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Upguard
Mountain View, US · Founded 2012 · Delaware corporation · 400 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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UpGuard 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.
Founders & leadership
Upguard was founded in 2012 by Alan Sharp-Paul and Mike Baukes.
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Alan Sharp-PaulCo-founder · Special ProjectsAlan Sharp-Paul is an Executive Officer and Director at UpGuard, a platform for managing cybersecurity risk and assessing third-party vendor security posture. He has expertise in business process management, web development, solution architecture, and IT service management.
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Mike BaukesCEO & Co-FounderBaukes co-founded ScriptRock in 2011, serving as co-CEO until the company became UpGuard in 2016. Before that he held infrastructure and architecture roles in financial services, including head of infrastructure for wealth and DevOps technical lead at ANZ, head of infrastructure services and later strategy and architecture at Lloyds Banking Group, infrastructure solutions architect at Bankwest, and production integrity manager at Commonwealth Bank.
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Scott PetryNamed on SEC filing
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Hamish HawthorneBoard director
Investors · 8
500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K
How we know: open dataset · 500 Global portfolio 2026-08 · Not right? Tell us
August Capitallisted by August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M
How we know: August Capital's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · startupdaily.net · Not right? Tell us
Glitch Capitallisted by Glitch Capital
How we know: Glitch Capital's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
Springcoast Capital Partnerslisted by Springcoast Capital PartnersNew York · $25M – $100M
How we know: startupdaily.net · Not right? Tell us
Square Peg Capitallisted by Square Peg CapitalSydneyvia Paul Bassat · led
How we know: Square Peg Capital's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
Also in the syndicate · 1
Square Peg
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$102.8M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2014–2026
- $75MSeries CFeb 2026 · 6 sources
Springcoast Capital (lead), August Capital, Pelion Venture Partners, Square Peg
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▶$19MraisedJun 2021 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$19MraisedJun 2021 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Vivek MehraDirector
- Scott PetryDirector
- Alan Sharp-PaulExecutive Officer, Director
- Chris CooperDirector
- Michael BaukesExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $19M
- Amount sold
- $19M
- First sale
- May 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$8.7MraisedAug 2014 · 18 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$8.7MraisedAug 2014 · 18 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael BaukesExecutive Officer, Director
- Hamish HawthorneDirector
- Alan Sharp-PaulExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $8.7M
- Amount sold
- $8.7M
- First sale
- Jul 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Upguard do?
- UpGuard 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.
- Who founded Upguard?
- Upguard was founded by Alan Sharp-Paul, Mike Baukes in 2012.
- Who are Upguard's investors?
- Upguard's investors include 500 Global, August Capital, Glitch Capital, Springcoast Capital Partners, Square Peg Capital, Starfish Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners.
- How much funding has Upguard raised?
- Upguard has disclosed $102.8M raised across 3 rounds.
- Where is Upguard headquartered?
- Upguard is headquartered in Mountain View, US.