Drata, a leader in AI-native Trust Management, has unveiled its AI Agent for Vendor Risk Management (VRM), a groundbreaking tool designed to automate and enhance vendor risk assessments. This innovation marks a significant step toward autonomous Trust Management, streamlining governance, risk, compliance, and assurance (GRC-A) processes for enterprises.
Drata introduces AI Agent for Vendor Risk Management to automate assessments.
VRM Agent reduces manual effort, cutting assessment time from weeks to hours.
Features include automated criteria extraction, AI-powered document review.
Integrates with SafeBase Trust Center for real-time risk scoring and reports.
Part of Drata’s vision for a fully agentic Trust Management platform.
Trust and Compliance Agents in development for broader GRC automation.
Drata’s AI Agent for Vendor Risk Management addresses the inefficiencies of legacy governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools, which often rely on manual processes and fragmented systems. The VRM Agent automates vendor risk assessments, enabling teams to manage thousands of third-party relationships efficiently. “Vendor Risk Management requires significant oversight, making it one of the most resource-draining and error-prone areas of trust today. Our new AI agent delivers speed, precision, and continuous insight that wasn’t possible before,” said Adam Markowitz, cofounder and CEO of Drata. By leveraging the Drata Model Context Protocol (MCP), the agent integrates with tools like Claude and IDEs, providing live, actionable context to streamline workflows and reduce errors.
The VRM Agent offers advanced features to transform how enterprises handle vendor risk. It automates criteria extraction and mapping, ingesting questionnaires in formats like PDF, DOCX, and XLSX to create consistent risk assessment baselines. Integrated with SafeBase Trust Center, it conducts AI-powered document reviews, flagging risks and assigning scores with source-backed findings. The agent also generates dynamic reports and orchestrates follow-up questionnaires, ensuring real-time visibility into vendor risks. “Drata is pushing the boundaries of what GRC can be with Agentic Trust Management,” said Ali Firooz, Security Engineering Manager at Homebase. “Their AI vision goes beyond automation; it’s about enabling a future where trust is dynamic, intelligent, and woven into every decision.” These capabilities significantly reduce the time and resources needed for vendor risk management, enhancing scalability and accuracy.
The VRM Agent is the first in a series of AI agents planned for Drata’s platform, with Trust and Compliance Agents in development. This aligns with Drata’s broader vision of shifting from static, manual GRC processes to a fully agentic Trust Management platform. The company’s existing AI solutions, such as SOC 2 AI Summaries and AI Questionnaire Assistance, already support over 8,000 organizations, including a third of the Cloud 100. By automating governance, risk, compliance, and assurance, Drata transforms these functions from cost centers into proactive business accelerators, fostering continuous trust across supply chains. The VRM Agent, currently in beta and expected to be generally available by year-end, underscores Drata’s leadership in AI-driven compliance solutions.
Drata’s AI Agent for Vendor Risk Management sets a new standard for GRC automation, offering enterprises unparalleled speed and precision in managing vendor risks. With its innovative approach and upcoming agentic features, Drata is poised to redefine Trust Management, enabling organizations to scale trust and compliance efficiently in an AI-driven era.
Drata is the trust layer between great companies and those they do business with. Over 8,000 organizations globally, including over a third of the Cloud 100, use Drata to automate governance, risk, compliance, and assurance resulting in a strong security posture, streamlined security reviews, lower costs, and less time spent preparing for audits. The company is backed by ICONIQ Growth, Notable Capital, Alkeon Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and other leading investors.
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