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Guardara
Techstars '20London, GB · Founded 2018 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Cybersecurity company focused on fuzz testing, with a flagship product called FuzzLabs.
Also known as FuzzLabs
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Guardara is a cybersecurity company whose focus is fuzz testing, a software testing technique that uncovers coding errors and security loopholes by feeding invalid and unexpected inputs and data into a program. Its flagship product is FuzzLabs.
The company was co-founded by CEO Mitali Rakhit, a Yale graduate and two-time founder with a background in research and data analytics, and CTO Zsolt Imre, a product security expert with more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity.
Founding story
Guardara was co-founded by Mitali Rakhit, who serves as CEO and is a Yale graduate and two-time founder with an extensive background in research and data analytics, and Zsolt Imre, who serves as CTO and has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity as a product security expert. Their respective backgrounds converge on the company's focus on fuzz testing.
Latest developments
In June 2021, Guardara was announced as part of the 11-company cohort of the NDRC accelerator run by Dogpatch Labs, a six-month mentor-led programme including a EUR 100,000 SAFE investment, weekly sessions with entrepreneurs-in-residence, access to more than 40 mentors, and a virtual midpoint demo day scheduled for September 2021.
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Market position
Guardara was described in 2021 as a young company operating in cybersecurity, selected alongside 10 other early-stage start-ups for the Dogpatch Labs-run NDRC accelerator.
Technology
Guardara's work centres on fuzz testing, in which invalid and unexpected inputs and data are fed into a program in order to reveal coding errors and security loopholes. This capability is delivered through the company's flagship product, FuzzLabs.
History
Guardara secured $120,000 in seed funding in November 2020 as part of the Techstars Boston Accelerator. In June 2021 it was named as one of 11 start-ups selected for the first NDRC accelerator cohort operated by Dogpatch Labs, chosen from 500 applicants, with each participating company receiving a EUR 100,000 investment on SAFE terms and entering a six-month, mentor-led programme run virtually from Dogpatch Labs in the Dublin docklands.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsGuardara was one of 11 start-ups chosen from 500 applicants for the first NDRC accelerator cohort run by Dogpatch Labs. Each selected start-up receives a EUR 100,000 investment under SAFE terms and joins a six-month, mentor-led programme conducted virtually and based out of Dogpatch Labs in the Dublin docklands.
Guardara secured $120,000 in seed funding as part of the Techstars Boston Accelerator.
$120K source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureCompanies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- GUARDARA LTD
- Company number
- 11699775
- Status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 Nov 2018
- Dissolved
- 2 Jun 2026
- Registered office
- 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 62012 — Business and domestic software development62020 — Information technology consultancy activities62090 — Other information technology service activities63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities
- Accounts
- last made up to 30 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 27 Oct 2025
Current officers
- Zsolt Imre — director, appointed 27 Nov 2018
- Mitali Rakhit — director, appointed 27 Nov 2018
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 3 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- 11 early-stage start-ups get green light to accelerate with NDRCsiliconrepublic.com · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Guardara do?
- Cybersecurity company focused on fuzz testing, with a flagship product called FuzzLabs.
- Who are Guardara's investors?
- Guardara's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Guardara headquartered?
- Guardara is headquartered in London, GB.