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UpGuard

650 Castro St, Suite 120-387, Mountain View, CA, 94041, United States

Overview

Founded in 2012, UpGuard delivers an AI-driven Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM) platform that unifies vendor risk, breach risk, user risk, data-sharing trust, and GRC automations into a single view. The system processes more than 100 billion risk signals every day and, in the last 100 days alone, analyzed 23 billion tokens to generate 70 k AI risk assessments and auto-complete 700 k security questionnaires. UpGuard’s technology has triaged 90 % of 483 k breach signals, helping lean security teams focus on high-intent threats. The company has earned G2 recognition as the top Third-Party and Supplier Risk Management solution for 15 consecutive quarters. Its customer base includes 50 k organizations in over 90 countries, with 2 000 paying customers supported by a distributed workforce in 14 nations. Headquartered in Hobart, Tasmania, with a U.S. base in Mountain View, California, UpGuard plans to use new capital to extend its AI capabilities, expand global go-to-market efforts, and pursue strategic M&A. Financial details from prior rounds were not disclosed, but the firm highlights a track record of capital efficiency alongside rapid scale.

Total raised
$120M
Funding rounds
5
Latest round
Series C
Latest activity
Feb 2026

Industries

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Cyber Security
  • Enterprise Software
  • Risk Management
  • SaaS
  • Software
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Recent funding

  1. Series C

    Feb 2026

    $75M

  2. Series B

    Jun 2021

    $19M

  3. Series B

    Aug 2016

    $17M

  4. Series A

    Aug 2014

    $9M

  5. Equity

    May 2012

    $0M

Team

  • Mike Baukes

    Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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  • Phil Ross

    Chief Information Security Officer

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  • Sarah Catford

    Chief of Staff

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  • Daniel Bradbury

    Chief Product Officer

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