
WatchGuard
WatchGuard is a cybersecurity company specializing in Network Security, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, United States. It has 2 priced equity rounds on record with undisclosed amounts, employs about 1,222 people, and was acquired by Vector Capital in 2022.
updated Sep 12, 2026
Latest WatchGuard news and company activity
What WatchGuard did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Aug 2026Feature launchAuthPoint Unified Session Between SAML and OIDC — Now Available
- Jul 2026PartnershipWatchGuard joins OpenAI's Daybreak and Anthropic's Cyber Verification programs
- Jul 2026Exec changeWatchGuard Appoints Vincent Hwang as Chief Product Officer to Accelerate Platform Strategy and AI-Driven Innovation
- May 2026AcquisitionWatchGuard Acquires Perimeters.io to Scale Cloud Security for MSPs
WatchGuard Momentum score
38/ 100
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WatchGuard funding
WatchGuard has 2 priced equity rounds on record with undisclosed amounts. Its most recent round was a Private Equity in August 2006.
- Equity raised
- Undisclosed2 priced rounds
- Last round
- Private EquityAug 2006
WatchGuard employees and hiring
WatchGuard has about 1,222 employees, up 1% over the last 30 days, with 34 open roles.
- Employees
- 1,222
- 30-day change
- +1%
- Open roles
- 34
WatchGuard competitors
Security professionals most often compare WatchGuard against SentinelOne, Arctic Wolf Networks Inc., and Sevii on cybersectools.com. 5 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
by search demand for comparison pages on cybersectools.com, 90 days
The other 440 data points.
- Funding historyevery round, every investor named
- Headcount growthvelocity, departments, seniority
- Open jobs34 live postings, role mix
- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security






