# GoGuardian

> GoGuardian sells cloud software to K-12 schools and districts for web filtering, classroom management, student safety alerts, digital hall passes, and education software spending analysis. Its reported reach exceeds 25 million students and 10,000 schools; its expansion into AI-assisted risk detection also raises questions about privacy and the interpretation of student activity.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** El Segundo, United States
- **Founders:** Advait Shinde (Co-founder; Executive Chairman; former CEO), Aza Steel (Co-founder; former CEO), R. Todd Mackey (Co-founder), Tyler Shaddix (Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer)
- **Products:** GoGuardian Admin, GoGuardian Teacher, GoGuardian Beacon, Pear Deck Learning, GoGuardian Hall Pass
- **Notable:** Company-reported reach of over 25 million students and 10,000 schools in August 2026., USD 200 million strategic investment from Tiger Global in August 2021., Statewide Kentucky filtering selection announced September 2026.

## Products & services

- **GoGuardian Admin** — Web filtering, browsing activity reports, configurable policies, and safety alerts for managed school environments.
- **GoGuardian Teacher** — Live student screen visibility, tab controls, website Scenes, grouping, and classroom communication.
- **GoGuardian Beacon** — AI-assisted alerts for online activity that may indicate suicide, self-harm, or violence, with configurable escalation workflows.
- **Pear Deck Learning** — Teaching and learning portfolio including interactive instruction and assessment; Pear Deck merged with GoGuardian in 2020.
- **GoGuardian Hall Pass** — Digital pass requests, approvals, duration limits, and hallway activity reports.
- **GoGuardian Discover** — Application usage, license spending, privacy risk, and renewal insights for district technology teams.
- **Professional Services** — School-specific implementation, training, and adoption support.

## Achievements

- Company-reported reach of over 25 million students and 10,000 schools in August 2026.
- USD 200 million strategic investment from Tiger Global in August 2021.
- Statewide Kentucky filtering selection announced September 2026.
- Newsroom reports a 2026 CODiE award for GoGuardian Discover.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Discover added an undetermined category to its screen-time classification, according to the product updates index.
- **2026-08** — GoGuardian announced an AI-powered policy Recommendation Engine for Admin.
- **2026-09** — GoGuardian announced completion of a Kentucky statewide filtering transition covering 155 districts and KDE organizations.
- **2026-09** — Admin introduced more precise hostname matching for URL rules, addressing rules that could match more than intended.
- **2026-10** — October 6 Centralia customer story described curriculum alignment, usage reviews, and early renewal planning.
- **2026-10** — The product updates index lists Windows app version 26.8.0 on October 13 and macOS version 26.7.0 on October 9.

## Links

- Website: https://www.goguardian.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goguardian
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/goguardian
- GitHub: https://github.com/goguardian
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/goguardian
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goguardian/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goguardian/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16