Nudge Security

Nudge Security is a SaaS and AI security company founded in 2021 by Russell Spitler and Jaime Blasco and headquartered in Austin, Texas. It addresses shadow SaaS and shadow AI adoption by employees, which security teams cannot easily see or govern.

The platform discovers apps through read-only email integration and uses behavioral nudges to guide employees toward safe choices. Modules include shadow AI and SaaS discovery, AI governance, SaaS security posture management, OAuth risk management, third-party risk and SaaS cost management. Named customers include Snowflake, Watershed and KarmaCheck.

• Shadow AI and SaaS discovery: inventories apps through read-only email integration.
• AI governance: discovers AI agents and monitors AI conversations.
• SSPM: checks security configuration of SaaS apps.
• OAuth risk management: reviews risky third-party grants.
• Adaptive risk management: scores each app dynamically as usage changes.
• Playbooks: automates employee nudges and workflows.

A Vietnamese software company can inventory all SaaS and AI apps employees signed up for. A fintech can review OAuth grants to Google Workspace. An IT team can reduce SaaS licence sprawl and cost.

Discovers shadow SaaS and AI apps without agents or network changes. Priced from $5 per mailbox per month as shown on the site. Offers a free trial. Adaptive risk scores use more than 30 factors per app.

Employees adopt SaaS and AI tools faster than IT can approve them, creating shadow AI and OAuth risk. Vietnamese SMEs and enterprises using Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace can use email-based discovery with low deployment effort.

Founded in 2021 in Austin, Texas. Backers listed in the boilerplate include Cerberus Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Forgepoint Capital and Squadra Ventures. The site shows an AICPA SOC logo.