentation.
$14M74 mo agoAcquired—2012———
5Vertical Knowledge
Provider of AI-powered risk intelligence tool for threat, identity, and risk
$9M151 mo agoAcquired—2006———
6Anchor
Cloud-based platform for enterprise data management
$7M30 mo agoSeries AHarihara Varma Indukuri
Co-Founder and CTO
2018—98 patents
Secure, multi-factor custodial platforms for proof‑of‑stake cryptoasset management
—
7IQS
EHS+ software solutions unifying data for sustainable performance with applied AI
$3M266 mo agoSeries A—1988———
8Heureka Software
Unstructured data solutions for enterprise large language models and data governance
$3M108 mo agoSeed—2014———
9Tnedicca
Insurance risk management solutions for the auto insurance industry
$2M52 mo agoSeries ANizam Syed
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
2015———
10irth Solutions
Cloud based platform offering workforce management solutions
$900K132 mo agoAcquired—1985HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceMaterial Design Lite+16——
11Terrene Labs
Risk management using Big Data
$730K106 mo agoAcqui-Hired—2015———
12InSeT Systems
Online sensor tracking system for mining workforce health and safety management
$400K218 mo agoDeadpooledJay Breeding
Owner
2006———
13Ving
Simplifies online safety training, compliance, and risk reduction with EHS software
$300K158 mo agoSeedTony DeAscentis
CEO and Co-Founder
2009WordPressHubSpot CMS HubMySQL+26——
14Ignyte Assurance Platform
Platform for information security and compliance management
$100K90 mo agoSeed—2012WordPressMySQLPHP+24——

Top 12 GRC Software companies in Ohio

#1
Series A · New Albany, Ohio · founded 2018 · 32 employees
$7.4Mraised
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Cloud-based platform for enterprise data management. It provides a platform to control data and to share data with other members. It offers tools for data storage & anchoring, CMMC compliance management, etc. It allows users to connect & collaborate data on cloud & IoT devices.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series A—
  • Jun 2023Series A$6.3M
  • May 2021Series A—
  • Jan 2019Series A$6M
Founders & team
Harihara Varma IndukuriCo-Founder and CTOEmre KoksalCo-Founder
Investors
INVEST101, M7holdings, Valley Growth Ventures, First Leaf Capital, Hub GSYO, Aztec Capital Management
#2
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2017 · 90 employees
$44Mraised
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Provider of risk management software for renters insurers. It offers solutions for compliance monitoring, insurance verification, insurance monitoring, and more. It also offers software for insurance tracking and certificate management.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience · 23 engagements/post (2.9× cohort median)
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Sales, Finance
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. NetVendor) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Series A$44M
Founders & team
Patrick McBrideCo-FounderAndy LallathinCo-FounderJay HarkriderCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Summit Partners, Level Equity
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflare
#3
Acquired · Warren, Ohio · founded 2004 · 51 employees
$98.2Mraised
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Vendor risk management solution provider. It provides vendor risk management and cyber threat intelligence analytics for the enterprise. Its products include Prevalent Vendor Risk Monitor helps companies assess and manage risks posed by third party vendors. The platform also monitors key threat events by aggregating threat information from multiple external sources. Its sources include IP Reputation, Credit, Malware, Financial, Stock Market, Government Watch, Data Disclosures and Web Discovery.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Series C$5.4M
  • Jul 2019Series C$10.2M
  • May 2019Series C$10.7M
  • Nov 2016Series C$60M
Investors
Fulcrum Equity Partners, Spring Mountain Capital, Insight Partners, Tappan Hill Ventures
Tech stack
Linkedin Sign-InNginxWeglotTwitterPolyfillGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Acquired · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2012 · 33 employees
$13.6Mraised
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Complion develops software solutions for clinical trial regulatory documentation. The company's flagship product Complion Regulatory e-System can be used by both organizations and trial sites, and is 21 CFR Part 11 compliant for electornic regulatory documentation and e-signatures. Both cloud-based and on-premise options are available.

Funding rounds
  • May 2020Series B—
  • Feb 2019Series B$7M
  • Aug 2016Series A$2.9M
  • Oct 2015Seed$2M
Investors
Flashstarts, Beringea, Ohio Innovation Fund, Ohio Techangels, Jumpstart Ventures, Innovation Fund America
#5
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2015 · 9 employees
$2.5Mraised
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Insurance risk management solutions for the auto insurance industry. It provides crash risk intelligence and analytics solution. It provides risk scores based on multiple factors including location, route, and usage. The solution can be integrated with the underwriting engine for determining the price based on the risks.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Series A$1.8M
  • Sep 2019Seed$750K
Founders & team
Nizam SyedCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Investors
Pixel Perfect Ventures, Grange Insurance, Tengro Ventures
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoutubeBootstrapContact Form 7
#6
Acqui-Hired · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 1999 · 50 employees
$24.2Mraised
▾

Developer of on-demand software and solutions for enterprise governance, risk, and compliance applications. The company's solutions include financial management suite, legal suite, and regulatory management suite, thereby enabling compliance professionals to manage various functions in legal and regulatory processes.

