Coverbase, founded by CEO Clarence Chio (co-founder of fraud-detection company Unit21) and CTO Kao Zi Chong, is a security-first, AI-powered third-party risk management (TPRM) and procurement platform. It automates how large, regulated companies onboard, assess and continuously monitor vendors — replacing manual questionnaires with autonomous intake, zero-touch API-driven assessments, a risk-assessment copilot that accelerates reviews by ~92%, continuous Supplier Radar monitoring, remote security inspection, and automated contract-obligation tracking. Customers include Nationwide, Coinbase, Okta, Navy Federal Credit Union, BlackRock, and CVS Health. In November 2025 Coverbase raised a $16.5M Series A led by Canapi Ventures — whose alliance spans 70+ financial institutions — with TTV Capital, Pear VC, Valley Ventures, and Founders You Should Know, bringing total funding to $20M.
Coverbase
ActiveAI third-party risk and procurement platform for regulated companies
Total raised
$16.5M
1 round
Stage
Series A
Nov 2025
Team
11-50
since 2022
Pricing
Enterprise
Founded
2022
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
API
Score 40/100
Autonomous vendor intake and research
Zero-touch API-driven risk assessments
Risk-assessment copilot accelerating reviews ~92%
Continuous Supplier Radar monitoring
Remote vendor security inspection
Automated contract obligation tracking
Custom control framework evaluation
GRC integrations or standalone operation
40/100
Developing
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
Nov 2025 Series A $16.5M ● Canapi Ventures
Capital network
$20M raised ·5 backers·10 network links
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- What does Coverbase do?
- Coverbase uses autonomous AI agents to automate third-party risk management and vendor procurement for regulated enterprises, replacing manual questionnaires.
- Who funded Coverbase?
- Coverbase raised a $16.5M Series A in November 2025 led by Canapi Ventures, bringing total funding to $20M.
- Who founded Coverbase?
- Coverbase was co-founded by Clarence Chio (also a co-founder of Unit21) and Kao Zi Chong.
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