Vanta

In July 2025, Vanta raised $150 million in Series D funding, boosting its valuation to $4.15 billion (up from $2.45 billion in 2024). The round was led by Wellington Management, joined by Goldman Sachs, Sequoia, JP Morgan, Atlassian Ventures, Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, and CrowdStrike Ventures.

Also in July 2025, Vanta appointed Scott Holden (formerly CMO at Brex, ThoughtSpot, Salesforce) as Chief Marketing Officer. Holden is tasked with scaling Vanta’s product-led growth strategy for enterprise and startup segments, revamping demand generation, brand, product marketing, and field marketing efforts. This marks a major GTM push for recognition and expansion in enterprise trust management and compliance automation

Over the past 12-15 months, FoundHQ has repeatedly praised Vanta's approach to adopting AI-ready GTM Systems, moving away from traditional Salesforce-centric architectures towards API-first orchestration.

After hiring an AI Solutions Lead specifically for the GTM Systems team in Dec 2024, they continued to serve as a champion of this approach into early 2025 when they were posting for a "Founder in Residence, GTM Innovation" role with base compensation listed up to $260,000.