Investors
Eastward Capital Partners, J P Morgan, KeyBank, Sierra Ventures, BPOC, CommVest
#7
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2014 · 8 employees
$2.9Mraised
▾

Unstructured data solutions for enterprise large language models and data governance. The company provides a platform that enables rapid visibility into and access to data necessary for enterprise large language models (LLMs). It addresses the challenges of collecting data to build and train LLMs, specifically the ability to efficiently search vast volumes of unstructured data. The platform indexes and classifies unstructured data across endpoints, file shares, and cloud storage. It offers solutions for GDPR compliance, e-discovery, governance, risk, and compliance, advanced classification and tagging. The company's automated tools help proactively mitigate risk, ensure governance and compliance, and reduce litigation costs. It supports various operating systems and file shares, with a focus on user performance and data privacy. The company uses an opensource PostgreSQL database. It is a SaaS based platform.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2017Seed$1.8M
  • Nov 2016Seed$1.1M
  • Jun 2016Grant (prize money)$100K
  • Grant (prize money)$100K
Investors
NCT Ventures, Bridge Investments, GLIDE, Jumpstart Ventures, Innovation Fund America
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapGravity FormsYoast Seo
#8
Acquired · Chagrin Falls, Ohio · founded 2006 · 109 employees
$8.8Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered risk intelligence tool for threat, identity, and risk. The tool delivers risk intelligence across identities, threats, and supply chains. It reveals relationships, sentiment, and risk by turning digital noise into actionable insights. The tool unifies multilingual data and illuminates patterns and critical context. It is designed for analysts and trusted by operators for faster answers.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2013Series A$8.8M
Investors
Marker, PSG
#9
Series A · North Olmsted, Ohio · founded 1988 · 153 employees
$3Mraised
▾

EHS+ software solutions unifying data for sustainable performance with applied AI. The company provides a comprehensive platform that integrates environmental, health, safety, and sustainability management. It offers solutions for industries like manufacturing, mining, chemicals, oil and gas, and healthcare, helping them track and manage environmental impact, ensure worker health and safety, and maintain regulatory compliance. The platform includes features like reporting and analytics, applied AI for risk detection, learning management, document control, and mobile EHS tools. It focuses on helping organizations achieve sustainability targets, improve workplace safety, and streamline EHS operations through unified data and intelligent automation. The company's offerings include solutions for occupational health, industrial hygiene, incident management, ESG management, risk management, and waste management. It is a cloud-based SaaS platform.

Investors
Apex Venture Partners
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlMariadbPhpHello ElementorVarnish
#10
Acqui-Hired · Mason, Ohio · founded 2015 · 20 employees
$730Kraised
▾

Terrene Labs enables insurance carriers to offer right coverage as per the risk. It uses proprietary technology for sourcing data from various sources using Dynamic Big Data Scoring©, building TERRENE Indexes© to enable risk determination, and making better risk coverage decisions, which are customized to each insurance carrier.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2017Seed$50K
  • Mar 2017Seed$680K
Investors
Candid Insurance Investors
#11
Acquired · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1985 · 66 employees
$900Kraised
▾

Cloud based platform offering workforce management solutions. Its features include automated and improved workflow processes, asset protection, risk management, productivity analysis, field governance, compliance management, damage prevention or ticket management, field service management, and more. It helps customers to maintain and manage risks on network infrastructure.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2015PE—
  • Jan 2013PE—
  • Dec 2010Conventional Debt$6M
  • Dec 2010Unattributed$900K
Investors
Crane Group, Main Street Capital, Bregal Sagemount, Bandon Partners, Iron Creek Partners
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentsquareCore-JsFont Awesome
#12
Deadpooled · Akron, Ohio · founded 2006
$400Kraised
▾

Online sensor tracking system for mining workforce health and safety management

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2008Unattributed$400K
Founders & team
Jay BreedingOwner
Investors
Jumpstart

Funding & investor landscape

$207.1Mtotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
33disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
GLIDE3 rounds
Innovation Fund America3 rounds
Jumpstart Ventures2 rounds
M7holdings2 rounds
Ohio Innovation Fund2 rounds
Youngstown Business Incubator2 rounds
ABS Capital1 rounds
Apex Venture Partners1 rounds
Aztec Capital Management1 rounds
BPOC1 rounds

