Zania Raises $18M to Bring AI Agents to Enterprise GRC

Zania has secured $18 million in Series A funding led by NEA, with backing from Anthology Fund, Palm Drive Capital, and executives from major global firms. The round underscores investor confidence in a new wave of agentic AI platforms designed to move compliance programs from monitoring to execution.

Traditional GRC tools have long surfaced risks without resolving them, forcing teams to handle the heavy lifting manually. Zania’s approach uses specialized AI agents that handle evidence collection, control testing, and risk assessments directly - replacing dashboards with action. Its Gap Assessment module can process thousands of documents across dozens of languages, mapping them to complex frameworks in minutes instead of months.

The company’s growth reflects a broader enterprise shift toward AI-driven compliance. With customers like Plaid, Grant Thornton, and Stanford University, and alliances with consulting giants TCS and HCLTech, Zania is positioning its platform as a practical path to scale in a tightening regulatory climate.

Funding from this round will accelerate hiring and product expansion as Zania builds out its agentic AI platform to orchestrate full end-to-end workflows. The goal is clear: turn compliance from a reporting function into an intelligent system that manages and mitigates risk in real time.