UpGuard provides a platform for managing cyber risk across vendors, attack surface, and workforce.
- Categories
- Third-party risk and security ratings, Attack surface management, Security awareness and human risk
- Based in
- Mountain View, United States
- Founded
- 2012
- Ownership
- Private
About UpGuard
UpGuard provides a cyber risk posture management platform. It sells software and services to help organisations manage cyber risk across vendors, attack surfaces, users, and trust exchanges. The platform is built on the GRID, which collects signals, transforms them into prioritised risks, analyses business impact, orchestrates AI workflows, and produces real-time ratings. UpGuard also offers analyst-led vendor risk assessments and premium assurance with data residency options. It serves over 45,000 companies worldwide and was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape 2026 for third-party risk management software.
Products
- Vendor Risk ManagementA third-party risk management platform that provides continuous vendor insights, assessments, and AI-powered workflows.
- Breach RiskAn attack surface management tool that gives continuous visibility into a digital footprint to detect threats.
- User RiskA human risk management product that provides visibility into workforce risk and supports safe AI adoption.
- Trust ExchangeA trust management tool that uses AI-powered questionnaire automation and a Trust Page to help close deals faster.
- Risk AutomationsConnects risk systems to APIs to automate discovery, notification, and remediation of risks.
- Reports LibraryA centralised collection of customisable reports for different stakeholders, including board-level and vendor risk reports.
Ownership and deals
- Raised $75m in a Series C roundInvestor Springcoast Capital PartnersReport on the UpGuard funding round of February 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.