Public Sector
Cities, counties, special districts, JPAs and risk pools, universities, and state agencies verifying contractor insurance.
ABOUT EVIDENT
Evident helps businesses work together safely
Evident is a supplier risk management platform that uses AI to verify and monitor insurance coverage and compliance documents for risk teams with large or complex supplier networks. It covers everything from COIs and endorsements to W-9s, permits, motor vehicle records, and background checks.
The world's largest risk network powers the world's smartest risk AI
Evident runs on the richest risk data from the world's largest community of verified businesses and risk managers, so our AI gets sharper with every new verification. That's why every single step is easier and smarter.
TRUSTED BY RISK TEAMS WITH COMPLEX SUPPLIER NETWORKS
Evident is everywhere
From local governments to the Fortune 500, teams that can't afford risk blindspots run on Evident. Chances are you've done business with one of our customers today.
What does Evident do?
Insurance Verification
Evident collects certificates of insurance from your suppliers, checks them against your requirements, and flags gaps like missing endorsements, low limits, or expired policies. Most suppliers are verified in under 24 hours, so your team works exceptions, not paperwork.
Compliance Beyond COIs
Verify everything that matters, not just insurance: W-9s, hold harmless agreements, and contracts; licenses, permits, and certifications; business registration, background checks, and motor vehicle records. Stop juggling documents and tools as the program grows.
Continuous Monitoring
Verification isn't a one-time check. Evident watches for expirations, cancellations, and changes 24/7 and requests updates automatically.
Evie, Your AI Risk Analyst
Evie reviews exceptions, surfaces related risks across your program, and prioritizes the next action, like an always-on analyst.
Renter Verification for Equipment Rental
Rental companies verify each renter's insurance at the counter and turn coverage gaps into waiver revenue.
Verification for Leased & Financed Collateral
Lenders and lessors verify that borrowers keep financed and leased equipment insured, with the lender properly named, for the life of the loan or lease.
What makes Evident different?
01 · THE EVIDENT NETWORK + AI
Every verification makes the next one smarter
Evident has the world's largest network of verified businesses and risk managers. Every verification adds to the data behind our AI, so it gets sharper with each one, and every step gets easier for your team and the suppliers you work with.
- 1. More verificationsevery COI and document checked
- 2. Richer risk datafrom risk managers and verified businesses
- 3. Sharper AIEvie and ambient AI
- 4. Smarter decisionsfor risk teams and suppliers
- 5. Stronger programswith higher compliance
Verification, not just tracking
A tracker tells you a certificate arrived. Evident reads it: endorsements, limits, additional-insured language, and dates, checked against what each contract requires.
Easier experience = higher compliance
More than 30% of vendors don't respond to an initial COI request. Branded requests and simple uploads remove that friction, because when the process is easier, compliance is higher.
Flexibility to fit your program at any scale
Set requirements by vendor type, project, or location, and change them yourself as your program evolves, with no change orders and no waiting on professional services. The same platform runs programs from a few hundred vendors to 10,000+.
More than COIs, more than software
Evident verifies the whole file, from endorsements and contract requirements to W-9s, permits, and background checks. When you want more hands, optional managed services and a CSM you know by name take work off your team's plate.
Who uses Evident
Risk, procurement, and compliance teams responsible for hundreds to thousands of suppliers, contractors, or renters.
Equipment Rental & Construction
Rental companies, dealers that rent, and general contractors verifying renters and subcontractors.
Fortune 500 & Global Brands
Retail, franchise, and consumer brands managing vendor and franchisee insurance across hundreds of locations.
Complex Supply Chains
Motor carriers, logistics networks, and manufacturers verifying carriers, suppliers, and contractors.
Financial Services
Lenders and lessors verifying insurance on financed and leased collateral.
Brokers and partners, including Marsh, HUB International, and WTW, work with Evident to serve their clients.
How Evident works
Step 1: Set your requirements
Define insurance and document requirements by vendor type, contract, or project, or let Evie pull them from your contracts.
Step 2: Collect docs automatically
Get docs from suppliers easily, with branded requests and simple uploads. Members already in the Evident Network move even faster.
Step 3: Verify and monitor
Documents are verified against your requirements in minutes or hours, not days, then monitored 24/7 for expirations and cancellations.
Step 4: Manage risks proactively
Evie prioritizes what needs attention and recommends the next step.
Working with us
- Smooth, guided onboarding
- Go live within a month, with a dedicated onboarding lead guiding every step.
- Proactive, strategic team
- A customer success manager you know by name brings proactive guidance and strategic consultations, not just answers when you ask. Managed services are available when you want more hands.
- Worldwide support
- Fast, friendly help from a support team around the world.
- Transparent pricing
- Published list prices and volume discounts make Evident easy to contract with, and typically more affordable than legacy tools and pro-grade alternatives.
- Security & privacy
- SOC 2 Type II audited. CCPA and GDPR compliant.
The team behind Evident
Evident was founded in Atlanta in 2016 by David Thomas to make it easy for businesses to verify who they're working with, starting with identity and credentials. That same idea now powers supplier risk management: verify once, trust the result, keep it current. Today the Evident Network has more than 5 million members, and we're a global team with offices in Atlanta, Tampa, and Kraków, Poland.
David Thomas
Founder and CEO
LinkedIn profile for David Thomas (opens in a new tab)David founded Evident and leads its mission to help businesses work together safely. An entrepreneur with leadership roles at Motorola, AirDefense, VeriSign, and SecureIT, he has repeatedly taken early-stage technologies to market leadership.
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David is the Founder and CEO of Evident. Under David’s leadership, Evident is revolutionizing the way risk data is shared, empowering organizations to embrace proactive risk management strategies.
