Guardz raises $56 million

Guardz, a cybersecurity company offering managed service providers and IT professionals the tools to protect small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $56 million in Series B funding led by ClearSky, with participation from Phoenix Financial, Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne, Hanaco Ventures, iAngels, GKFF Ventures, Lumir and others. This latest investment brings total funding to $84 million.

Launched in early 2023, Guardz has onboarded hundreds of MSP partners and is securing thousands of businesses across the world. With this additional funding, Guardz will scale go-to-market efforts and enhance its cybersecurity platform to deliver greater automation, risk prevention, and cyber compliance and insurance capabilities.

The startup has been offering cyber insurance quotes from Cowbell Cyber, Coalition, and Telivy.

“This funding propels Guardz forward in our mission to bring enterprise-level cybersecurity to SMBs, and to continue to empower MSPs with unified security controls and automated detection and response. MSPs are the first line of defense for these organizations – the engine of the global economy – and we are excited to continue providing them with our best-in-class platform, to ensure that businesses are not only secured and insured, but can thrive.” – Dor Eisner, CEO and co-founder of Guardz.

“Guardz has built an exceptional solution that directly addresses a critical and underserved need in the market at a very exciting time for technology. Their AI-native approach, seamless integrations, and relentless focus on the MSP ecosystem has led to rapid growth and uniquely positions them to continue to lead this space. We are proud to support Guardz as they scale their impact and set a new standard for cybersecurity in this critical segment of the economy.” – Alex Weiss, Managing Partner at ClearSky.