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National Post
31-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
MetricStream Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape 2025 Worldwide GRC Software Report
Article content SAN JOSE, Calif. — MetricStream, the global leader in AI-first governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Governance, Risk, and Compliance Software 2025 Vendor Assessment (US53615325e, July 2025). We believe this recognition underscores MetricStream's forward-looking AI-first strategy, continued innovation, and long-standing ability to deliver value through its Connected GRC platform. Article content The IDC MarketScape report emphasizes MetricStream's core strengths, stating: 'MetricStream has a strong strategic direction and roadmap that will consistently deliver value to customers. The company's AI capability will see an accelerated increase in customer productivity and outcomes, further enhancing the ROI of the platform.' Article content 'At MetricStream, we are focused on delivering meaningful outcomes for our customers by simplifying GRC for risk and compliance teams,' said Gaurav Kapoor, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, MetricStream. 'With our AI-first, agentic, and generative AI capabilities, we are transforming how organizations manage risk and compliance. Our focus remains on empowering customers to stay ahead with greater productivity, deeper insights, and a clear return on investment.' Article content 'MetricStream demonstrates a strong strategic direction and road map that is aligned with the evolving needs of the market,' said Philip D. Harris, CISSP, CCSK, Research Director, Governance, Risk and Compliance, IDC. 'It's continued investment in AI, coupled with a highly loyal customer base and a mature platform, positions the company well to deliver consistent value.' Article content Download the report excerpt covering MetricStream here. Article content About IDC MarketScape Article content IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors. Article content About MetricStream Inc. Article content MetricStream Article content simplifies Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with purpose-built AI-first Risk, Compliance, Audit, Cyber GRC, Third-party Risk, and Resilience products on a single low-code / no-code GRC cloud platform. Trusted by over 1 million GRC professionals across 35+ countries, our industry-specific products and AI agents help businesses successfully manage audits, avoid compliance violations and fines, reduce risk exposure, and strengthen resilience. MetricStream is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations and offices around the globe. Learn more at Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact: Article content Article content Patricia A. McParland Article content Article content Article content
National Post
24-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
2025 GRC Journey Awards Winners Announced at the MetricStream GRC Summit London
Article content LONDON — MetricStream, the global leader in AI-first governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced the winners of the 2025 Global GRC Journey Awards and unveiled its AI-first vision at its 13th annual GRC Summit in London. Article content 'The convergence of AI and risk is rewriting the rules of GRC. Simplicity and connectedness are emerging as the cornerstones of impactful, AI-first programs,' said Gaurav Kapoor, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, MetricStream. Article content Now in their 13 th year, the GRC Journey Awards celebrate organizations and leaders who are redefining excellence in GRC. The awards spotlight trailblazers who are embracing innovation, fostering resilience, and setting new standards for effective risk and compliance management across industries. At the heart of this year's awards was the growing impact of AI in GRC as organizations explore new ways for a smarter and more resilient future. Over the last 13 years, more than 250 leading organizations, visionaries, and practice leaders have been recognized for their exemplary achievements, helping organizations to manage and mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and optimize audits by implementing GRC. Article content The awards recognize companies in the UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The North American GRC Journey Award ceremony will be held at the GRC Summit in Las Vegas in November. Article content Attended by hundreds of global GRC professionals, the Summit tackled timely topics, from the transformative impact of AI and its application in GRC to strategies for building agile, resilient risk, compliance, and audit programs. MetricStream also presented its AI-first vision and strategy, showcasing how the company is reimagining the future of GRC through agentic and generative AI, intelligent automation, contextual insights, and proactive risk management. Article content 'The convergence of AI and risk is rewriting the rules of GRC. Simplicity and connectedness are emerging as the cornerstones of impactful, AI-first programs,' said Gaurav Kapoor, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, MetricStream. 'It is a privilege to celebrate our customers, partners, and GRC leaders who are not only driving innovation but also shaping the future of GRC. Their commitment to simplification, resilience, and innovation is helping build stronger, more forward-looking enterprises.' Article content Fitch Ratings Nordea Aurobindo Pharma Limited Nationwide Building Society Article content GRC Journey Awards Article content Celebrating organizations that have made remarkable progress in building integrated and sustainable GRC programs. Article content Danske Bank Fidelidade Hargreaves Lansdown Refresco KBC Shell Article content GRC Visionary Awards Article content Honoring individuals with a strong GRC vision who inspire teams, champion transformation, and contribute to industry thought leadership. Article content Xavier Wagner, Chief Operating Officer, Glencore Ashley Tan, Group Chief Risk Officer, Singlife Ben Rowsell, Head of Enterprise and Operational Risk, Nationwide Building Society Wilna Meiring, Managing Executive, Corporate Risk and Security, Vodacom, South Africa Jacob Holmehave, Head of Group Risk Office, Nordea Mithilesh Singh, Chief Information Security Officer, LIC Article content GRC Practice Leader