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Kovrr vs Zenity

Kovrr sells AI and cyber risk, security, and governance solutions to global organizations. Zenity sells an AI agent security platform built to govern how agents behave, not just what they say or generate. CISO Tribune files both under AI governance. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Kovrr vs Zenity: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
KovrrKovrr sells AI and cyber risk, security, and governance solutions to global organizations.kovrr.comZenityZenity sells an AI agent security platform built to govern how agents behave, not just what they say or generate.zenity.io
What it sells
  • Cyber Risk Quantification[1][6][12]Platform that shows an organization's cyber risk exposure, with loss scenarios and expected financial impact.
  • AI Governance and Security Platform[4]Platform that turns AI findings into an improvement roadmap with named owners and progress states.
  • AI Risk Quantification (AIRQ)Engine that shows which AI risks carry the greatest exposure and which controls would reduce risk most.
  • AI compliance solution[4]Helps teams evaluate how safeguards align with AI frameworks and build an AI assurance roadmap.
  • Cyber maturity assessments[7]Assessments enriched by quantified event likelihoods and financial loss forecasts.
  • Cyber risk register[6][13]Register of cyber risks and the actions needed for mitigation.
  • Cybersecurity control ROI calculator[10]Calculator for the financial benefits of control upgrades.
  • API integrations[11]Direct API integrations that bring cybersecurity and business management solutions into Kovrr's CRQ platform.
  • AI Observability[5]Builds a live inventory of every agent across an organization's environment and tracks the data those agents access.
  • AI Security Posture Management (AISPM)[7]Evaluates configuration, permissions, and integrations before an agent goes live.
  • Boundaries[4][6][8]Evaluates every agent action in real time against an organization's rules and decides to let it through, block it, or shut the agent down.
  • AI Detection and Response (AIDR)[9]AIDR reads the full sequence of an agent's activity, detecting threats mapped to the OWASP LLM and MITRE ATLAS frameworks.
  • Zenity Security Assessment Hub[13]A set of 10 free, open-source tools built by Zenity Labs to help security teams identify and understand immediate risks.
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Headquarters
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Founded
Not stated on its pages2021[2]
Ownership and funding
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Named customers
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Recent news
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  • September 23, 2026Zenity was named a Market Shaper in Gartner's inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security.[15]
  • August 3, 2026Zenity announced a $125 million Series C round led by Norwest.[14]
  • June 17, 2026Zenity and Carahsoft announced a partnership under which Carahsoft serves as Zenity's Public Sector distributor.[17]
  • March 17, 2026Zenity announced general availability of runtime security controls for AI agents built on Microsoft Foundry.[16]
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Who it fits
Not written yetZenity describes a global financial services firm and a global asset manager as organizations that write policy rules for agents. Zenity covers agents embedded in SaaS tools, home-grown agentic platforms in the cloud, and end-user devices. Zenity gives security and platform teams a single place to surface, enforce, and protect MCP usage.
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Where they overlap

  • Kovrr and Zenity are both filed under AI governance.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Kovrr's primary category is Cyber risk quantification; Zenity's is AI model and agent security.
  • Kovrr is also filed under Workforce AI usage security and Third-party risk and security ratings.
  • Kovrr lists Cyber Risk Quantification, AI Governance and Security Platform, AI Risk Quantification (AIRQ), AI compliance solution, Cyber maturity assessments and 3 more. Zenity lists AI Observability, AI Security Posture Management (AISPM), Boundaries, AI Detection and Response (AIDR) and Zenity Security Assessment Hub.
  • Zenity was founded in 2021.
  • Zenity is privately held.

