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 Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at UpGuard is 400.

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 24th amongst 999 active competitors, of which 139 are funded. It stands 3rd 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 CloudSEK Research. Among them, Mitigata secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

UpGuard - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

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.

Website: www.upguard.com/
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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

24^th among 999 active competitors

Employee Count

400 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

GardaWorld & 986 more

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UpGuard is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
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	6370266	Series C	7482250	1353131	1566092	8178087
Jun 07, 2021	4035253	Series B	7889127	2959888	9138740	Pelion Venture Partners & 3 more
Aug 11, 2016	2033905	Series B	5455273	7134563	Pelion Venture Partners & 1 more	Square Peg Ventures

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

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

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

UpGuard's Board of Directors

UpGuard's board has 6 active members. Scott Petry, Vivek Mehra, Chris Cooper, 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 2m
ykbbvpa	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 1m
cosykpi	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 1m
{munkff	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 9m
rntgvup	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 3m
lp{klxd	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 1m

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UpGuard's employee count trend

UpGuard has 400 employees as of Aug 26. Here is UpGuard's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of UpGuard include Zscaler, GardaWorld and CloudSEK Research. 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 & 18 others	82/100
2nd	GardaWorld 1995, Montreal (Canada), Acquired	Provider of security personnel, risk management, and security service solutions	-	ATB Financial, Rhone Group & 10 others	70/100
3rd	CloudSEK Research 2015, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Provider of predictive attack path intelligence and digital risk monitoring	$42.7M	Exfinity Venture Partners, Parampara Capital ... & 19 others	68/100
4th	CloudCheckr 2011, Rochester (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based solutions for vulnerability assessment & cloud maanagement	$67.4M	Level Equity, Garrison Capital & 4 others	67/100
5th	Vicarius 2016, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	Proxy based isolation for malware attack prevention on the endpoints	$59.1M	JVP, AllegisCyber Capital & 9 others	66/100
6th	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	65/100
7th	Coalfire 2001, Westminster (United States), Acquired	Cybersecurity and compliance services provider, securing organizations in regulated industries	$12.9M	Baird Capital, Chertoff Group & 1 others	65/100
8th	Opaque 2019, Berkeley (United States), Series B	Cloud and AI based analytics for encrypted cloud data	$55.5M	Walden Catalyst, Intel Capital & 10 others	64/100
9th	Mitigata 2021, Bengaluru (India), Series B	Provider of cyber insurance products and digital security monitoring services	$22.1M	Nexus Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 28 others	64/100
10th	Ontic 2017, Austin (United States), Series C	Provider of security management software unifying data and streamlining security operations	$287M	Felicis Ventures, JMI Management & 7 others	64/100
24th	UpGuard 2012, Mountain View (United States), Series C	Cloud based platform offering third party risk management software	$121M	August Capital, Springcoast Capital Partners ... & 20 others	59/100