WatchGuard Technologies Overview
- Year Founded
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1996

- Status
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Private
- Employees
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1,084

- Latest Deal Type
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PE Growth
- Financing Rounds
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11
- Investments
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11
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.comCorporate Office
- 255 South King Street
- Suite 1100
- Seattle, WA 98104
- United States
Corporate Office
- 255 South King Street
- Suite 1100
- Seattle, WA 98104
- United States
WatchGuard Technologies Timeline
WatchGuard Technologies Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Valuation/ EBITDA |
Post-Val | Status | Debt |
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WatchGuard Technologies Comparisons
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WatchGuard Technologies Competitors (48)
One of WatchGuard Technologies’s 48 competitors is Barracuda Networks, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Campbell, CA.
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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Barracuda Networks | Private Equity-Backed | Campbell, CA | ||||
AVG Technologies | Private Equity-Backed | Prague, Czech Republic | ||||
Forcepoint | Private Equity-Backed | Austin, TX | ||||
McAfee | Private Equity-Backed | San Jose, CA | ||||
F-Secure | Corporation | Helsinki, Finland |
WatchGuard Technologies Patents
WatchGuard Technologies Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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US-20240394587-A1 | Custom clustering on network and application data for anomaly detection | Pending | 29-Jul-2021 | ||
US-20220222577-A1 | Computer-implemented methods and systems for detecting state in application services | Pending | 09-Jan-2021 | ||
US-11432152-B2 | Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points | Active | 04-May-2020 | ||
US-20210345112-A1 | Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points | Active | 04-May-2020 | ||
US-20220353685-A1 | Method and apparatus for detecting and handling evil twin access points | Active | 04-May-2020 | H04L9/12 |
WatchGuard Technologies Signals
WatchGuard Technologies Investors
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
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WatchGuard Technologies Investments & Acquisitions (11)
WatchGuard Technologies’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with ActZero. The deal was made on 08-Jan-2025.
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
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ActZero | 08-Jan-2025 | Buyout/LBO | Network Management Software | ||
CyGlass | 20-Sep-2023 | Buyout/LBO | Network Management Software | ||
Panda Security | 02-Jun-2020 | Buyout/LBO | Network Management Software | ||
Percipient Networks | 17-Jan-2018 | Buyout/LBO | Network Management Software | ||
Datablink | 08-Aug-2017 | Buyout/LBO | Network Management Software |
WatchGuard Technologies Exits (1)
WatchGuard Technologies’s most recent exit was on 11-Jul-2017 from Lastline. The exit was categorized as with 7 buyers.
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size | Status | Buyers |
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Lastline | 11-Jul-2017 | Completed |
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Affiliates
Subsidiaries (4)
Name | Industry | Location | Year Founded |
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ActZero | Menlo Park, CA | 2019 | |
Datablink | McLean, VA | 2014 | |
CyGlass | Littleton, MA | 2001 | |
Panda Security | Bilbao, Spain | 1990 |
WatchGuard Technologies FAQs
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When was WatchGuard Technologies founded?
WatchGuard Technologies was founded in 1996.
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Where is WatchGuard Technologies headquartered?
WatchGuard Technologies is headquartered in Seattle, WA.
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What is the size of WatchGuard Technologies?
WatchGuard Technologies has 1,084 total employees.
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What industry is WatchGuard Technologies in?
WatchGuard Technologies’s primary industry is Network Management Software.
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Is WatchGuard Technologies a private or public company?
WatchGuard Technologies is a Private company.
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What is WatchGuard Technologies’s current revenue?
The current revenue for WatchGuard Technologies is
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How much funding has WatchGuard Technologies raised over time?
WatchGuard Technologies has raised $66.4M.
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Who are WatchGuard Technologies’s investors?
Vector Capital (California) and Investing Profit Wisely have invested in WatchGuard Technologies.
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Who are WatchGuard Technologies’s competitors?
Barracuda Networks, AVG Technologies, Forcepoint, McAfee, and F-Secure are some of the 48 competitors of WatchGuard Technologies.
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