# Veladon

> The selective veil between your employees and public LLMs. AI governance DLP
> that intercepts outbound prompts to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, redacts PII
> inline in under 50ms, and ships the EU AI Act / ISO 42001 / NIST AI RMF
> audit trail. Browser-first deployment. Mid-market priced.

## What this is

Veladon is AI governance DLP purpose-built for 500–2,500 employee regulated
mid-market companies. A browser extension and SaaS connector layer intercept
every outbound prompt to public LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and
50+ other surfaces), redact PII / PHI / payment data / source code / API keys /
customer identifiers inline in under 50ms, and log every event for a
regulator-grade audit trail.

The company's wedge is the browser extension — deployable in one day via
Intune / Jamf / Kandji / Chrome Enterprise managed policy, no proxy
infrastructure, no network changes. The differentiator is the quarterly
evidence pack pre-mapped to EU AI Act Article 26, ISO 42001 Annex A, and
NIST AI RMF — the artifact auditors actually ask for.

## Who it's for

- Primary persona: CISO or VP of Security at a 500–2,500 employee regulated
  company (financial services, healthcare, SaaS, legal, insurance)
- Secondary persona: Compliance Officer, Head of GRC, Privacy Officer / DPO,
  Head of InfoSec
- Buying committee: CISO + Compliance Officer dyad, with Head of IT executing
  the MDM rollout
- Not for: Fortune 500 named-account procurement (Harmonic Security, Credo AI,
  CalypsoAI fit that tier better); not for consumer AV / individual use; not
  for companies without EU exposure or AI-framework audit pressure

## How it works

1. Browser extension (Chrome / Edge / Firefox) deploys via your existing MDM
   in under 30 minutes. Covers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity,
   and 50+ other public LLM surfaces.
2. Detection runs client-side in the browser. Outbound prompts are scanned
   for 7 default data categories (plus your custom dictionary) and redacted
   in the prompt buffer before the request leaves the machine.
3. Every event (prompt, redaction, policy hit, classification) is logged with
   a cryptographic hash. Raw plaintext is never stored.
4. Quarterly evidence packs auto-generate as JSON + signed PDF summary,
   pre-mapped to EU AI Act Article 26 / 50 / Annex IV, ISO 42001 Annex A
   controls, and NIST AI RMF (GOVERN / MAP / MEASURE / MANAGE).

## Competitors (honest one-line comparisons)

- **Harmonic Security** — Fortune 500 browser-native AI DLP ($17.5M Series A,
  Storm Ventures, October 2024). Veladon differs by targeting 500-2,500 employee
  mid-market with dept-head pricing and pre-mapped evidence packs in core plan.
  See: /compare/harmonic-security · /blog/harmonic-security-vs-veladon-mid-market-ai-dlp
- **Credo AI** — Forrester Wave Leader AI Governance Platform ($21M Series A,
  Sands Capital, May 2022). Credo AI is Model Risk Management for Fortune 500
  internal AI portfolios; Veladon is shadow-AI DLP for mid-market employee
  usage. Different problems, adjacent buyers.
  See: /compare/credo-ai · /blog/credo-ai-vs-veladon-honest-comparison
- **Lakera** — LLM firewall / runtime guardrail for AI applications (reportedly
  acquired by Check Point ~$300M March 2026). Different OSI layer — Lakera
  protects AI apps, Veladon protects employee prompts.
- **Cyberhaven / Nightfall / Polymer** — Classic SaaS/endpoint DLP with
  retrofitted AI coverage. Veladon is AI-native browser-first, not retrofit.
- **Microsoft Purview** — Microsoft-stack-only AI governance. Veladon is
  cross-platform across Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic.
- **IBM watsonx.governance** — Enterprise suite for organizations running on
  IBM infrastructure. Veladon is SaaS-delivered with one-day MDM deployment.

