◆ The verdict · graded on go-to-market

BigID is graded B+ — GTM Exposure Index 71 — in the Data Security division of the Markets InSecurity Kumite, Light-Heavyweight class.

B
Data Security · Light-Heavyweight

BigID

VC · est. 2016 · $320M raised · $1B+ (flat since 2020) · $100M+ ARR · ~700 staff · FedRAMP '26 · private
Purple · 3
01Tale of the Tapelive metrics
Funding
$320M
ARR
$100M+
Capital
VC · unicorn · $1B+
Belt
Purple · 3
02GTM Exposurethe portrait · 7 dims
POSDEMCATDURCHNRESCITE
Seven-dimension portrait generated from the GTM Exposure Index — including AI Citation density across LLM search engines.
◆ AI CITATION · 7th dimensionrefreshed 2026-06-14
Cross-engine score80/100
Engines testedPerplexity · OpenAI · Gemini · Claude
Citation count4 across 1 queries
Share of category100%
03Scouting Reportpartial · operator read
The data-security-meets-privacy-and-governance independent — first DSPM vendor to cross $100M ARR, a Forrester Wave leader in discovery and classification. But the valuation has been flat since its 2020 unicorn round, and its universal AI-citation is won off its own content (bigid.com), not its standing — the Citation Mirage in a single fighter. Owns the governance/privacy convergence; momentum is the open question.
🔒Alliance & M&A dimensionsRoS PRO
PARTNERS Announced partnerships — alliance / OEM / channel / integration
OVERLAP Partnership-ecosystem overlap vs. rivals
M&A Acquisition-likelihood — partnership orbits + corporate-VC backing
CAPITAL Lead-investor tiers — clean VC / PE / founder read
GTM Exposure Index — by dimensionillustrative · /100
DimensionCodeScore
PositioningPOS72
DemandDEM70
CategoryCAT78
DurabilityDUR68
ChannelCHN72
ResilienceRES62
AI CitationCITE80
Composite exposureEXP71