What it sells: Kovrr

What Cyber Risk Quantification does[1][6][12]
Kovrr's cyber risk quantification platform shows an organization's cyber risk exposure, highlighting specific loss scenarios and the expected financial impact. Kovrr's platform lets users drill quantified loss scenarios down by event type or initial attack vector. Kovrr's CRQ platform translates cyber risk into financial terms that the board understands.
What AI Governance and Security Platform does[4]
Kovrr's AI Governance and Security Platform enables teams to transform findings into a prioritized improvement roadmap in which every item carries a named owner and a progress state. Kovrr surfaces AI assets, sanctioned or shadow, internal or third-party, using a browser extension and direct API connections to network, identity, and cloud controls. Kovrr enables organizations to define approved AI use cases, risk thresholds, and guardrails.
What AI Risk Quantification (AIRQ) does
Kovrr's AI Risk Quantification (AIRQ) engine highlights which risks represent the greatest exposure and which controls would reduce risk most effectively. Kovrr quantifies AI risk in financial terms and prioritizes remediation by potential risk reduction. Kovrr's platform translates AI risk into metrics such as exposure, likelihood, and financial impact.
What AI compliance solution does[4]
Kovrr's AI compliance solution helps security, risk, and compliance teams evaluate how well safeguards align with frameworks such as the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). Through questionnaires and evidence workflows, teams can identify governance gaps, prioritize remediation by financial impact, and build an AI assurance roadmap. Kovrr's platform generates an EU AI Act Auditor Pack.
What Cyber maturity assessments does[7]
Kovrr's cyber maturity assessments are enriched by quantified event likelihoods and financial loss forecasts. Kovrr's CRQ platform quantifies framework maturity levels and cybersecurity posture into event and loss scenario likelihoods and respective potential financial damages. Kovrr offers customized upgrade recommendations according to cybersecurity maturity frameworks.
What Cyber risk register does[6][13]
Kovrr's cyber risk register is used to create an inventory of the cyber risks an organization faces and the respective actions necessary for mitigation. Risk owners within the organization can update Kovrr's cyber risk register as initiatives are executed.
What API integrations does[11]
Kovrr's CRQ platform takes in data through direct API integrations with cybersecurity and business management solutions. Kovrr's cyber risk quantification platform consolidates insights from SIEM, IAM, VM, and other solutions into one platform.

What it sells: Zenity

What AI Observability does[5]
AI Observability is Zenity's discovery and visibility layer for AI agents. Data Lens surfaces sensitive files and pages that are both frequently accessed and broadly exposed across agents.
What AI Security Posture Management (AISPM) does[7]
AISPM evaluates configuration and permissions for agents embedded in platforms like Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Salesforce Agentforce. AISPM applies stricter enforcement in production and more flexible policy in development or sandbox environments.
What Boundaries does[4][6][8]
Boundaries is Zenity's runtime enforcement engine. A rule written once in Boundaries is enforced on Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Agentforce, Bedrock, coding agents, and homegrown builds. Boundaries includes a built-in AI assistant that turns a plain-language request into a working rule.
What AI Detection and Response (AIDR) does[9]
AI Detection and Response (AIDR) is Zenity's runtime security layer for AI agents. AIDR detects direct and indirect prompt injection and blocks execution before the agent acts on them. AIDR breaks every agent interaction into individual steps and groups them by thread in a single activity table.
What Zenity Security Assessment Hub does[13]
The Zenity Security Assessment Hub is built by Zenity Labs. The tools take a Red-Team approach to visualize threats across Microsoft 365, with a focus on 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform.

Questions about Kovrr and Zenity

What do Kovrr and Zenity sell?
Kovrr sells Cyber Risk Quantification, AI Governance and Security Platform, AI Risk Quantification (AIRQ), AI compliance solution, Cyber maturity assessments and 3 more. Zenity sells AI Observability, AI Security Posture Management (AISPM), Boundaries, AI Detection and Response (AIDR) and Zenity Security Assessment Hub.
Are Kovrr and Zenity in the same category?
They share AI governance. Kovrr's primary category is Cyber risk quantification and Zenity's is AI model and agent security.
When were Kovrr and Zenity founded?
Zenity was founded in 2021.
Who owns Kovrr and Zenity?
Zenity is privately held.
Who are Kovrr and Zenity sold to?
Zenity describes a global financial services firm and a global asset manager as organizations that write policy rules for agents.
What have Kovrr and Zenity announced recently?
September 23, 2026: Zenity was named a Market Shaper in Gartner's inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security.

About Kovrr

Kovrr sells AI and cyber risk, security, and governance solutions to global organizations. Kovrr's platform gives security, risk, and compliance teams visibility and intelligence for managing risk.[1][3]

Kovrr's AI Governance and Security Platform enables teams to transform findings into a prioritized improvement roadmap in which every item carries a named owner and a progress state. Kovrr surfaces AI assets that are sanctioned or shadow, internal or third-party, using a browser extension and direct API connections to network, identity, and cloud controls. Kovrr continuously discovers AI systems touching corporate data and keeps the inventory current with no manual updates. Kovrr enables organizations to define approved AI use cases, risk thresholds, and guardrails, and enforces adaptive policies through controls such as a browser extension. Kovrr watches AI use across the browser and endpoint and catches sensitive data before it reaches an AI tool. Kovrr detects rogue and malicious agents and ties every action back to a named user.[2][3][4][5]