Through Evident’s innovative SaaS platform, third-party due diligence is now automated from collection and verification through continuous monitoring of risk intelligence signals. This transformation enables businesses to mitigate risks effectively, without having to fit their risk management process into static solutions. With a relentless focus on speed, accuracy, and global scalability, Evident provides unparalleled visibility into hidden threats across all aspects of vendor, supplier, partner, and customer relationships.
An accomplished entrepreneur, David has held key leadership roles at market-pioneers Motorola, AirDefense, VeriSign, and SecureIT. He has a history of introducing innovative technologies, establishing them in the market, and driving growth – with each early-stage company emerging as the market leader. His expertise has been featured in CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and other leading publications.
Dana Thomas
COO
LinkedIn profile for Dana Thomas (opens in a new tab)Dana drives Evident's growth and operations, drawing on leadership roles at Motorola, Leadercast, and KontrolFreek and global roles across Europe, Asia, and Australia. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Dana Thomas is the COO of Evident, where she has been instrumental in driving the company’s growth and operational success.
With extensive experience in scaling global enterprise and government organizations within the technology sector, Dana previously held operational and marketing leadership roles at Motorola, Leadercast, and KontrolFreek.
Dana has extensive global operational experience having held roles in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Her analytical nature, combined with an aggressive approach to execution, drives her focused strategy for achieving results.
Recognized for her leadership, Dana earned her MBA from the Booth School of Business and was selected for Motorola’s prestigious Leadership Growth program.
Nathan Rowe
CTO
LinkedIn profile for Nathan Rowe (opens in a new tab)Nathan leads Evident's product and engineering, with more than a decade of product development leadership at companies including Motorola and more than a dozen products launched. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech.
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Nathan brings over a decade of experience in product development leadership, honed at companies like Motorola.
Passionate about customer-centric innovation, Nathan excels in guiding global cross-functional teams to surpass revenue targets and introduce market-leading products. With expertise in product management, strategy, and team building, Nathan has successfully launched more than a dozen innovative, new products.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, further enhancing his strong technical foundation and strategic insight.
Investors
Board of Directors
Vanessa Larco
Partner, NEA
Todd Nightingale
CEO, Fastly
Lauren Kolodny
Partner, Aspect Ventures
Tom Hawkins
Managing Partner, Forté Ventures
Peter Sonsini
General Partner, NEA
Tom Noonan
TEN Ventures
Mike Potts
President & CEO, Webroot
Lane Bess
Frm CEO, Palo Alto Networks
Evident at a glance
- Company name
- Evident (legal name: Evident ID, Inc.)
- Type
- Supplier risk management platform (B2B SaaS)
- Founded
- 2016, Atlanta, Georgia
- Founder
- David Thomas, Founder and CEO
- Leadership
- David Thomas (CEO) · Dana Thomas (COO) · Nathan Rowe (CTO) · John Rote (CMO)
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with offices in Tampa, Florida, and Kraków, Poland, and team members worldwide
- Core offering
- Insurance verification (also known as COI tracking) and continuous monitoring, plus W-9s, contracts, hold harmless agreements, licenses, permits, certifications, business registration, background checks, and motor vehicle records
- Pricing
- Essential $15 and Pro $25 per vendor per year, billed annually; Enterprise pricing is custom. Volume discounts often bring the per-vendor price below $15, and Evident is typically more affordable than legacy options.
- Contract terms
- Annual and multi-year subscriptions, with volume discounts. Managed services are available as an add-on.
- Who it's for
- Public sector, equipment rental & construction, Fortune 500 & global brands, logistics & manufacturing, financial services
- Notable customers
- Leading risk pools like PRISM and PERMA; dozens of counties, including San Diego and Monterey; equipment leaders like United Rentals and H&E; and global enterprises like Amazon, Coca-Cola, FedEx, and Lowe's
- Key partners
- Marsh, HUB International, WTW, Assurant, and Texada, among others
- Customers served
- 400+ organizations
- Reach
- 140+ countries
- Security
- SOC 2 Type II audited; CCPA and GDPR compliant
- Support
- support.evidentid.com
Frequently asked questions
What does Evident do?
Evident is a supplier risk management platform. It collects, verifies, and continuously monitors certificates of insurance and other compliance documents for organizations that work with many suppliers, contractors, or renters.
Who uses Evident?
Risk, procurement, and compliance teams in the public sector, equipment rental and construction, Fortune 500 and global brands, logistics and manufacturing, and financial services. Customers include leading risk pools like PRISM and PERMA, dozens of counties like San Diego and Monterey, equipment leaders like United Rentals and H&E, and global enterprises like Amazon and Coca-Cola.
How much does Evident cost?
Evident charges an annual subscription per vendor, covering initial verification and ongoing monitoring. Plans start at $15 per vendor per year, and volume discounts often bring the per-vendor price below $15. Enterprise pricing is custom, and Evident is typically more affordable than legacy options.
How is Evident different from a COI tracker?
A tracker records that a certificate arrived. Evident verifies what it says against your requirements, monitors it continuously, and draws on a network of more than 5 million members to surface risk signals, proprietary insights, benchmarks, and guidance.
What is the Evident Network?
It's the community of more than 5 million verified businesses and risk managers on Evident. Members already in the network get verified faster, and the network's data makes every customer's risk insights sharper.
What documents can Evident verify?
Insurance coverage, including certificates of insurance, endorsements, and contract requirements, plus W-9s, hold harmless agreements, contracts, licenses, permits, certifications, business registration, background checks, and motor vehicle records.
Is Evident secure?
Yes. Evident is SOC 2 Type II audited and CCPA and GDPR compliant.
Where is Evident based?
Evident is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices in Tampa, Florida, and Kraków, Poland, and a global team.
News & press
Assurant and Evident partner for risk solution in equipment rental
Evident named a leading vendor in Liminal's Operational Link Index
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