John Brown
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Diligent boosts AI-native third-party risk management by acquiring 3rdRisk, an AI-native third-party risk management platform from the Netherlands, strengthening its governance, risk and compliance (GRC) suite with expanded automation and real-time insight into vendor ecosystems.
The strategic acquisition, announced on January 14, 2026, enhances Diligent's ability to help risk and compliance leaders manage increasingly complex external supply chains and IT vendor risks by embedding AI capabilities that automate profiling, assessments and contract analysis across the extended enterprise.
Expanding the GRC Platform With Automated Vendor Risk Capabilities
Third-party risk management has become one of the fastest-growing segments in governance and compliance, driven by rising regulatory scrutiny, evolving cyber threats and digital supply chain dependencies. By combining Diligent's established GRC platform with 3rdRisk's AI-native capabilities, organizations gain a unified, AI-driven view of risk that spans from boardroom oversight to vendor performance monitoring.3rdRisk brings automation to traditional manual processes such as vendor profiling, assessment workflows and document analysis for contracts and certifications helping risk teams achieve audit-readiness and compliance in weeks rather than months. This means teams can focus less on repetitive tasks and more on proactive risk governance and strategic decisions.
What the Acquisition Means for Risk and Compliance Leaders
According to Diligent's risk leadership, the expanded platform addresses growing volume and complexity in vendor ecosystems, making third-party risk a board-level concern for many organizations. The integration enhances visibility into how critical vendors are performing and what that performance means for overall enterprise risk posture, strengthening transparency and control across the supply chain.Bram Ketting, co-founder and CEO of 3rdRisk, emphasized that AI will transform how organizations approach vendor risk, not by replacing human judgment but by manually removing barriers that prevent teams from concentrating on high-value risk oversight.
Broader AI Innovation and Platform Momentum
This acquisition builds on Diligent's broader AI innovation strategy within its Diligent One Platform, which already includes AI-driven tools like GovernAI for governance workflows, AI Risk Essentials for enterprise risk management, and other AI enhancements designed to clarify risk, streamline compliance and accelerate insights.With the addition of 3rdRisk, Diligent aims to deliver a comprehensive GRC platform where enterprise, audit, compliance and vendor risk teams can leverage AI to gain deeper, near-real-time insight and better manage risk across internal and external environments.
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