WatchGuard Technologies Overview

  • Founded

  • 1996

Founded
  • Status

  • Private

  • Employees

  • 1,200

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds

  • 9

  • Investments

  • 9

WatchGuard Technologies General Information

Description

Developer of network intelligence products dedicated to making enterprise-grade security accessible to companies of all types and sizes through simplicity. The company offers firewall appliances, gateway antiviruses, spam and web blockers, threat intelligence platforms and other network security services to midmarket businesses and distributed enterprises, enabling clients to protect themselves against emerging threats.

Contact Information

Website
www.watchguard.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Network Management Software
Primary Office
  • 505 Fifth Avenue South
  • Suite 500
  • Seattle, WA 98104
  • United States
+1 (206) 000-0000

WatchGuard Technologies Timeline

2020202120222023
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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WatchGuard Technologies Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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WatchGuard Technologies Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Network Management Software
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WatchGuard Technologies Competitors (46)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Barracuda Networks Private Equity-Backed Campbell, CA 0000 00000 000000000000 00000
000000000 000 Formerly PE-Backed Moscow, Russia 0000 00000 00000000000 00000
00000000 Venture Capital-Backed Toronto, Canada 00 00000 00000000000 00000
00000000000 000000 Formerly VC-backed Sunnyvale, CA 0000 00.000 00000000 00.000
0000000000 Private Equity-Backed Austin, TX 0000 00000 000000000 00000
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WatchGuard Technologies Patents

  • 113

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 18

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

WatchGuard Technologies Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210345112-A1 Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points Active 04-May-2020 00000000
US-20220353685-A1 Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points Pending 04-May-2020 00000000
US-20220353686-A1 Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points Pending 04-May-2020 000000000
US-11432152-B2 Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points Active 04-May-2020 000000000 00
US-8977746-B2 Systems and methods for scalable network monitoring Active 20-Mar-2013 H04L43/0882
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WatchGuard Technologies Executive Team (16)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Prakash Panjwani Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Katy Coffey Chief Financial Officer
Wayson Vannatta Chief Information Officer
Michelle Welch Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President of Business Strategy
Andrew Young Chief Product Officer & Senior Vice President, Product Management
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WatchGuard Technologies Board Members (11)

Name Representing Role Since
000000000 000000 Vector Capital (California) Board Member 000 0000
0000 0000000000 00 Self Board Member & Executive Advisor 000 0000
0000000 00000000 WatchGuard Technologies Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 000 0000
00000 0000 Vector Capital (California) Board Member 000 0000
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WatchGuard Technologies Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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WatchGuard Technologies Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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WatchGuard Technologies Investments & Acquisitions (9)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00000 0000000 02-Jun-2020 0000000000 Network Management Software 0000000 0
0000000000 00 17-Jan-2018 0000000000 Application Software 0000000 0
000000000 08-Aug-2017 0000000000 Network Management Software 0000000 0
00000000 11-Jul-2017 00000 0000 000.00 Network Management Software
HawkEye G 07-Jun-2016 Corporate Asset Purchase 000 Buildings and Property 0000000 0
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WatchGuard Technologies Subsidiaries (3)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Datablink Network Management Software McLean, VA 2014
0000000000 0000000 Application Software Boston, MA 0000
00000 00000000 Network Management Software Bilbao, Spain 0000
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WatchGuard Technologies Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
00000000 11-Jul-2017 00000 00000 00 000.00 Completed
  • 7 buyers
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