Awards Article content Highlighting GRC professionals who bring deep domain expertise and drive program maturity within their organizations. Article content Fabien Robichon, Head of Compliance Analytics and Innovation, Zurich Insurance Group Renisha Rajpaul, Group Executive Head, Business Risk Management, Vodacom, South Africa Article content GRC Partner Awards Article content Acknowledging MetricStream's business partners for their exceptional collaboration and unwavering commitment to client success. Article content HCLTech Claptek (Partner of the Year) Article content MetricStream congratulates all 2025 award winners for their outstanding contributions to GRC excellence. Article content The next GRC Summit will be held in Las Vegas, USA, on November 17 and 18, 2025. Registrations are now open. Article content About MetricStream Inc Article content MetricStream Article content simplifies Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with purpose-built AI-first Risk, Compliance, Audit, Cyber GRC, Third-party Risk, and Resilience products on a single low-code / no-code GRC cloud platform. Trusted by over 1 million GRC professionals across 35+ countries, our industry-specific products and AI agents help businesses successfully manage audits, avoid compliance violations and fines, reduce risk exposure, and strengthen resilience. MetricStream is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations and offices around the globe. More information is available at Article content , Article content , and Article content Article content X Article content . Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact: Article content
National Post
05-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
MetricStream Named Among the Top RiskTech AI Companies in the World in Chartis RiskTech AI 50 2025; Ranked #1 in Operational Risk and Audit Categories
Article content SAN JOSE, Calif. — MetricStream, the global leader in AI-first governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, was ranked 14th in the Chartis RiskTech AI 50 2025 Ranking and Awards. Listed alongside global AI technology leaders like Oracle, S&P Global, Moody's, and SAS, MetricStream is the only integrated GRC-focused company to be featured in the top 15 for the second consecutive year. Article content MetricStream was also awarded as a category winner in two solution categories: Article content AI for Audit Risk Management AI for Operational Risk Management dashboard and workflows Article content Now in its second year, the Chartis RiskTech AI 50 offers a comprehensive analysis of AI adoption across a vast set of categories in the risk management landscape. The report evaluates vendors on their AI strategy and capabilities, providing insights into market leaders and emerging players. This year's ranking reflects the growing dominance of larger providers and a maturing market, where once-novel innovations are becoming standard. Article content 'We're honored to be recognized in the Chartis RiskTech AI 50 ranking and awards that span the entire spectrum of risk, not just GRC,' said Gaurav Kapoor, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, MetricStream. 'We have been on the AI journey for the last several years. Now, our recently launched AI-first GRC strategy and execution are rooted in a single purpose: to simplify GRC through agentic generative AI and deliver real-time, predictive insights. This brings significant efficiencies, automates low-value tasks, enhances the canvas of information assimilation at scale, and increases the strategic importance of the GRC function from defense to facilitating business decision-making.' Article content Organizations today face increasing enterprise, cyber, third-party, audit, and regulatory risks. MetricStream 's AI-first Connected GRC solutions help address these challenges with agentic and generative AI that automate data capture, assessments, evidence gathering, insight generation, and action recommendations, making GRC simpler, faster, and more outcome-driven. Article content MetricStream's AiSPIRE, the industry's first AI-powered, knowledge-centric GRC product, has enabled customers to significantly reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance user experience. AiSPIRE uses GRC ontology-based knowledge graphs to unlock the value of existing GRC and transactional data. Customers have adopted a unified risk and control framework and optimized control testing costs by over 30%, resulting in millions in savings, resource optimization, and quicker strategic decisions. Article content MetricStream's AI-infused workflows also offer issue and action recommendations and evidence-based third-party risk ranking. This reduces manual work and user dependency, enabling teams to focus on driving business performance. Article content Learn more about MetricStream's AI-first strategy and AiSPIRE. Article content About MetricStream Inc Article content MetricStream Article content simplifies Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with purpose-built AI-first Risk, Compliance, Audit, CyberGRC, Third-party Risk, and Resilience products on a single low-code / no-code GRC cloud platform. Trusted by over 1 million GRC professionals across 35+ countries, our industry-specific products and AI agents help businesses successfully manage audits, avoid compliance violations and fines, reduce risk exposure, and strengthen resilience. MetricStream is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations and offices around the globe. More information is available at Article content , and Article content Article content X Article content . Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact: Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
National Post
28-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
MetricStream to Unveil its AI-First Future, Reimagining GRC at the 13th Annual GRC Summit in London
