UpGuard
UpGuard sells cybersecurity risk management software for vendor supply chains and attack surfaces. The Mountain View-based company has 400 employees and has raised $122M, most recently in a Series C round.
The growth story
UpGuard grew from 145 to 400 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $122M along the way, most recently a Series C in February 2026.
About
UpGuard provides a platform that consolidates cybersecurity risk data from vendor assessments, threat intelligence, and security ratings. Its software helps organizations monitor their external attack surface and third-party vendor risks to prevent breaches.
The company has scaled to 400 employees and raised $122M in funding, including a Series C round in 2026. Its investor base includes August Capital and Citrix Startup Accelerator.
Founders and leadership
Sales is UpGuard's largest function with 74 employees, accounting for nearly 20% of its workforce. The company has a median employee tenure of 1 year, suggesting rapid scaling or turnover.
The UpGuard org chart
Mike Baukes (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 60 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 83 (+28% YoY), Engineering 63 (+66% YoY), Business Development 48 (+45% YoY), Information Technology 34 (+17% YoY), Customer Success and Support 34 (+21% YoY), Marketing 33 (+74% YoY).
Talent flow
UpGuard recruits heavily from Australian tech companies, with Culture Amp, Afterpay, and ANZ being top talent sources. Alumni often move to major tech firms like Google, Microsoft, and AWS, or cybersecurity startups like Vanta.
Most common previous employers of UpGuard staff: Culture Amp (8), Afterpay (7), ANZ (6), Block (6), Atlassian (6), MYOB (5). Former UpGuard employees most often moved to Google (4), Vanta (4), Microsoft (3), Elastic (2), iZOOlogic (2), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The UpGuard mafia
UpGuard alumni have founded 14 companies, including StaffAny (48 employees) and LeadStory (21 employees). The company has spawned multiple small consulting firms and startups in adjacent spaces.
14Kai Yi Lee, was Software Engineer Intern until 2017Cheyne Wallace, was Senior Software Architect until 2017Frank Yoo, was Technical Sales Lead - International until 2017Adrian Foo, was Business Development Manager | Tech Startup | Cybersecurity Software until 2023Yaniv Bernstein, was VP of Engineering (Contract) until 2025Luke Summerhayes, was Senior Web Designer until 2026
Jordan Hughes, was Head Of Design until 2021
Marcus Waterreus, was VP People until 2025
Abi Tyas Tunggal, was Senior Product Manager, Platform and Growth until 2026
Louis Wong, was Intern until 2017
Myranda Heipel, was Director, People Operations until 2021
Jenny Bounmivilay, was Senior Product Designer, Growth until 2024
Jason Hunt, was Executive Talent Strategy Partner until 2026
Harsh Budholiya, was Product Marketing Lead until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 38% direct, 52% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at UpGuard: Leadership (147), Microsoft Office (133), Customer Service (128), Management (124), Sales (124), Communication (121), Microsoft Excel (107), Teamwork (106).
Where the team actually sits
UpGuard people are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (24), California, United States (20), Victoria, Australia (20), Greater Sydney Area (14). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
UpGuard attracts about 95,540 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $996K a month if bought through ads. It gained 16,802 ranking keywords and lost 13,410 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
UpGuard has 400 employees as of September 2026.
UpGuard has raised $122M in total, most recently a Series C round in February 2026.
UpGuard was founded in 2012 by Mike Baukes.
Mike Baukes (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of UpGuard's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current UpGuard staff are Culture Amp (8 people), Afterpay (7 people), ANZ (6 people).
Former UpGuard employees most often move to Google (4), Vanta (4), Microsoft (3).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at UpGuard, including StaffAny, LeadStory, FANDA Consulting.
UpGuard attracts about 95,540 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $996K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among UpGuard staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Management, Sales.
UpGuard staff are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (24), California, United States (20), Victoria, Australia (20).
UpGuard has about 83 people in Sales, up 28% over the past year, as of September 2026.
UpGuard has about 63 people in Engineering, up 66% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 243 current and 209 former UpGuard profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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