Vangal Invests $8.5M in Peridot, Expanding into Enterprise AI Governance and Shadow AI Control

SEATTLE - April 11, 2026 - PRLog -- SEATTLE - Apr. 11, 2026 – Vangal, a leading private equity firm specializing in the acquisition and growth of digital marketing and SaaS businesses, is pleased to announce an $8.5 million investment in Peridot, an emerging enterprise AI governance platform focused on managing and controlling shadow AI. The investment, completed this month, marks a strategic expansion of Vangal's portfolio into the rapidly evolving AI infrastructure and governance category.

Peridot addresses a critical and growing challenge for enterprises: the uncontrolled proliferation of AI tools, applications, and agents built or used by employees outside IT oversight. As organizations increasingly adopt tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and no-code platforms, they face rising risks related to data exposure, compliance violations, and lack of visibility. Peridot provides continuous monitoring, discovery, and control of AI usage across organizations, enabling enterprises to safely scale AI adoption while maintaining governance and security.
M. Mohan, Managing Director of Vangal, emphasized the importance of this investment and the opportunity in the category. "AI adoption is moving faster than enterprise control systems can keep up with," said Mohan. "Peridot is building exactly what the market needs—a system of record and control layer for AI usage across the enterprise. We believe shadow AI will become one of the most important security and compliance challenges over the next decade, and Peridot is uniquely positioned to lead in this space."

The Peridot team is focused on building a comprehensive platform that combines network-level visibility, SaaS discovery, and user-level intelligence to identify AI usage patterns, track data flows, and enforce governance policies in real time. The company is already working with early enterprise customers to address visibility gaps and operational risks introduced by decentralized AI adoption.

"This investment allows us to accelerate product development and expand our reach into enterprise security and IT organizations," said Mark Wenn, founder, Peridot. "Companies don't have an AI problem—they have a visibility and control problem. Peridot is built to solve that."

Vangal plans to support Peridot's (https://peridot.company) growth by leveraging its expertise in scaling SaaS platforms, go-to-market strategy, and operational execution.

As Vangal continues to invest in high-growth technology sectors, the investment in Peridot represents a key milestone in its mission to back category-defining companies building the infrastructure for the next generation of enterprise software.

For more information about Vangal and its portfolio of companies, please visit https://vangal.com.