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Submission declined on 2 December 2025 by Monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk). This draft is not written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally in a formal, impersonal, and dispassionate way. They should not read like a blog post, advertisement, or fan page. Rewrite the draft to remove: promotional language: see Words to watch; personal commentary: opinions or direct addresses to the reader; informal language. Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject. Declined by Monkeysmashingkeyboards 6 months ago.

• Comment: Routine announcements do not meet WP:CORPDEPTH. GTrang (talk) 05:41, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

• Comment: The entire article reads like a positive press piece

• Comment: In accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, I disclose that I have been paid by my employer for my contributions to this article. DVasiG (talk) 10:59, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

DataGuard is a privately held European security and compliance company headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company provides software and related services for information security, data protection, and regulatory compliance.^[1]

According to company disclosures, DataGuard operates in multiple European markets and maintains offices in Munich, Berlin, London, Stockholm, and Vienna.^[2]

The company’s early products were developed in response to the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and addressed organizational data protection requirements.^[3]

Over time, the scope of its software expanded to include information security management and related compliance processes.^[4] The company positions its products as applicable to both statutory regulatory frameworks and voluntary information security standards.^[5]

DataGuard was founded in Munich in 2018 by Kivanç Semen and Thomas Regier. In March 2020, the company raised a US$20 million funding round led by London-based investor One Peak.^[6]

In September 2022, DataGuard announced a €61 million Series B funding round led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital alongside existing investor One Peak.^[7]

DataGuard has entered distribution and reseller agreements in several European markets:

• May 2019: Deutsche Telekom, a German telecommunications company.^[8]
• March 2025: CIPS Informatica, an IT solutions provider in Italy.^[9]

DataGuard has also acquired several businesses:

• April 2021: the UK consent and preference management platform MyLife Digital.^[10]
• June 2024: the Swedish privacy SaaS provider DPOrganizer.^[11]