When was WatchGuard founded?

WatchGuard was founded in 1996.

Where is WatchGuard located?

WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, United States. It is registered at Seattle, Washington.

How many employees does WatchGuard have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at WatchGuard is 1222.

How much is WatchGuard worth?

The last known valuation of WatchGuard was $***** as of Jul 25, 2006.

Where does WatchGuard rank among its competitors?

WatchGuard ranks 8th amongst 494 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Cato Networks, which secured $50M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of WatchGuard?

WatchGuard's top competitors include Fortinet, Zscaler and Netskope. Among them, Cato Networks secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

WatchGuard - 2026 Company Profile, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of network, endpoint, identity, and data security solutions. The company delivers a unified security platform for threat detection, prevention, and response. It offers firewalls, secure access service edge, endpoint detection and response, and multi-factor authentication. The company provides security operations center, managed services, and support resources.

Website: www.watchguard.com/
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Registered Address: Seattle, Washington

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1996

Location

Seattle, United States

Stage

Acquired

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jul 25, 2006

Investors

Chiratae Ventures & 9 more

Ranked

8^th among 494 active competitors

Employee Count

1,222 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Perimeters & 10 more

Similar Companies

Fortinet & 483 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Vector Capital (Apr 27, 2022)

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WatchGuard is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CIN: 0018y000008rTIUAA2 , United States, Active	Apr 13, 2023	-	-	-
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED CIN: 5554352 , United Kingdom, Active	Sep 04, 2005	-	24 (As on Dec 31, 2024)
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999DL2018PTC337087 , India, Active	Aug 01, 2018	₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	154 (As on Oct 31, 2024)
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC CIN: 911712427 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	320 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

WatchGuard got acquired by Vector Capital on Apr 27, 2022.

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WatchGuard is a funded company. WatchGuard has 10 institutional investors.

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WatchGuard's employee count trend

WatchGuard has 1,222 employees as of Sep 26. Here is WatchGuard's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of WatchGuard include Fortinet, Zscaler and Netskope. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of WatchGuard, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Fortinet 2000, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of cybersecurity solutions, services, and threat intelligence for enterprises	$39M	Meritech, ForgePoint Capital & 16 others	83/100
2nd	Zscaler 2007, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture	$148M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, CapitalG & 16 others	82/100
3rd	Netskope 2012, Santa Clara (United States), Public	Cloud security platform for enterprises	$1.44B	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Accel & 35 others	79/100
4th	Check Point Software 1993, San Carlos (United States), Public	Provider of cyber security solutions for networks, SASE, and cloud	-	Herald Investment Management, USVP & 7 others	78/100
5th	Cato Networks 2015, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series G	Provider of converged network security solutions with threat prevention capabilities	$1.16B	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vitruvian Partners ... & 17 others	75/100
6th	Aryaka 2009, Santa Clara (United States), Series F	Provider of unified secure access service edge and software-defined wide area network	$192M	Nexus Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs & 9 others	72/100
7th	Gigamon 2004, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Provider of deep observability pipeline for hybrid cloud infrastructure management	$22.8M	Siris Capital, Highland Capital Partners & 1 others	71/100
8th	WatchGuard 1996, Seattle (United States), Acquired	Provider of network, endpoint, identity, and data security solutions	-	Chiratae Ventures, RRE Ventures & 8 others	68/100
9th	Zayo 2007, Boulder (United States), Acquired	Provider of fiber transport and network connectivity and managed services	$825M	Charlesbank Capital Partners, GTCR & 24 others	67/100
10th	Versa Networks 2012, Cupertino (United States), Series D	Provider of secure access service edge (SASE) and SD-WAN solutions	$316M	Princeville Capital, Sequoia Capital & 11 others	64/100

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WatchGuard has not made any investments yet. WatchGuard has made 11 acquisitions.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
May 06, 2026	Acquisition	Perimeters	2022	Wilmington (United States)
Jan 08, 2025	Acquisition	ActZero	2019	Seattle (United States)
Sep 21, 2023	Acquisition	CyGlass	2001	Littleton (United States)