Proofpoint, Inc., a leading provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, announced its acquisition of Nuclei, Inc., a U.S.-based innovator in compliance archiving and AI-powered data enrichment for modern workplace communications.
This strategic move strengthens Proofpoint’s position in the digital communications governance (DCG) space, significantly expanding its capabilities to capture, preserve, and analyze collaboration data from platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Webex, WhatsApp, and RingCentral Voice. The integration also ensures continued compatibility with a wide range of third-party archiving and data governance systems, reinforcing Proofpoint’s commitment to secure and compliant interoperability across diverse enterprise environments.
“This acquisition enables us to accelerate our mission to deliver the most advanced and comprehensive AI-powered digital communications compliance platform in the market today, and we are excited to welcome Nuclei’s talented team to Proofpoint,” said Harry Labana, senior vice president and general manager, DCG Business Unit at Proofpoint. “By combining Proofpoint’s leading human-centric security platform with Nuclei’s pioneering technology, we can provide our customers with enhanced regulatory compliance while unlocking valuable insights from conversational data, which will be a game changer, particularly for highly regulated industries.”
Also Read: Framer Unveils AI Tools to Simplify Stunning Web Design
Nuclei’s cloud-native platform enhances digital compliance by offering:
-
Broad Application Coverage: Automated capture and archival of messages, files, and metadata across more than 100 collaboration tools.
-
AI-Powered Data Enrichment: Advanced features including real-time transcription, speech recognition in over 120 languages, automated translation, and video analysis for actionable intelligence.
-
Seamless Integration: Native compatibility with top compliance archives, including Proofpoint, Smarsh, Global Relay, Arctera, and Microsoft Purview, ensuring regulatory alignment across environments.
-
Scalability and Enterprise-Grade Security: Built on AWS serverless architecture with end-to-end encryption and third-party compliance audits (e.g., by Vanta), offering high-performance and robust security from data capture to archival.
By transforming human communication into structured, searchable, and compliant datasets, Nuclei enables organizations to leverage conversational data for insights, automation, and risk detection—crucial advantages in industries facing strict compliance mandates.
“At Nuclei, our mission is to democratize access to the world’s most valuable data by transforming workplace communications into structured, compliant, and actionable information,” said Eric Franzen, CEO of Nuclei, Inc. “This vision has fueled our innovation from the start. Partnering with Proofpoint allows us to extend that impact by helping the world’s largest organizations boost productivity across hundreds of collaboration platforms while staying ahead of growing regulatory requirements.”
With this acquisition, Proofpoint reinforces its leadership in compliance and data governance, offering customers enhanced tools to meet today’s complex regulatory demands while harnessing the full potential of their enterprise communications data.