When was GuardSquare founded?

GuardSquare was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 11 years after it was founded.

Where is GuardSquare located?

GuardSquare is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It is registered at Tervuursevest 362 3000 Leuven.

How many employees does GuardSquare have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at GuardSquare is 179.

Is GuardSquare a funded company?

GuardSquare is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Jul 03, 2025.

How much is GuardSquare worth?

The last known valuation of GuardSquare was $***** as of Jan 30, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of GuardSquare?

GuardSquare's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Jul 03, 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of GuardSquare?

Annual revenue of GuardSquare is €13.2M as on Dec 31, 2021.

Where does GuardSquare rank among its competitors?

GuardSquare ranks 4th amongst 57 active competitors, of which 16 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Drizz, which secured $2.7M in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of GuardSquare?

GuardSquare's top competitors include Headspin, Zimperium and Appdome. Among them, Drizz secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

GuardSquare - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Guardsquare provides cloud based mobile application security testing solutions. It provides protection of mobile applications against reverse engineering and hacking attacks. The product ProGuard provides protection against static analysis, by removing any information from the code that is not strictly necessary for executing it. Some of the features include application code protection, application integrity, communication security, application resource protection, integrations, etc.

Website: www.guardsquare.com/
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Email ID: *****@guardsquare.com
Registered Address: Tervuursevest 362 3000 Leuven

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Leuven, Belgium

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Jul 03, 2025, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jan 30, 2019

Investors

Verdane

Ranked

4^th among 57 active competitors

Annual Revenue

€13.2M as on Dec 31, 2021

Employee Count

179 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Zimperium & 19 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Battery Ventures (Jan 30, 2019)

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GuardSquare is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
GuardSquare CIN: 0550,675,829 , Belgium, Active	Apr 15, 2014	$15.6M (As on Dec 31, 2021)	43 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-

GuardSquare got acquired by Battery Ventures on Jan 30, 2019 at an acquisition amount of $29M.

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GuardSquare has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jul 03, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. GuardSquare has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of GuardSquare:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 03, 2025	1889382	Seed	9149051	2410182	6212272	1611592

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The founders of GuardSquare are Eric Lafortune and Heidi Rakels.

Here are the details of GuardSquare's key team members:

Eric Lafortune: Founder of GuardSquare.
Heidi Rakels: Founder & President of GuardSquare.

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GuardSquare's employee count trend

GuardSquare has 179 employees as of Mar 26. Here is GuardSquare's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of GuardSquare include Headspin, Zimperium and Appdome. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of GuardSquare, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Headspin 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Provider of automated and manual testing platform for mobile and web	$117M	Wipro, Felicis Ventures & 61 others	69/100
2nd	Zimperium 2010, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of mobile threat defense and mobile application protection solutions	$60.1M	SoftBank Capital, Warburg Pincus & 10 others	65/100
3rd	Appdome 2012, Redwood (United States), Series B	Provider of an AI platform delivering mobile app security and protection	$39.6M	JVP, OurCrowd & 11 others	61/100
4th	GuardSquare 2014, Leuven (Belgium), Acquired	Cloud based mobile application security testing solutions	-	Verdane	52/100
5th	Waldo 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Acquired	Platform offering bug fixing software	$15M	Insight Partners, Matrix & 10 others	48/100
6th	Sahi 2009, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Developer of a test automation platform for web, desktop, and mobile	-	-	47/100
7th	Kobiton 2016, Atlanta (United States), Series B	AI powered automated mobile testing solutions	$40.1M	Fulcrum Equity Partners, Kinetic Ventures ... & 9 others	45/100
8th	Sofy 2017, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Platform offering automated testing software	$9.6M	500 Global, Voyager Capital & 5 others	45/100
9th	Drizz 2024, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Provider of vision AI powered mobile application testing automation platform	$2.7M	Stellaris Venture Partners, Shastra & 2 others	45/100
10th	Appium 2012, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Open Source Mobile App automation testing	-	-	43/100