UpGuard, Inc.

UpGuard is a cybersecurity and risk management company that provides a platform designed to reduce cyber risk, prevent breaches, and protect customer data. Founded in 2012, the company's mission is to help make the internet safer. While originally founded in Australia, UpGuard's U.S. headquarters are located in Mountain View, California, with additional offices globally, including an India HQ in Delhi and regional offices in Sydney and Hobart.

UpGuard offers an AI-powered Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM) platform that unifies cyber risk management across an organization's vendor supply chain, attack surface, and human workforce. Key product pillars include Vendor Risk Management, Breach Risk (attack surface management), User Risk (workforce security), Trust Exchange, and Risk Automations. The platform provides third-party security ratings, security assessment questionnaires, threat intelligence, and cyber risk quantification, catering to large enterprises in sectors such as financial services, technology, and healthcare.

Mike Baukes serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of UpGuard. The company has recently been recognized as a leader in Third Party and Supplier Risk Management by G2 for 15 consecutive quarters and was ranked among the top 100 Best Global Software Companies in G2's 2026 Best Software Awards, announced in April 2026. In March 2026, UpGuard launched its "Risk Automations" feature, the fifth pillar of its CRPM platform, following a $75 million Series C funding round. Additionally, in April 2026, UpGuard was selected by the Internet2 Community to enhance Third-Party Risk Management for research and higher education institutions.