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Privitar

Solving data privacy challenges for enterprises

101-200 employees
  • B2B
  • Security
  • Enterprise
  • Big data
  • Privacy
  • Data Sharing
London, GB (HQ), 15 Hatfields, SE1 8DJ

Company mission

To empower organizations to use their data safely and ethically.

Rocket List 2021
Top investors

23% female employees

-9% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

Sam Franklin headshot

Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

Data privacy has seen an increase of attention with headlines such as Facebook's scandal with Cambridge Analytica. The risk of privacy breaches and unauthorised collaboration is particularly high for enterprise companies. Privitar is an enterprise software company aiming to empower organisations to use sensitive data to gain valuable insights, while offering an uncompromising approach to data privacy.

They aim to allow clients to analyse large data sets while respecting customers’ privacy and confidentiality, thus complying with regulations while encouraging data-driven decisions. The company has become a leader of navigating the complex sales cycle of enterprises, signing licence deals with customers such as the NHS, HSBC and BT.

Privitar recently closed a strong Series C round of £64 million which will enable the company to further accelerate the innovation of the products and support growth initiatives such as international expansion and increased hiring across sales, services, product development, and other areas of the business

Benefits

  • Flexible Working
  • Hybrid - 2 days a week in the office
  • 30 days Global Pass- work from anywhere in the world

Company values

  • Win with Focus and Speed
  • Unwaivering Integrity
  • Egos at the Door
  • Dare to be Bold
  • Be a Market Detective

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2020

$7m

SERIES C

Apr 2020

$80m

SERIES C

$147.8m

Total funding

This company has top investors

Founders

Founded m35 (software to improve process for financial enterprises). Previously Global Business Manager for Thomson Reuters.

John Taysom

(Director)

Former CEO and Founder of Greenhouse Fund and RVC (originally Reuters Venture Capital).

People progressing

Joined as Head of Operations. Promoted to Head of People and Operations after 11 months.

Henry joined Privitar as a Software Engineer in November 2017, he has since been promoted 3 times and became Director of Engineering in August 2021.

Diversity & Inclusion at Privitar

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Daisy Lee (Head of Talent )

  • We are solving the most relevant problem facing the technology industry today and our biggest asset in achieving this goal is our diverse team. We are committed to building an equitable, inclusive culture that reflects the ethics and values at the heart of our mission. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds and believe that no matter your sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or parental status you will have the opportunity to excel and make a difference here at Privitar
  • Privitar is committed to having a diverse workforce. 2021 was a big year for many of our D&I initiatives, some of which include reviewing our job descriptions to make sure they are gender neutral, eliminating subconscious bias in the interview process, being rigorous to ensure there are no gender pay disparities, and fostering a culture where every voice is respected and heard equally

Endorsements

All

Challenging work (2)

Career progression (2)

Intelligent people (1)

Team energy (1)

Engineers at Privitar really enjoy working together to solve hard problems. I think we do a really good job of having fun while being productive. It's also really exciting to be a part of a team that is growing so fast. Each year the company has been in a different stage, so there's always something new to get involved in.

Software Engineering

Team energy

Dec 2020

Solving the "privacy problem" is something that's never been done before, and even being on the leading edge of it means we've only scratched the surface. Taking something innovative from a whiteboard to protecting real data is both a major challenge and incredibly satisfying.

Software Engineering

Challenging work

Dec 2020

I've really felt that working at Privitar has accelerated both what I'm learning and what my responsibilities are. Given that the eng org is approximately doubling every year, there are tons of opportunities to grow you're career in multiple directions.

Software Engineering

Career progression

Dec 2020

We take pride in our interview process, and we put a lot of effort in to ensure we hire intelligent software engineers who fit in with our collaborative culture at Privitar.

Software Engineering

Intelligent people

Dec 2020

Data Privacy is an exciting area to work in, it is evolving rapidly from academia all the way through to government policy. Not only do we have to keep up with these changes, but we also need to ensure that anything we built scales with the large data sets our customers are trying to protect.

Software Engineering

Challenging work

Dec 2020

Privitar is growing, and that means there is a lot of scope for engineers to grow too. I joined as an individual contributor, and within a year I was leading a team. I have felt that Privitar has pushed me forward in my career massively compared to other companies I have worked at.

Software Engineering

Career progression

Dec 2020

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