Redactable Featured in ValiantCEO: How Amanda Levay is Setting a New Standard for Data Privacy
Redactable provides a cloud-based platform that simplifies and secures the document redaction process, allowing users to permanently redact sensitive information from documents in just a few minutes.
Redactable, the AI-powered platform that automates document redaction, is in the spotlight this week with CEO and founder Amanda Levay featured in ValiantCEO. The article traces her journey from working as a loan consultant—where she encountered first-hand the risks of outdated redaction tools—to building a company now backed by Google’s AI fund and trusted by the U.S. Air Force.
“Our AI redaction engine is a major leap forward,” Levay told ValiantCEO. “It doesn’t just black out text on a surface level. It’s permanent, making sure that no hidden metadata or invisible document layers are left behind. That’s a big deal because traditional redaction tools often leave traces that can be uncovered, which is a major security risk.”
From Frustration to a $7M Solution
Amanda founded Redactable to fill a critical gap: secure, modern redaction that actually works. Her experience with clunky and unreliable legacy tools made the stakes clear—especially in industries handling sensitive data. Redactable’s machine learning and NLP-driven approach ensures redactions are truly irreversible, eliminating exposure to hidden file content. The company has since raised $7 million in funding and secured over $3.3 million in U.S. Air Force contracts.
Bringing AI to Privacy Without Compromising Usability
While many startups ride the AI wave, Redactable is solving a very specific, high-stakes problem. The company’s tech is designed to fit securely and intuitively into existing workflows. As Levay notes, “We’re constantly in conversation with our clients to understand what they need in a redaction tool… It’s that balance of vision and practicality that guides our company.”
Amanda also emphasizes the importance of ethics and transparency in AI. She points to frameworks like federated learning and differential privacy as critical to the future of data protection—especially as AI tools become more embedded in government, legal, and financial systems.
Culture of Curiosity, Built for Change
Levay credits Redactable’s team culture as a key driver of innovation. “We’ve built a culture that encourages curiosity. We give our team room to experiment and try new things, and we celebrate both the wins and the lessons learned along the way.”
While many companies struggle with legacy inertia and skepticism around new tech, Redactable is positioning itself as the quiet infrastructure layer behind safer, smarter data handling. As the demand for AI-native privacy tools grows, Amanda Levay and her team are making the case that secure redaction isn’t just a feature—it’s foundational.
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