Guardsquare
Track on RadarMobile app security solutions for Android and iOS platforms
- Total raised
- $29.56M
- Employees
- 180
- Founded
- 2014
- Momentum
- 34
Cooling
Data updated August 2026
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Guardsquare is a cybersecurity company specializing in Application Security, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It has raised $29.56M in total funding, employs about 180 people, and is privately held.
Guardsquare provides mobile application security solutions for Android and iOS platforms. The company was founded by Eric Lafortune, creator of ProGuard, an open source app optimizer that has been downloaded over 1 million times and is integrated into Google's Android SDK. The company offers several products focused on mobile app protection. DexGuard provides security for Android applications, while iXGuard protects iOS apps. ThreatCast delivers mobile threat defense capabilities, and AppSweep offers mobile application security testing (MAST). The company also provides App Attestation services and a Guided Workflow for mobile app protection. These solutions incorporate code hardening, runtime application self-protection (RASP), and threat monitoring capabilities. Guardsquare serves multiple industries including finance and banking, gaming and entertainment, retail and e-commerce, and healthcare sectors. The company continues to steward the ProGuard open source project, which remains widely used in the Android development ecosystem. ProGuard Core is also available as an open source component. The company's approach combines code obfuscation, optimization, and runtime protection to defend mobile applications against reverse engineering, tampering, and various security threats. Guardsquare maintains both commercial products and open source contributions, with development teams splitting time between proprietary offerings and community-supported projects.
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When was Guardsquare founded?▾
Guardsquare was founded in 2014.
Where is Guardsquare headquartered?▾
Guardsquare is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.
How much funding has Guardsquare raised?▾
Guardsquare has raised a total of $29.56M in total funding.
Is Guardsquare public or private?▾
Guardsquare is a privately-held company.
How many employees does Guardsquare have?▾
Guardsquare has approximately 180 employees.