Guardsquare
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Location
Headquarters: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Europe
Region: Vlaams-Brabant
Country: BE
Continent: Europe
About
Guardsquare is a leader in mobile application security, providing multi-layer protection for Android and iOS apps. The company offers a suite of security products including DexGuard, iXGuard, ThreatCast, AppSweep, and ProGuard, delivering code hardening, runtime protection, and real-time threat monitoring. Their guided workflow and open-source heritage help secure mobile software across industries such as finance, gaming, retail, and healthcare, with a global footprint and headquarters in Leuven, Belgium.
Guardsquare provides mobile application security solutions for Android and iOS platforms. Its product suite includes DexGuard, iXGuard, and ThreatCast, offering code hardening, runtime protection, and threat monitoring. The company serves customers in industries such as finance, gaming, and healthcare.
Guardsquare nv
2014
for_profit
active
Industries
Primary Industry: Software
Categories
Funding & Financials
series_unknown
29000000
10m-50m
private
Investors
Founders
Eric Lafortune
Heidi Rakels
Leadership
Technology Stack
Products
DexGuard: Protects Android apps and SDKs using multiple layers of code hardening and runtime application self-protection (RASP).
iXGuard: Secures iOS apps and SDKs through multiple layers of code hardening and runtime application self-protection (RASP).
AppSweep: Automated mobile application security testing tool that identifies security issues in Android and iOS apps and SDKs with actionable recommendations.
ThreatCast: Real-time threat monitoring platform for iOS and Android apps that detects and analyzes security threats post-publication.
ProGuard: Open-source Java bytecode shrinker and optimizer that reduces app size and performs basic code obfuscation for Java and Kotlin applications.
Funding rounds
Series Unknown · (2025-07-03) · Lead: Verdane
Series A · $29M · (2019-01-30) · Lead: Battery Ventures
Seed · $0.56M · (2015-06-30)
