Inth
Open-source consent management tool aiming to become paid enterprise privacy governance.
On the record
Checkpoint: Inth's next funding round and first disclosed enterprise logos, or Vanta/Drata shipping a native consent module
The call
Inth has open-source downloads but no disclosed revenue, no regulated-enterprise buyers, and no proof it can out-move Vanta, Drata, or the labs building agent governance natively.
Inth builds software that helps companies keep track of what AI agents do with personal data, starting with developers and hoping to sell to big enterprises later. It is hard to replace because OneTrust charges $10,000 just to start, and Inth could move upmarket faster if developers stick with it. But Vanta and Drata, which already sell compliance tools to companies, could add the same features inside their existing products in 12 to 18 months, and big AI companies like OpenAI could build this into their own AI tools and skip Inth entirely. The one thing that would prove Inth works: getting real regulated companies like banks or healthcare firms to pay for it, not just tech teams using it for free.
Why
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AI pressure: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google building native data-governance controls into their own agent SDKs. If labs bake agent data-governance into their own SDKs, Inth's audit-trail pitch gets bypassed before it ships. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.
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Bigger players: Vanta or Drata. Vanta or Drata could bundle a consent/DSAR module into existing compliance contracts within 12 to 18 months, no pricing friction needed. Could a giant copy it? Probably.
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What protects it. Deep code-level integration into customer auth, CI, and session logic could raise switching costs, but that depth isn't built yet.
What would change this call
Vanta or Drata ships a bundled consent/DSAR module within their compliance suite. Shows incumbents can absorb Inth's niche via bundling, weakening its standalone case.
Inth discloses 10+ paying mid-market enterprise logos converted from its OSS c15t base. Shows the open-source-to-paid conversion motion is actually working.
OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google add native agent-data-governance features to their agent SDKs. Shows frontier labs are closing the gap Inth is trying to fill, reducing need for its tool.
Inth discloses 10+ paying mid-market enterprise logos converted from its OSS c15t base. Shows the open-source-to-paid conversion motion is actually working.
OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google add native agent-data-governance features to their agent SDKs. Shows frontier labs are closing the gap Inth is trying to fill, reducing need for its tool.
Key numbers
- c15t has 2 to 3M npm downloads (vendor-claimed)
- $1.2M Pre-Seed raised, no disclosed valuation
- Only 4 named users: Zed, Infisical, Expo, Unkey
Named risks
- No disclosed revenue, ARR, or confirmed paying enterprise logos as of July 2026.
- Vanta or Drata could bundle native consent/DSAR features before Inth achieves code level lock in.
- Frontier labs like OpenAI could bake native agent data governance into their own SDKs, bypassing need for Inth.
- Stable 3 person headcount with only $1.2 million raised suggests limited runway and execution capacity.
- HQ location unresolved between San Francisco and London signals possible internal disorganization.
Rivals, as read in July 2026
| Rival | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| OneTrust | contesting | OneTrust holds about 83% enterprise adoption but raised its price floor to $10,000/year in early 2026, opening a gap |
| Vanta | losing to | Vanta already sells compliance automation directly to CTOs, Inth's exact buyer, and could bundle consent or DSAR features within 12 to 18 months |
| Drata | losing to | Drata faces no pricing friction to add a consent or DSAR module and targets the same eng lead buyer as Inth |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | contesting | April 2026 update added file editing agent execution, the exact governance gap Inth is positioning against |
Questions people ask
- Is Inth profitable in 2026?
- No revenue or ARR figures have been disclosed for Inth as of July 2026. The company is a YC Spring 2026 batch startup with only a $1.2 million Pre Seed round recorded on April 13, 2026, and no confirmed paying enterprise customers.
- Who owns Inth?
- Inth is privately held and venture backed. Investors listed include Y Combinator and Preston Werner Ventures, with a Pre Seed round of $1.2 million dated April 13, 2026. Founder Christopher Burns previously founded Everfund and created the c15t project.
- Could AI replace Inth?
- Consent banner and DSAR workflow logic is increasingly automatable, and OpenAI's April 2026 Agents SDK update added file editing agent execution, the exact risk Inth targets. Inth's counter is code level SDK lock in and its open source c15t developer base, unproven as a moat as of mid 2026.
- Who is Inth's biggest competitor?
- OneTrust is the dominant incumbent, holding roughly 83% of core enterprise privacy management adoption as of 2026 per Privado.ai, and raised its minimum contract value to about $10,000 per year in early 2026. Vanta and Drata are named as faster moving compliance automation threats.
- Does Inth have paying customers?
- No customer count, paying logo list, or revenue figures for Inth have been found from third party sources as of July 2026. Named users of its open source c15t SDK, such as Zed, Infisical, Expo, and Unkey, are developer tool adopters, not confirmed paying enterprise buyers.
- What does Inth actually build?
- Inth builds c15t, an open source, developer first consent management SDK for JavaScript and React or Next.js supporting GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, IAB TCF 2.3, and Google Consent Mode v2, plus an open source DSAR engine, expanding toward policy enforcement and AI agent data audit trails as of 2026.
Timeline
- 2026-07-25YC directory lists Inth in Summer batch with 3 employees, San Francisco HQ
- 2026-07-22OpenAI ships Agents SDK update adding sandboxed, durable file editing agent execution
- 2026-06Industry research finds major agent frameworks lack native data write protections
- 2026-05-12c15t GitHub repo shows JS, React, Next.js support and self hostable backend
- 2026-04-13Caplight records Inth Pre Seed round of $1.2 million, no disclosed valuation
- 2026-01-01New CCPA rules take effect, banning banner close as valid consent
- 2026-01OneTrust raises minimum enterprise contract value to about $10,000 per year
Revision history
27 July 2026
First assessed. Protection under test. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
In the same band
Sources
- 13 Best OneTrust Competitors Compared (2026 Guide) (2026-07-14)
- Best Consent Management Software for SaaS Companies (2026-03-26)
- Inth, API Provider, Schemas (2026-07-21)
- Inth: Enterprise privacy governance for companies that ship fast
- Compliance Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026 (2026-07-25)
- Valuation, Funding Rounds & Stock Price (2026-04-12)
- Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations
- inthhq/dsar: Open-source standard for handling DSAR requests programmatically. GitHub
- The next evolution of the Agents SDK (2026-07-22)
- AI agent security gaps in production (2026-05-03)
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- c15t/c15t: The Developer-First Cookie Banner · GitHub (2026-05-12)