Guardare
Clearwater, US · Founded 2023 · 38 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Guardare offers a unified cybersecurity platform for risk management, helping organizations gain visibility, mitigate risks, and maintain compliance across users, devices, and applications. It serves organizations of all sizes.
Founders & leadership
Guardare was founded in 2023 by Dane Fiori, Lars Letonoff, Christian Sheedy, Mike Santos, and Thomas Dane Fiori, Jr..
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Dane FioriinFounder & PresidentDane Fiori served as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Sales at KnowBe4 for nine years, during which the company reached unicorn status and completed an IPO in 2021 before being acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2023. He is now Founder of Guardare, a unified cybersecurity and compliance platform.
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Lars Letonoffin𝕏Co-Founder & CEOPreviously, he served as President and Chief Revenue Officer at KnowBe4, where he helped scale the company from fewer than 100 customers to over 55,000 before its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2023, and held senior executive roles at several financial and software firms.
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Christian SheedyinCo-Founder & InvestorChristian Sheedy served as President of SmarterD, which was acquired, and spent over 8 years as EVP of Sales at KnowBe4, where he developed the go-to-market strategy during the company's growth to unicorn status, IPO in 2021, and subsequent $4.6 billion acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2023. He is now co-founder of Guardare, a cybersecurity platform for risk management.
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Mike SantosinCo-Founder & AdvisorMike Santos co-founded Guardare, an AI-powered exposure management platform, and previously served as CEO of SmarterD, an AI-driven IT and security risk management platform acquired by Ampcus in 2026. He held executive roles including EVP and Chief Customer Officer at KnowBe4 (which achieved unicorn status and was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2023) and go-to-market leadership positions at Bottomline Technologies, Anaplan, and other technology companies.
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Thomas Dane Fiori, Jr.Co-founder
Investors · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$5.1M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025
- Undisclosed amountSeedJun 2025Source ↗
▶$5.1MraisedJun 2025 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$5.1MraisedJun 2025 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Lars LetonoffExecutive Officer, Director
- Thomas Dane Fiori, Jr.Executive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $7M
- Amount sold
- $5.1M
- First sale
- Jun 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2023
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Competitors · 5
by search overlap
Wiz7 shared keywordsWiz provides cloud security platform that identifies and removes critical risks across multi-cloud environments. The company offers a unified security layer for organizations to manage risks and accelerate business operations on major cloud providers.
Upguard7 shared keywordsUpGuard provides a platform for managing cybersecurity risk, including third-party vendor and supply chain risk assessment. It is aimed at organizations seeking to evaluate and monitor the security posture of their vendors.
Palo Alto Networks6 shared keywordsPalo Alto Networks provides cybersecurity platforms and services to protect organizations' digital infrastructure across cloud, network, and security operations. The company serves enterprise organizations, governments, financial institutions, utilities, and healthcare providers globally.
Crowdstrike5 shared keywordsCrowdStrike provides an AI-native cybersecurity platform that unifies endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS, and AI protection to detect and stop breaches for enterprise organizations. It combines automated response with human-led security operations including managed detection and response, threat hunting, and security services.
Sentinel One5 shared keywordsSentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities. The company serves large enterprises, including many Fortune 500 organizations, to protect against cyber threats at scale.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Guardare do?
- Guardare offers a unified cybersecurity platform for risk management, helping organizations gain visibility, mitigate risks, and maintain compliance across users, devices, and applications. It serves organizations of all sizes.
- Who founded Guardare?
- Guardare was founded by Dane Fiori, Lars Letonoff, Christian Sheedy, Mike Santos, Thomas Dane Fiori, Jr. in 2023.
- Who are Guardare's investors?
- Guardare's investors include Ten Eleven.
- How much funding has Guardare raised?
- Guardare has disclosed $5.1M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Guardare headquartered?
- Guardare is headquartered in Clearwater, US.