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Axios
15-06-2025
- Business
- Axios
Exclusive: Guardz locks up $56M Series B for cybersecurity
Guardz raised a $56 million Series B led by ClearSky to help managed service providers (MSPs) better secure small and medium-sized businesses, co-founder and CEO Dor Eisner tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: MSPs struggle with the proliferation of security tools as SMBs face even more attacks. How it works: Guardz's detection and response platform is designed to streamline MSPs' active protection of small businesses' digital assets into a single engine using both AI agents and human expertise. Zoom in: The round also included new investor Phoenix Financial and existing investors Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne, Hanaco Ventures, iAngels, GKFF Ventures, and Lumir Ventures. Catch up quick: The new round brings Miami-based Guardz's total funding to $84 million in just more than two years. What they're saying:"What we are seeing is a shift in how bad guys attack," Eisner said. "It used to be they would just attack big companies. Now they are selling attack-as-a-service so other people can use these tools against small businesses."
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Guardz raises $56m to enhance AI-native
Guardz, a cybersecurity company, has raised $56m in its Series B funding to enhance its AI-native, unified cybersecurity platform for managed service providers (MSPs). The funding round was led by ClearSky, with participation from Phoenix Financial and existing investors such as Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne, Hanaco Ventures, and others. The latest investment brings Guardz's total funding to $84m within just over two years. Since its launch from stealth in early 2023, Guardz has partnered with hundreds of MSPs and is securing thousands of businesses globally. With the new funding, Guardz aims to scale its go-to-market efforts and enhance its platform to deliver greater automation, risk prevention, and cyber compliance and insurance capabilities. The Guardz platform, featuring AI and human-led Managed Detection and Response (MDR), is designed for MSPs to provide comprehensive cybersecurity at scale. By integrating protection across identities, email, endpoints, cloud, and data into a single engine, Guardz enables MSPs to detect threats faster and respond more accurately, reducing manual effort. The platform's 24/7 MDR combines AI-automated detection and response with expert-led threat hunting. The integrated SentinelOne Endpoint Detection and Response ensures strong security without added complexity. Seamless integrations with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace monitor user behaviour and activity, flagging suspicious patterns to prevent account takeovers and suspending accounts before damage occurs. Combining these controls with user awareness and email protection enhances MSPs' ability to strengthen client security, unlock new revenue opportunities, and scale their businesses more efficiently. Guardz CEO and co-founder Dor Eisner said: '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 defence for these organisations – 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." "Guardz raises $56m to enhance AI-native" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
Associated Press
09-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Guardz Raises $56M to Transform Cybersecurity for SMBs with its AI-Native, Unified Platform for MSPs
Bringing total funding to $84M, the B Round will accelerate the company's US expansion, R&D growth, and the development of the company's next generation cybersecurity platform with natively built controls, including 24/7 detection and response MIAMI, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Guardz, the cybersecurity company empowering Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT professionals to protect small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has raised $56 million in Series B funding led by ClearSky, with participation from new investor Phoenix Financial and existing investors Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne, Hanaco Ventures, iAngels, GKFF Ventures, Lumir and others. This latest investment reflects Guardz's rapid growth, bringing total funding to $84 million in just over two years. As cyberattacks grow in sophistication and increasingly target small and mid-sized businesses, the backbone of the economy, the MSPs and IT professionals serving them find themselves at the forefront of the battle. But MSPs face mounting cybersecurity challenges, with 77% struggling to manage multiple fragmented solutions amid a constantly evolving threat landscape, which leads to tedious manual processes, slower response times, and higher operating costs. The future of SMB cybersecurity relies on unifying tools into a cohesive and AI-native cyber defense ecosystem. Guardz is at the forefront of this effort, enabling MSPs to protect their clients more effectively across all attack vectors and scale their businesses sustainably. Since launching from stealth in early 2023, Guardz has onboarded hundreds of MSP partners and is securing thousands of businesses across the globe. With this additional funding, Guardz will scale go-to-market efforts and enhance its unified cybersecurity platform to deliver greater automation, risk prevention, and cyber compliance and insurance capabilities, helping small and medium-sized businesses build resilience against the growing number of increasingly hostile cyber threats. The Guardz unified cybersecurity platform, including AI and human-led MDR, is purpose-built for MSPs to deliver comprehensive cybersecurity at scale. By streamlining active protection across identities, email, endpoints, cloud, and data into a single engine, Guardz enables MSPs to detect threats faster, respond more accurately, and reduce manual effort. Its 24/7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) combines AI-automated detection and response with expert-led threat hunting, while integrated SentinelOne EDR ensures best-in-class security without added complexity. The seamless Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integrations continuously monitor user behavior and activity, flagging suspicious patterns to prevent account takeover and suspending accounts before any damage occurs. Combining these controls with user awareness and email protection enhances MSPs' ability to strengthen client security, unlock new revenue opportunities, and scale their businesses more efficiently. '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,' said Dor Eisner, CEO and co-founder of Guardz. '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.' 'Guardz has built an exceptional solution that directly addresses a critical and underserved need in the market at a very exciting time for technology,' said Alex Weiss, Managing Partner at ClearSky. '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.' To learn more about Guardz and the new funding, click here. About Guardz Guardz provides an AI-native, unified detection and response platform designed for MSPs to secure and insure small and medium-sized businesses. The platform protects digital assets, including identities, endpoints, email, cloud, data, and more, all with a user-centric approach. The company is redefining the MDR market by combining the power of AI agents with expert threat hunters to connect the dots and deliver unified, scalable, and effective protection for SMBs. About ClearSky ClearSky is a venture capital and growth equity fund manager that invests in innovative, transformative companies, specializing in technology solutions that power the energy transition and disruptive technologies in cybersecurity. Over more than a decade, ClearSky effectively managed approximately one billion dollars in capital commitments. Their investment funds enable exciting companies to bring disruptive technology to market while positively impacting our world and delivering value for investment partners. Guardz Media Contact Allison Grey Headline media [email protected] +1 323 283 8176 View original content: SOURCE Guardz
