Guardz has raised $56 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-native cybersecurity platform, purpose-built for managed service providers (MSPs) serving small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). The round, led by ClearSky with participation from Phoenix Financial and existing investors, brings the company’s total funding to $84 million. With this capital, Guardz aims to accelerate its U.S. expansion, deepen R&D investments, and strengthen its unified approach to cybersecurity.
Guardz enters a market where MSPs are struggling to keep pace with growing cyber threats while managing multiple siloed tools. According to
Dor Eisner, CEO and co-founder of Guardz, “Our immediate R&D priorities center around advancing our AI-native cybersecurity platform, focusing on automated detection and response with a user-centric approach. This includes deepening the security efficacy across our unified platform and enhancing our unified MDR capabilities through tighter coupling of AI and expert-led response, in particular around identities.”
Rather than adding another point solution to an already crowded security stack, Guardz aims to simplify cybersecurity for SMBs and their MSP partners. “We believe that less is more when it comes to cybersecurity for SMBs,” Eisner said. “Rather than adding to the noise, we’re focused on simplifying and unifying the security experience for MSPs. What differentiates us isn’t just breadth, it’s the depth of integration and AI automation tailored for MSP workflows.”
The Guardz platform combines real-time threat detection, automated response, and built-in compliance across identities, endpoints, cloud environments, and email. It also integrates with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and SentinelOne EDR to provide seamless monitoring and early risk mitigation.
“Guardz lifts the burden of fragmented, manual security by replacing multiple disconnected tools with a unified, automated engine,” Eisner explained. “Our success is measured not just in product updates but in our MSP partners’ outcomes: faster response times (MTTD & MTTR), fewer alerts to chase, reduced operational overhead, and more opportunities to monetize their security services.”
Looking ahead, Guardz will continue to invest in features that help MSPs turn cybersecurity into a competitive advantage. “We see MSPs as growth engines, not just defenders,” Eisner added. “This means delivering integrations that align with MSPs’ existing tech stacks, automating routine tasks, and embedding compliance and cyber insurance services they can easily package and monetize. Our roadmap includes more co-branding and reporting features to help MSPs demonstrate value to their clients, as well as education and enablement tools that position them as trusted advisors.”