Kovrr maps AI assets to risk scenarios and control frameworks, including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and ISO 42001, and maintains a living risk register. Kovrr monitors third-party vendors' use of AI models within their products. Kovrr's AI Risk Quantification (AIRQ) engine highlights which risks represent the greatest exposure and which controls would reduce risk most effectively. Kovrr quantifies AI risk in financial terms and prioritizes remediation by potential risk reduction. Kovrr's platform translates AI risk into metrics such as exposure, likelihood, and financial impact.[2][3][5]

Kovrr's AI compliance solution helps security, risk, and compliance teams evaluate how well safeguards align with frameworks such as the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). Through questionnaires and evidence workflows, Kovrr's AI compliance solution lets teams identify governance gaps, prioritize remediation by financial impact, and build an AI assurance roadmap. Kovrr's AI compliance software collects evidence automatically and maps artifacts to regulatory Articles of the EU AI Act. Kovrr's platform generates an EU AI Act Auditor Pack.[4][13]

Kovrr's cyber risk quantification platform shows an organization's cyber risk exposure, highlighting the specific loss scenarios it faces along with the expected financial impact. Kovrr's platform lets users drill quantified loss scenarios down by event type or initial attack vector. Kovrr's CRQ platform quantifies framework maturity levels and cybersecurity posture into event and loss scenario likelihoods and respective potential financial damages. Kovrr's cyber risk register lets risk owners within the organization update it as initiatives are executed. Kovrr offers customized upgrade recommendations according to cybersecurity maturity frameworks. Kovrr's CRQ platform is used to rank mitigation options by their effectiveness in reducing monetary loss, and to simulate how different investments reduce risk. Kovrr's CRQ platform translates cyber risk into financial terms that the board understands. Kovrr has a cybersecurity control ROI calculator for understanding the financial benefits of control upgrades.[1][6][7][8][9][10]

Kovrr's CRQ platform takes in data through direct API integrations with cybersecurity and business management solutions. Kovrr's cyber risk quantification platform consolidates insights from SIEM, IAM, VM, and other solutions into one platform.[6][11]

Kovrr tailors its cyber risk quantification pricing to organizations of all sizes, from small to mid-sized organizations to global enterprises. Kovrr equips financial organizations to translate cyber risk into financial terms. Kovrr's cyber risk register equips banks, insurers, and asset managers with quantified insights. Kovrr's CRQ platform evaluates third-party exposure using loss modeling.[12][13]

Yakir is CEO of Kovrr. Shalom is chief product officer at Kovrr. Shai is Chief Technology Officer at Kovrr. Hannah is Head of Marketing at Kovrr.[2][3][7][13]

Kovrr on the record

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Kovrr full record

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  2. [2]kovrr.comKovrr · kovrr.com · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A
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  4. [4]AI Compliance Solution & AI Assurance Platform | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  7. [7]Cybersecurity Maturity Assessments Enhanced by CRQ | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Cyber Budget Justification and Risk Prioritization | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Reporting Cybersecurity Metrics to the Board | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Maximizing ROI for Your Cyber Security Program | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]On-Demand CRQ Platform API Integrations | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]On-Demand Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) Pricing | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Cyber Risk Quantification for Financial Services | KovrrKovrr · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Zenity full record

  1. [1]AI Agent Security and Governance | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Zenity announces strategic investment led by m12Zenity · zenity.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Zenity raises 38m series b funding round to secure agentic aiZenity · zenity.io · published October 29, 2024 · Tier A
  4. [4]AI Agent Security & Governance Platform for the Enterprise | ZenityZenity · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]AI Observability | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AI Agent Security | Model Context Protocol (MCP) | ZenityZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AI Security Posture Management | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Runtime Boundaries | Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]AI Detection and Response (AIDRZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Agentic Identity & Access Management: Zenity AI Security PlatformZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Securing Financial Services AI | Zenity, Microsoft & SlalomZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Company | Zenity | Secure AI Agents EverywhereZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Zenity Security Assessment Hub | Zenity | Secure AI Agents EverywhereZenity · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Zenity Raises $125 Million to Secure the Era of 1 Billion AI AgentsZenity · published August 3, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Zenity Named a Market Shaper in Gartner’s Inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application SecurityZenity · published September 23, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Zenity Announces Availability of Inline Agent Runtime Security for Agents Built on Microsoft FoundryZenity · published March 17, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Zenity and Carahsoft Bring AI Agent Security and Governance to Federal, State and Local AgenciesZenity · published June 17, 2026 · Tier A

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