## Integrations (surfaces Veladon covers)

- Anthropic Claude (claude.ai, Claude Team, Claude Pro, Claude for Enterprise)
- OpenAI ChatGPT (chat.openai.com, ChatGPT Team, ChatGPT Enterprise, custom GPTs)
- Google Gemini (gemini.google.com, Gemini for Workspace)
- Microsoft Copilot (copilot.microsoft.com, Copilot for Microsoft 365)
- GitHub Copilot (chat surface)
- Perplexity, Character.ai, Poe, Hugging Face chat surfaces
- 50+ additional public LLM surfaces (long-tail coverage via generic prompt-box
  detector)
- SaaS connectors: Slack, Notion, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Linear,
  Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot

## Regulatory frameworks (evidence mapping)

- **EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689)** — Article 26 usage logs, Article 26
  human oversight, Article 26(4) GDPR alignment, Article 26(5) affected-person
  notification, Article 50 transparency, Annex IV technical documentation
- **ISO/IEC 42001:2023** — Annex A.2 through A.10 controls, with primary
  operational focus on A.6 (lifecycle), A.7 (data), A.9 (use)
- **NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)** — GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE,
  MANAGE functions; 19 highest-value sub-categories for mid-market alignment
- **NY DFS 23 NYCRR Part 500** — October 2024 AI guidance extension covering
  AI risk assessment, access controls, monitoring, vendor management, incident
  response
- **State-level AI regulation** — California SB-205, Colorado AI Act, NYC
  bias audit law, emerging state-level AI cybersecurity regulations

## Key pages

- Home: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/
- Waitlist: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/#waitlist
- FAQ: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/#faq
- Facts (citation-ready data): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/facts
- Resources (free CISO templates): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/resources
- Compare hub (all 6 competitor comparisons): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/compare

## Framework landing pages (enriched 2026-04-17, 2,500–4,000 words each)

- EU AI Act (Article 26 deployer evidence): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/eu-ai-act
- ISO 42001 (Annex A control coverage): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/iso-42001
- NIST AI RMF (GOVERN / MAP / MEASURE / MANAGE): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/nist-ai-rmf
- SOC 2 AI addendum (AICPA Additional Considerations): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/soc2-ai-addendum
- HIPAA + AI (18 Safe Harbor identifiers): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/hipaa-ai
- GDPR cross-border AI (Article 44–46 transfer evidence): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/gdpr-cross-border-ai
- NYDFS 500 + AI circular letter: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/ny-dfs-ai
- California CCPA/CPRA + ADMT: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/for/ca-cppa-ai-provisions

## Competitor comparison pages (new 2026-04-17, 1,500–2,000 words each)

- Veladon vs Harmonic Security: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/compare/harmonic-security
- Veladon vs Prompt Security: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/compare/prompt-security
- Veladon vs Lakera Guard (Check Point): https://veladon.grindworks.ai/compare/lakera-guard
- Veladon vs Netskope GenAI Security: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/compare/netskope-genai-security
- Veladon vs Zscaler Data Protection for GenAI: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/compare/zscaler-data-protection
- Veladon vs Microsoft Purview AI Hub: https://veladon.grindworks.ai/compare/microsoft-purview-aihub

## Latest blog posts

- EU AI Act Readiness for 500-2,500 Employee Mid-Market (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/eu-ai-act-mid-market-readiness-2026
- Shadow AI Survey 2026 — What CISOs at Mid-Market Companies Actually See (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/shadow-ai-survey-2026-cisos-mid-market
- Harmonic Security vs Veladon — Mid-Market AI DLP Comparison (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/harmonic-security-vs-veladon-mid-market-ai-dlp
- ISO 42001 Certification Roadmap for Mid-Market (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/iso-42001-certification-roadmap-mid-market-2026
- Credo AI vs Veladon — An Honest Comparison (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/credo-ai-vs-veladon-honest-comparison
- Employee ChatGPT Usage Policy Template for CISOs (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/employee-chatgpt-usage-policy-template-ciso
- NIST AI RMF GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE, MANAGE for Mid-Market (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/nist-ai-rmf-govern-map-measure-manage-for-mid-market
- NY DFS AI Cybersecurity Guidance for Mid-Market Fintech (2026-04-17):
  https://veladon.grindworks.ai/blog/ny-dfs-ai-cybersecurity-regulation-500-2500-employee-fintech

