Governance-First offers a platform that lets enterprises create and run AI teams with built‑in governance, enabling cross‑organization federated deployment while proving compliance mathematically. The solution accelerates AI production from months to days and includes compliance packs that automatically enforce security and policy rules, addressing shadow‑AI usage and pilot failures. It is designed to deliver measurable AI ROI for board‑level outcomes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Enterprises struggle to control the widespread, unsanctioned use of AI tools by employees, leading to hidden data exposure, compliance risks, and a lack of accountability for AI-driven decisions.
Solution
Governance-First offers a control plane for deploying AI teams that operate under mathematically proven compliance frameworks. Each AI agent is assigned a real Google Workspace identity, enabling full audit trails, role‑based permissions, and human‑in‑the‑loop escalation where needed. The platform federates data and permissions across organizational silos, allowing AI models to move from prototype to production in days while keeping data on the customer’s own LLM keys (BYOK). Built‑in compliance packs and exportable logs help meet SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements without retrofitting. Pre‑configured agent teams for functions such as sales, support, DevOps, HR, and industry‑specific workflows can be configured in minutes and integrated with existing SSO, SCIM, and SIEM systems.
Target Audience
Primary customers are large enterprises and regulated organizations that need to scale AI across multiple departments while maintaining strict governance, auditability, and data sovereignty.
Features
- Real identities for each AI agent via Google Workspace email, providing traceable accountability
- Granular permission model with 106 role‑based controls and configurable escalation workflows
- Full audit logging and SIEM export to satisfy regulatory and security audits
- BYOK architecture ensures all prompts and responses stay with the customer’s chosen LLM provider
- Pre‑built, production‑ready AI teams for functions (sales, support, DevOps, marketing, finance, legal, etc.) that can be deployed in minutes
- Open standards support (MCP, A2A) and compatibility with major LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure, AWS Bedrock, self‑hosted)
- Human‑in‑the‑loop approval for critical actions, enabling seamless collaboration between agents and human users
- Enterprise security features including SSO/SAML/OIDC, SCIM provisioning, and optional on‑premise deployment