Consumer Cybersecurity Pioneer Guardio Reaches $1.1 Billion Valuation
Summary
Guardio announced that it reached a $1.1 billion valuation after closing a $40 million funding round. The company said it now serves more than one million paying customers and generates over $150 million in annual recurring revenue. Guardio plans to use the capital to expand and improve its consumer cybersecurity protections against AI-enabled scams and phishing attacks. The company positions its product as person-centric security that monitors messages, email, calls, and web activity to stop fraud before users click malicious links.
Funding
Amount
$40.0M
Total raised
Date
September 3, 2026
Announcement date
Investors
Emerge, Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners
Lead investors
Company
guard.io
Funded company
AskAI Classifications
Sectors
No sectors detected
Functions
Security
General Security Software
Linked Companies
Guardio
$10M to $25M