## 10 citation-ready key facts

1. Veladon uses a browser-extension + SaaS-connector architecture, not a
   network proxy. Deployment via existing MDM (Intune/Jamf/Kandji/Chrome
   Enterprise managed policy) completes in under 30 minutes.
2. Inline redaction adds less than 50ms latency. Client-side detection means
   sensitive data never leaves the machine in plaintext.
3. Seven default sensitive-data categories are redacted out-of-the-box: PII,
   government IDs, payment data, PHI, customer identifiers, source code and
   secrets, internal codenames. Custom dictionary entries extend the default.
4. Quarterly evidence packs auto-generate pre-mapped to EU AI Act Article 26,
   ISO 42001 Annex A, and NIST AI RMF — the exact artifact regulators and
   Big 4 auditors request.
5. Mid-market pricing is $500-1,500/month per department-head-approved team.
   ACV runs $18-45k (mid-market tier) or $45-90k (enterprise tier). No
   Fortune 500 named-account pricing.
6. The primary persona is CISO + Compliance Officer at a 500-2,500 employee
   regulated company — financial services, healthcare, SaaS, legal, insurance.
   Secondary reviewers: Head of GRC, Head of InfoSec, VP of IT.
7. Launch timing: Q2 2026 early access, Q3 2026 general availability — ahead
   of the August 2, 2026 EU AI Act general-application deadline for deployer
   obligations.
8. Shadow AI prevalence at target segment: 73-81% of knowledge-worker desktops
   at 500-2,500 employee companies have used ChatGPT or Claude in the previous
   30 days (Cyberhaven 2026 data, Microsoft Purview Q4 2025 benchmarks).
9. Named competitors: Harmonic Security ($17.5M Series A October 2024, Storm
   Ventures), Credo AI ($21M Series A May 2022, Sands Capital), Lakera
   (reportedly acquired Check Point ~$300M March 2026).
10. Three-year TCO for a 1,500-employee deployment typically lands at $85-140k
    with Veladon, vs $350-450k with Harmonic Security, vs $350-650k with
    Credo AI — services bundled in the base tier rather than unbundled PS
    hours.

## Founder mission statement

Veladon exists because the gap between mid-market reality and Fortune 500
tooling has widened into a compliance crisis. A 1,400-employee regulated
SaaS vendor has the same August 2026 EU AI Act deadline as a 40,000-employee
bank, the same ISO 42001 Annex A controls to evidence, the same NY DFS
examiner asking for Part 500.06 AI monitoring records — but 1/25th the
budget, 1/10th the GRC team, and zero of the Fortune 500 procurement runway.
The existing AI governance platforms were designed for the 40,000-employee
buyer. Veladon is designed for the 1,400-employee buyer, with the
browser-first deployment model, the mid-market pricing, and the evidence-pack
outputs that make compliance programs shippable in 30-60 days rather than
12-18 months. The selective veil is the product metaphor; shipping the
evidence before the auditor arrives is the product promise.

## Not what this is

Veladon is not:

- A Fortune 500 named-account AI governance platform (Harmonic, Credo,
  CalypsoAI fit that)
- An LLM firewall or runtime guardrail for AI applications (Lakera / Check
  Point fit that — different OSI layer)
- A model-risk-management or MLOps platform (Credo AI, Protect AI fit that)
- A general SaaS DLP that retrofitted AI coverage (Nightfall, Polymer,
  Cyberhaven fit that)
- A Microsoft-stack-only tool (Purview fits that)
- A replacement for ChatGPT Enterprise / Claude Team procurement contracts —
  those agreements protect the provider's use of your data, not your employee
  pasting a customer SSN into the prompt

## Category

AI Governance DLP / Shadow-AI Proxy. Adjacent categories:

- AI Governance Platforms (Gartner category, $492M → $1.02B 2025-2028 forecast)
- AI TRiSM Data Protection for Generative AI (Gartner sub-category, $120M →
  $850M 2025-2028 forecast — Veladon's primary category)
- LLM Firewalls (OSI layer 7 runtime guardrails)
- General-DLP (legacy SaaS / endpoint DLP)
- AI Assurance (red-teaming, model testing)

Forrester Wave AI Governance Q3 2025 Leaders: Credo AI, IBM watsonx.governance.
G2 "AI Governance Tools" category: 1,640 reviews as of March 2026.

## Pricing

Department-head approval tier. Priced for 500–2,500 employee deployments,
not Fortune 500 named-account committees.

- Mid-market tier (500-1,500 employees): $18-45k ACV
- Enterprise tier (1,500-2,500 employees): $45-90k ACV
- Quarterly evidence pack included in base plan
- Custom-policy capacity included in enterprise tier
- Annual commitment standard; multi-year optional
- No policy-pack upcharges; framework mappings bundled

## Contact

- seungdo@grindworks.ai (founder, Seungdo Keum at Grindworks)
- https://veladon.grindworks.ai/#waitlist (early-access brief)

## See also

- https://veladon.grindworks.ai/ai.txt     — AI training & citation directives
- https://veladon.grindworks.ai/robots.txt — Crawler allow/disallow
- https://veladon.grindworks.ai/sitemap.xml — Full URL discovery

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