Guardio, a consumer cybersecurity company headquartered in Tel Aviv, has secured $40 million in new funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, bringing its total capital raised to $167 million. The round includes participation from Assaf Rappaport, co-founder and CEO of Wiz, alongside existing investors ION Crossover Partners, Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, Cerca Partners and Emerge Ventures. The announcement accompanies significant commercial milestones, including one million paying customers and $150 million in annual recurring revenue.
Funding and Valuation Milestone
The financing was led by existing investors ION Crossover Partners, Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, Cerca Partners and Emerge Ventures, with Rappaport joining as a new investor. Guardio chose a relatively modest raise because the company does not need additional capital to fund growth and its existing backers wanted to increase their holdings. Chief Executive Officer Amos Peled said the valuation was fair and the new capital will allow the company to move faster amid a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
Rapid Growth and Market Traction
Guardio has now surpassed $150 million in annual recurring revenue after four consecutive years of revenue growth above 100 percent. The company also reached one million paying customers, a figure it views as only a small fraction of the available market. Peled noted that if Guardio captures five percent of the current market, it could reach $1 billion in revenue.
AI-Driven Threats Reshape Consumer Risk
Artificial intelligence has significantly lowered the cost and skill required to launch sophisticated cyberattacks, effectively democratizing cybercrime. Criminals now deploy mass-scale personalized phishing campaigns, pixel-perfect brand impersonations and convincing deepfake voice calls at almost no cost. Nearly three out of four U.S. adults experienced a scam or attack in the past year, while FBI data recorded more than 22,000 AI-related complaints and U.S. cybercrime losses reached a record $20.9 billion.
Protecting People Rather Than Devices
Guardio's platform focuses on protecting the individual rather than a specific device, monitoring messages, email, calls and web activity to shut down scams before users open malicious links. The technology detects attack scenarios that combine multiple channels and devices, such as a phone call that leads to malware being downloaded on a PC. This approach aims to give consumers the same caliber of protection that Fortune 500 security teams typically receive.
Leadership Perspectives
Peled argued that scammers now hack people rather than computers, and traditional antivirus software may report a laptop is clean even as a victim loses savings to an AI-generated scam. Gilad Shany of ION Crossover Partners praised Guardio's rare combination of cybersecurity expertise, consumer-first product thinking and strong distribution execution. Rappaport added that security wins when it understands context and that Guardio brings deeper protection to billions of people facing online threats alone.
The new funding positions Guardio to strengthen its suite of total digital protection for consumers as AI-powered scams continue to escalate. The company sees a significant expansion opportunity, noting that only about four percent of consumers currently pay for consumer cybersecurity services. With its latest valuation and new strategic backing, Guardio plans to accelerate growth and extend its protection to tens of millions of users still relying on security software built for an earlier era.