GitGuardian, a leading secrets and Non-Human Identity (NHI) security platform and #1 app on GitHub Marketplace, today announced a $50 million Series C funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners, alongside Quadrille Capital and existing investors Balderton, BPI, Eurazeo, Fly Ventures and Sapphire Ventures. The investment fuels GitGuardian’s expansion in secrets and AI agent security as organizations grapple with exponential growth in non-human identities.
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Balancing Transatlantic Leadership
GitGuardian’s funding strategy deliberately balances US and European capital, pairing Insight Partners’ deep cybersecurity and AI expertise with Quadrille Capital’s European enterprise network. Insight Partners, with $90B in regulatory assets under management and cybersecurity investments including Wiz, SentinelOne and Darktrace, brings robust experience scaling category-defining security companies.
Quadrille Capital and Eurazeo, both ranking among Europe’s top growth funds, provide GitGuardian strategic positioning across EMEA markets where compliance requirements increasingly mandate secrets management and NHI governance.
Enterprise Momentum Accelerates
GitGuardian closed 2025 with record performance that validates enterprise demand:
- 115,000+ developers protected across enterprise customers globally
- 610,000+ repositories monitored continuously
- 210,000+ connected collaboration sources (Slack, Jira, Confluence) — 7x growth year-over-year
- 350,000 secret exposures detected and remediated in 2025 (5x year-over-year growth)
- 60% of new enterprise customers committed to multi-year agreements
- 80%+ of new ARR originated from North America
The platform serves Fortune 500 companies spanning technology, financial services, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing.
Capital Deployment: Three Strategic Pillars
1. AI Agent Security Innovation
The funding enables GitGuardian to address the fastest-growing attack surface in enterprise software: AI agents. GitGuardian’s platform will expand to detect, monitor, and govern credentials used by AI systems – from coding assistants to customer service bots.
2. Enterprise-Scale NHI Governance
GitGuardian continues to invest in its enterprise grade secrets security platform and will deliver comprehensive NHI lifecycle management capabilities designed for enterprises managing tens of thousands of non-human identities. This includes automated discovery, usage analytics, rotation policies, and compliance reporting across the entire development ecosystem.
3. Geographic Expansion & Market Penetration
GitGuardian will aim to accelerate US expansion while opening new regions including APAC, South America and Middle East. The company will look to strengthen its European presence across DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), UK, France and Nordic markets, where regulatory frameworks increasingly mandate secrets and NHI security.
Target verticals include technology, financial services, and pharmaceutical/healthcare sectors where stringent compliance requirements and large development teams create substantial platform value.
Looking Ahead
With this funding, GitGuardian aims to reinforce its position as the best solution for Non-Human Identity and AI agents security for large enterprises and remain the #1 application on GitHub.
The company plans to expand hiring across engineering, sales, and customer success teams in both US and European markets.
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