Gartner Names Zenity a Market Shaper in First-Ever Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security
Summary
Zenity lands a Market Shaper designation from Gartner in the analyst firm's first-ever Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security, a report that scored startup vendors on how well they analyze user intent, agent instructions, memory, tool use, and data access against what was authorized. CEO Ben Kliger claims Zenity is the only vendor also named the Company to Beat in AI Agent Governance, citing intent-aware runtime defense, full-lifecycle observability across SaaS, cloud, and endpoint environments, and shadow AI discovery capabilities.
Key Points
- Gartner names Zenity a Market Shaper in its inaugural Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security, Startup Vendors report, evaluating vendors on analyzing user intent, agent instructions, memory, tool use, data access, and system modifications against what was authorized.
- Zenity had earlier been named the Company to Beat in AI Agent Governance by Gartner, which cited its intent-aware runtime defense, full-lifecycle observability across SaaS, cloud, and endpoint environments, and shadow AI discovery and posture management.
- Ben Kliger, Co-Founder and CEO of Zenity, says the company believes it is the only vendor recognized in both the 2026 Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security and as the Company to Beat in AI Agent Governance.