Notable founders

Harihara Varma Indukuri
Co-Founder and CTO · Anchor
Emre Koksal
Co-Founder · Anchor
Patrick McBride
Co-Founder · Foxen
Andy Lallathin
Co-Founder · Foxen
Nizam Syed
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer · Tnedicca
Jay Breeding
Owner · InSeT Systems
Tony DeAscentis
CEO and Co-Founder · Ving
Stephanie Hunter
Co-Founder & COO · Ving
Rob Haaren
Founder · Prophit
Natasha Porter
Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer · Benchmark Digital
R Mukund
Co-Founder & CEO · Benchmark Digital
Mark Baltimore
Co-Founder · Joot
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 699,117 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of GRC Software coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Regtech & Compliance is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Regtech & Compliance — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,181 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 31% → 58% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Film Independent53
  • Florida Atlantic University36
  • University of the Cumberlands33
  • Arizona State University33
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison29
leading researchers
Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar · Xie, Lulu · Goel, Rajeev · Wang, Yancheng · Guan, Hong · Nag, Soham · Crypto Education Research Lab · MengChu Zhou
▲ Breakthroughs441 · 37%
▲ 31%→39% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations83% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (31%→39% of field), led by Database transaction.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Database transaction4→70
  • Credit card fraud1→66
  • Computer security10→62
  • Credit card1→52
  • Graph4→43
Newly emergingIdentity (music) 0→25 · Big data 0→24 · Identity theft 0→20
Landmark Opinion Fraud Detection in Online Reviews by Network Effects · 398 cites
◆ Advancements481 · 41%
▲ 30%→42% share
▲1.4× share momentum1 median citations81% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (30%→42% of field), led by Credit card fraud.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Credit card fraud3→75
  • Credit card4→67
  • Computer security9→66
  • Database transaction8→58
  • Financial fraud3→42
Newly emergingRandom forest 0→44 · Payment 0→27 · Feature (linguistics) 0→27
Landmark Financial Statement Fraud Detection: An Analysis of Statistical and Machine Learning Algorithms · 358 cites
▼ Concerns205 · 17%
▼ 28%→16% share
▼0.6× share momentum0 median citations72% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are cooling (28%→16% of field), led by Key (lock).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Key (lock)1→21
  • Computer security1→19
  • Context (archaeology)2→20
  • Compliance (psychology)3→18
  • Transparency (behavior)1→14
Newly emergingCredit card fraud 0→13 · Payment 0→12 · Anomaly detection 0→12
Landmark An Experimental Study With Imbalanced Classification Approaches for Credit Card Fraud Detection · 311 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where regtech is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston41 · +0.60
Hot · Computer securityAdvancing · Money launderingOpportunity · Artificial neural network
New York41 · +0.55
Hot · GraphAdvancing · World Wide WebOpportunity · Computer securityConcern · Financial transaction
Chicago29 · +0.64
Hot · Health careAdvancing · Anomaly detectionOpportunity · Artificial neural network
Pittsburgh21 · +0.73
Hot · Data miningAdvancing · Data scienceOpportunity · Credit card fraud
Los Angeles19 · +0.57
Hot · Risk managementAdvancing · Credit card fraudOpportunity · Credit card
SF Bay Area15 · +0.52
Advancing · Database transactionOpportunity · Random forest
Atlanta13 · +0.53
Hot · Data miningAdvancing · Computer securityOpportunity · Preprocessor
Ann Arbor11 · +0.67
Advancing · Computer securityOpportunity · Credit card fraud
Seattle9 · +0.53
Hot · Financial fraudOpportunity · Audit
Philadelphia9 · +0.40
Opportunity · Credit card
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing regtech patents in the United States

United States regtech patent filing is accelerating — 968 filings from 550 assignees (2016–2025), led by Capital One Services, Mastercard International, IBM; annual filings 58→90.

968 filings550 assigneespeak 138/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Capital One Services78
  • Mastercard International65
  • IBM62
  • Panasonic IP America55
  • FAIR Isaac42
  • VISA INT Service ASS39
  • Wells Fargo BANK NA34
  • Pindrop Security33

Common questions

How many GRC Software companies are there in Ohio, United States?
Radar tracks 51 indexable GRC Software companies headquartered in Ohio, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by GRC Software companies in Ohio, United States?
The GRC Software companies in Ohio, United States on this list have raised a combined $207.1M in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded GRC Software company in Ohio, United States?
Prevalent is the highest-funded GRC Software company in Ohio, United States, with $98.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many GRC Software companies in Ohio, United States are funded?
15 of the 51 GRC Software companies in Ohio, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many GRC Software unicorns are there in Ohio, United States?
None of the GRC Software companies in Ohio, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ohio, United States GRC Software companies?
The most active investors in Ohio, United States GRC Software companies on this list include GLIDE, Innovation Fund America, Jumpstart Ventures, M7holdings, Ohio Innovation Fund.
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