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WatchGuard
ActiveOperating status — whether the company still runs independently. “Closed” usually means it was acquired, merged, or shut down.🔥 HighHeat score — how much recent activity & attention the company has (web traffic, news, hiring).📈 High growthGrowth score — momentum trend across web traffic, headcount and other growth signals. Seattle, Washington, United States Founded 1996 1001-5000 employees For Profit
WatchGuard Technologies provides cutting-edge cyber security technology including network security, secure wi-fi, & MFA.
WatchGuard on Acquirezy — acquisitions, funding rounds, investments, investors, key people & contacts.
WatchGuard was acquired by Vector Capital in 2022.
Funding Rounds
2
Last Funding
Acquisitions
9
Investments
1
1 exits
Monthly Visits
Contacts
659
Patents
12
67 trademarks
About WatchGuard
Funding & Financials
- Total funding
- Funding rounds
- Last funding
- Last funding type
- Last funding date
- Funding status
- Total equity funding
- Revenue range
IPO & Stock
- IPO status
- Delisted
- Ticker
- WGRD
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- IPO date
- Jul 30, 1999
- Raised at IPO
- $45.5M
- Valuation at IPO
- $239M
- Delisted
- Oct 4, 2006
Web Traffic
- Monthly visits
- Global traffic rank
- 6-mo avg visits
- Visit duration (s)
- Pages / visit
- Bounce rate
- Rank change (mo)
Technology & IP
- Active technologies
- 137
- Active products
- 31
- Patents granted
- 12
- Trademarks
- 67
- Top patent class
- Electric Communication Technique
- IT spend
- $62.26M
Investor Activity
- Investments
- 1
- Portfolio orgs
- 1
- Exits
- 1
Company Info
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Operating status
- Active
- Company type
- For Profit
- Org types
- company, investor
- Founders
- 1
- Sub-organizations
- 1
- News articles
- 452
- Events
- 25
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Region
- Greater Seattle Area, West Coast, Western US
- Exit date
- Jul 30, 1999
Signals & Scores
- Heat score
- High
- Growth score
- High
- Trend (7d)
- 1.1
- Trend (30d)
- -1
- Trend (90d)
- 3.5
- Last leadership hire
- Jul 9, 2026
WatchGuard Funding Rounds
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WatchGuard Acquisitions
9 results
| Acquiree Name | Acquirer Name | Acquiree Industries | Acquiree Hq Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perimeters | — | 2026-05-06 | WatchGuard | ComputerNetwork Security | United States |
| ActZero.ai | — | 2025-01-08 | WatchGuard | Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityMachine LearningRisk Management | United States |
| CyGlass | — | 2023-09-20 | WatchGuard | ComputerCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySoftware | United States |
| Panda Security | — | 2020-03-09 | WatchGuard | ComputerInformation TechnologyNetwork Security | Belgium |
| Strongarm | — | 2018-01-17 | WatchGuard | Cyber SecurityPrivacySecurity | United States |
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WatchGuard Key People
Director of Security Operations
Chief Executive Officer
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Senior Director, WW Channel Programs and Field Engagement
Senior Vice President Operations
Vice President, Global Sales Strategy
SVP of Operations
659
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