# Dataguise now part of PKWARE

> Dataguise built enterprise software that discovered sensitive information inside databases, files, Hadoop clusters, and cloud repositories, then masked, encrypted, monitored, or reported on it. Founded in Fremont in 2007 by Manmeet Singh and Adrian Booth, the company raised about $16.3 million in two disclosed rounds before PKWARE acquired it for an undisclosed price in November 2020. Its discovery and masking technology now sits inside PK Protect alongside PKWARE's encryption capabilities.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Fremont, United States
- **Founders:** Manmeet Singh (Co-founder and CEO), Adrian Booth (Co-founder)
- **Products:** dgdiscover 3.0, dgmasker 3.0, DgSecure, DgSecure Monitor, Dataguise Data Discovery + Protection SaaS
- **Notable:** Built an integrated discovery-and-masking product by 2009, before cloud data-security posture management became a named category., Expanded DgSecure across major Hadoop distributions, relational databases, file systems, and public clouds., Raised a $13 million Series B led by Toba Capital in 2013.

## Products & services

- **dgdiscover 3.0** — Scanned networks and structured databases to locate repositories and sensitive fields, with templates for PCI, HIPAA, and PII data.
- **dgmasker 3.0** — De-identified sensitive production data for development, testing, analytics, and other non-production uses while preserving useful structure.
- **DgSecure** — Unified discovery, classification, masking, encryption, access auditing, monitoring, and governance across databases, Hadoop, files, and cloud repositories.
- **DgSecure Monitor** — Continuously monitored user activity around sensitive data and generated alerts against policy rules.
- **Dataguise Data Discovery + Protection SaaS** — Cloud-delivered discovery and masking with built-in regulatory policies and connectors for large cloud data stores.
- **PK Protect** — The current PKWARE platform combining Dataguise-derived discovery and masking with classification, encryption, redaction, quarantine, deletion, monitoring, and audit controls.

## Achievements

- Built an integrated discovery-and-masking product by 2009, before cloud data-security posture management became a named category.
- Expanded DgSecure across major Hadoop distributions, relational databases, file systems, and public clouds.
- Raised a $13 million Series B led by Toba Capital in 2013.
- Won a 2017 Teradata EPIC Award.
- Added a governance dashboard and continuous monitoring to turn inventory data into operational controls.
- Acquired by PKWARE on November 10, 2020; the combined company reported more than 1,000 customers worldwide.
- Core discovery and masking capabilities became part of the PK Protect product family.

## Latest updates

- **2020-11** — PKWARE acquired Dataguise for an undisclosed price and retained its operations in the United States, India, Europe, and Canada.
- **2021-05** — PKWARE described PK Protect as a combined platform powered by PKWARE and Dataguise technology for discovery, classification, masking, encryption, and monitoring.
- **2025-05** — PKWARE presented PK Protect as its discovery-led product for finding, classifying, and protecting sensitive data across endpoints, servers, cloud services, data lakes, and mainframes.
- **2026-09** — The Dataguise LinkedIn page remains active as an affiliated legacy page and directs visitors to PKWARE; the Dataguise brand is no longer marketed as a standalone product company.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pkware.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataguise
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PKWARE

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Last updated: 2026-09-26