# Veza: Cloud Security, Palo Alto, United States

> Veza: Veza is a data security platform that helps users use and share their data safely. Based in Palo Alto, United States. Founded 2020.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/veza (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Cloud Security startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Veza

Veza is a data security platform that helps users use and share their data safely.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Cloud Security Palo Alto, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 101 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $125M in dollars
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Sept 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Veza has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Veza raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$125M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round date **Sept 2023**

Investors listed **19**

## Founders and team

From Veza's own website: 3 founders, 5 on the team.

**Tarun Thakur** Co-Founder & CEO

**Dr. Maohua Lu** Co-Founder & CTO

**Robert Whitcher** Co-Founder & CPO

- **Kane Lightowler** President & COO
- **Mike Towers** Chief Security & Trust Officer
- **Rich Dandliker** Chief Strategy Officer
- **Amy Veater** Head of People
- **Emmi Nguy** VP of Finance

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Bess Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bess-ventures)
- [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures)

Each firm lists Veza on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Cloud Security in United States

Startups like it

- [**Wiz** New York · founded 2020](https://millionrounds.com/startup/wiz)
- [**Fidium** Mattoon · founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fidium)
- [**Clumio, Inc.** Santa Clara · founded 2017](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clumio-inc)
- [**Noname Security Group** San Jose · founded 2020](https://millionrounds.com/startup/noname-security-group)
- [**Securiti** San Jose · founded 2019](https://millionrounds.com/startup/securiti)
- [**Dazz** Palo Alto · founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dazz)
- [**Isovalent** Cupertino · founded 2017](https://millionrounds.com/startup/isovalent)
- [**SafeBase, Inc.** Sacramento · founded 2020](https://millionrounds.com/startup/safebase-inc)

## Is this your company?

Add your raise, your deck and your story, and put Veza in front of investors. Or tell us what we have wrong.

[List your startup](https://millionrounds.com/list-your-startup)[Send a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)