Guardio, a consumer cybersecurity company focused on protecting individuals from online scams and phishing, has raised $40 million in new funding at a valuation of $1.1 billion, with Wiz co-founder and chief executive Assaf Rappaport joining as an investor.
Four Straight Years of Triple-Digit Growth
The round, announced September 3, 2026, also included existing investors ION Crossover Partners, Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, Cerca Partners and Emerge Ventures, and brings Guardio’s total funding to date to $167 million. The Israeli company said it has grown revenue more than 100% year over year for four consecutive years, surpassing one million paying customers and $150 million in annual recurring revenue. Guardio plans to use the new capital to expand its suite of consumer-focused protection tools covering browsing, phishing and broader digital-presence risks.
AI Cuts Both Ways for Consumer Fraud
Gilad Shany, managing partner at ION Crossover Partners, said the company’s combination of cybersecurity expertise, consumer-product focus and distribution reach was behind the sustained growth. Rappaport, who invested personally in the round, pointed to artificial intelligence as a factor reshaping the threat landscape for ordinary consumers, making phishing, brand impersonation and deepfake voice scams more convincing and harder to distinguish from legitimate communication. Guardio’s raise adds to a run of large valuations for Israeli cybersecurity companies in 2026, as consumer-facing security products compete for a growing pool of capital alongside enterprise-focused vendors.
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