Article content SAN JOSE, Calif. — MetricStream, the global leader in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced that it will unveil its AI-first GRC strategy at the upcoming 13th Annual GRC Summit in London, taking place June 10–12, 2025. The three-day event will bring together several hundred GRC leaders and industry experts to explore the transformative impact of generative and agentic AI in GRC, along with the critical importance of resilience in a volatile risk and regulatory environment. Article content Article content This year's Summit will feature exclusive hands-on workshops on June 10. Over the following two days, more than 40 in-depth sessions and speakers will cover topics including the risks and opportunities of AI in GRC and GRC for AI, operational resilience, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, audit best practices, third-party risk, IT risk, and cyber risk management. Article content 'Our new AI-first strategy that incorporates agentic and generative AI capabilities represents a leap forward in how organizations can anticipate, adapt, and act on risks, regulations, and audit needs with unprecedented speed and accuracy,' said Gaurav Kapoor, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, MetricStream. 'We are making GRC simpler, faster, smarter, for millions of people around the world who participate and drive its outcomes.' The Summit will feature keynote addresses from renowned industry leaders, interactive panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities with GRC professionals from around the world. Article content Attendees this year include GRC leaders from Standard Chartered Bank, London Stock Exchange Group, UBS, Glencore, Nordea, Nationwide Building Society, Fitch Ratings, and others. Confirmed speakers include: Article content The Summit will also feature the 2025 GRC Journey Awards, celebrating individuals, customers, and partners who are at the forefront of guiding their organization's GRC Journey, advocating for GRC programs, and attaining exceptional business outcomes through GRC practices. Previous winners include Shell, Siemens Energy, Volvo Car Corporation, Petronas, Nordea, and CBRE. Article content Registration is open for three power-packed days. Article content All opinions and knowledge shared are those of speakers who are industry-renowned experts, not representing or related to any organization or firm. Article content About MetricStream Inc. Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content
National Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
MetricStream Reimagines GRC with AI-first Strategy and Unveils New Brand as Gaurav Kapoor Becomes Vice Chairman and Marc Levine Joins as CEO
Article content SAN JOSE, Calif. — MetricStream, a global leader in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), today unveiled a bold new brand identity and an AI-first strategy, signaling the start of a transformative era. The company also announced leadership expansion, with Gaurav Kapoor taking on the role of the full-time Vice Chairman and Marc Levine joining as Chief Executive Officer. Article content Article content MetricStream's AI-first product strategy reflects its vision to make GRC easier for the millions of people around the world who participate in and drive its outcomes. The company also unveiled a new logo that puts AI front and center, while honoring its rich domain expertise and innovation history. The tagline, 'GRC Simplified. Outcomes Amplified' underscores MetricStream's commitment to making governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) simpler for customers in an increasingly complex world, while focusing on quantifiable outcomes. Article content Watch the brand video. Article content AI-first Connected GRC Article content As organizations face growing enterprise, cyber, third-party risks, audit, and regulatory challenges, traditional GRC tools often fall short, bogged down by manual, inefficient processes. MetricStream addresses these challenges with agentic and generative AI to automatically capture data, perform assessments, gather evidence, generate insight summaries, and recommend actions—making GRC simpler, faster, smarter, and outcome-driven. It also significantly reduces the burden on administrators and IT who manage systems by making it more seamless for them. Article content Leadership Expansion Article content MetricStream also announced pivotal executive appointments to drive the next phase of its growth. Article content As Co-Founder and, most recently, CEO, Gaurav Kapoor has played a critical role in MetricStream's journey, transforming it to a customer-focused and sustainably profitable GRC market leader. Gaurav will now be taking on an expanded role of Vice Chairman, focusing full-time on driving product strategy, innovation, and growth. Article content Joining as Chief Executive Officer, Marc Levine brings over two decades of leadership experience in enterprise SaaS, data, and analytics. Most recently, he led a structured finance division at Moody's Analytics that went from being a small business to a formidable market leader in its space. Article content 'We are excited to embark on our next journey to simplify GRC and drive powerful outcomes for our customers through an AI-first approach. With Marc's leadership, and the power of our entire team, we're ready to lead the next wave of customer-centric innovation and growth,' said Gaurav Kapoor. It marks a pivotal turning point for MetricStream as organizations are increasingly looking at AI to proactively manage risk, unlock growth opportunities, reduce compliance burdens, and build resilient organizations. Article content 'I'm thrilled to be joining MetricStream and partnering with Gaurav and the team at such a defining time for GRC,' said Marc Levine, CEO. 'Today's complex risk and regulatory environment demands better, faster, simpler GRC. We're excited about what lies ahead and committed to delivering AI-first Connected GRC focused on strategic outcomes. It's a tremendous opportunity to work alongside a talented team and a strong community of committed customers.' Article content For over two decades, MetricStream has been known for its market leadership, purpose-built GRC products, deep-domain expertise, marquee customers, and industry analyst recognitions. Article content 'We're entering this next phase with a strong leadership foundation. With Gaurav in an expanded full-time role as Vice Chairman and Marc stepping in as CEO, we have a formidable team to lead MetricStream into its next chapter of growth and market leadership,' said Gunjan Sinha, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of MetricStream. Article content MetricStream's leadership team will unveil its new AI capabilities at the upcoming GRC Summit in London ( showcasing the future of GRC and how AI is driving smarter, more impactful outcomes. Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content
