When was UpGuard founded?

UpGuard was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is UpGuard located?

UpGuard is headquartered in Mountain View, United States. It is registered at Mountain View, California.

Who is the current CEO of UpGuard?

Mike Baukes of UpGuard. They have also founded 1 company and are an angel investors in 1 startup.

How many employees does UpGuard have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at UpGuard is 387.

Is UpGuard a funded company?

UpGuard is a funded company, having raised a total of $121M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 01, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of UpGuard?

UpGuard's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Feb 26, 2026, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does UpGuard rank among its competitors?

UpGuard ranks 32nd amongst 831 active competitors, of which 141 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Mitigata, which secured $15M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of UpGuard?

UpGuard's top competitors include Zscaler, GardaWorld and CloudCheckr. Among them, Mitigata secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

UpGuard - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

UpGuard is a series C company based in Mountain View (United States), founded in 2012 by Mike Baukes and Alan Sharp-Paul. It operates as a Cloud based platform offering third party risk management software. UpGuard has raised $121M in funding from investors like Pelion Venture Partners, ATP-Innovations and IAG. The company has 831 active competitors, including 141 funded and 89 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zscaler, GardaWorld and CloudCheckr.

Company Details

Cloud based platform offering third party risk management software. The platform features include vendor risk assessment and management, cyber risk management, configuration management, automated security questionnaires, protecting the brand, intellectual property, and customer data, IT compliance management, vulnerability management, and more.

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Registered Address: Mountain View, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Mountain View, United States

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$121M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Feb 26, 2026, $*****

Investors

Pelion Venture Partners & 21 more

Ranked

32^nd among 831 active competitors

Employee Count

387 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

GardaWorld & 890 more

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UpGuard is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Upguard, Inc. CIN: 454370653 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	79 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

UpGuard has raised a total funding of $121M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Feb 26, 2026 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. UpGuard has 14 institutional investors and 8 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of UpGuard:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 26, 2026	8489867	Series C	3612264	7481102	4005482	9739133
Jun 07, 2021	6934067	Series B	8037475	6510215	5845516	Pelion Venture Partners & 3 more
Aug 11, 2016	8840925	Series B	6938078	3499391	Pelion Venture Partners & 1 more	Square Peg Ventures

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The founders of UpGuard are Mike Baukes and Alan Sharp-Paul. Mike Baukes is the CEO of UpGuard.

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

Mike Baukes: Co-Founder & CEO of UpGuard and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Alan Sharp-Paul: Former Co-Founder of UpGuard. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address

UpGuard's Board of Directors

UpGuard's board has 6 active members. Scott Petry, Chris Cooper, Vivek Mehra, Alan Sharp-Paul, Michael Baukes and Hamish Hawthorne are independent board members.

Here is the list of UpGuard's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Scott Petry	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 0m
iepzcqd	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 8m
xaksroa	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 1m
qcwwvxh	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 2m
kmfxjhr	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 4m
bgtocsb	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 5m

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UpGuard's employee count trend

UpGuard has 387 employees as of Jun 26. Here is UpGuard's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of UpGuard include Zscaler, GardaWorld and CloudCheckr. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of UpGuard, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Zscaler 2007, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture	$148M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, CapitalG & 15 others	82/100
2nd	GardaWorld 1995, Montreal (Canada), Acquired	Provider of security personnel, risk management, and security service solutions	-	Apax, ATB Financial & 10 others	71/100
3rd	CloudCheckr 2011, Rochester (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based solutions for vulnerability assessment & cloud maanagement	$67.4M	Level Equity, Garrison Capital & 4 others	67/100
4th	CloudSEK 2015, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Provider of predictive attack path intelligence and digital risk monitoring	$42.7M	MassMutual Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners ... & 18 others	67/100
5th	Mitigata 2021, Bengaluru (India), Series B	Provider of cyber insurance products and digital security monitoring services	$22.1M	Bessemer Venture Partners, WEH Ventures & 28 others	67/100
6th	Vicarius 2016, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	Proxy based isolation for malware attack prevention on the endpoints	$59.1M	JVP, AllegisCyber Capital & 8 others	66/100
7th	Axio Global 2016, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of cyber risk management, mitigation, and insurance solutions	$30M	NFP Venture, IA Capital Group & 5 others	66/100
8th	XM Cyber 2016, Herzliya (Israel), Acquired	Cyber risk and vulnerability assessment solutions provider	$49M	Macquarie, Nasdaq & 5 others	66/100
9th	Bull SAS 1931, Les Clayes sous Bois (France), Acquired	Provider of AI-enabled cybersecurity, quantum computing, and mission-critical systems solutions	-	Global Emerging Markets, Europa	65/100
10th	RiskRecon 2015, Boston (United States), Acquired	Provides solutions for third party, supply chain and enterprise risk management	$40M	Accel, General Catalyst & 8 others	65/100
32nd	UpGuard 2012, Mountain View (United States), Series C	Cloud based platform offering third party risk management software	$121M	August Capital, Valar Ventures & 20 others	59/100