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§ Private Profile · 527 Queen St Ste 110, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 1B8, Canada
B2B SaaS cybersecurity platform for organizations, providing awareness training and phishing simulations to reduce cyber risk.
Beauceron Security is a Fredericton, New Brunswick-based B2B SaaS company that provides a cloud-based cybersecurity awareness and risk management platform. The enterprise platform utilizes automated phishing simulations, security education, and personalized risk scoring to monitor and alter employee behavior regarding cyber threats. Operating with a workforce of over 42 employees, the firm has raised more than $3 million CAD in total funding to support its ongoing commercial operations. The company serves over 700 customer organizations and 500,000 users, backed by lead investors such as East Valley Ventures, Mariner Partners, and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. Additionally, the enterprise maintains a strategic partnership with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority to power its national cybersecurity awareness training initiatives. Beauceron Security was founded in 2016 by David Shipley, Ian MacMillan, Benjamin Steeves, Sean McDougall, and Bob Corson.
Beauceron Security has raised $4.5M across 2 funding rounds.
Beauceron Security has raised $4.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Beauceron Security is a fast-growing international B2B SaaS cybersecurity company headquartered in Fredericton, Canada, specializing in security awareness training and behavior change programs.[1][2][4] It builds the Beauceron Platform, a tool combining user engagement dashboards, personal risk scores, anti-phishing simulations, email analysis, and automated training to empower employees worldwide—turning them from potential targets into proactive defenders against cyber threats like phishing and social engineering.[1][2][5] Serving businesses of all sizes, including community banks, MSSPs, MSPs, and heavily regulated financial institutions across 27+ countries, it addresses the human element of cybersecurity, where over 90% of attacks target people, by measuring, monitoring, and remediating human-centric risks with behavioral science-backed methods.[3][4][6] Growth momentum is strong, with over 700 global clients, 8x reductions in phishing click rates, 235% increases in employee engagement, and recognition as a CyberTech 100 company for two consecutive years.[5][6]
Beauceron Security was founded in 2017 by security practitioners at the University of New Brunswick, led by CEO David Shipley, who witnessed a hacking incident that highlighted how cybersecurity failures often stem from people, processes, and culture rather than technology alone.[2][4][6] This epiphany sparked the idea to focus on the "human side" of cyber risk, naming the company after the Beauceron dog—a vigilant French sheepdog breed symbolizing protection and turning "sheep" (vulnerable employees) into "sheepdogs" (alert defenders).[1][4] Early traction came from partnerships like ONB and CyberNB in New Brunswick, which provided marketing support, introductions to national partners, and even used the platform internally; by mid-growth, it served over 40 clients in 27 countries, evolving into a platform for scalable, affordable risk management.[4]
Beauceron rides the surging demand for human-centric cybersecurity amid rising phishing, social engineering, and AI-driven threats, where human error causes most breaches despite tech investments.[1][4][6] Timing is ideal as regulations tighten (e.g., for finance) and remote/hybrid work amplifies risks, positioning its SaaS model as an affordable, scalable fix for SMBs and enterprises overlooked by enterprise-only tools.[3][4][5] Market forces like MSSP expansion and behavioral science integration favor it, influencing the ecosystem by setting benchmarks via annual reports on trends and best practices, fostering stronger security cultures globally.[5][6]
Beauceron is poised for accelerated growth through MSP/MSSP partnerships and vertical expansions like finance, leveraging its 2025 State of Cybersecurity Awareness Report for thought leadership amid evolving threats like AI phishing.[5][6] Trends in zero-trust human layers and automated remediation will shape its path, potentially scaling to thousands of clients as cyber insurance demands proven behavior metrics. Its influence may evolve from niche trainer to ecosystem standard-setter, empowering workforces as the ultimate defense—proving that strengthening people fortifies everything else.[1][7]
Beauceron Security has raised $4.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Beauceron Security's investors include Operate, Ray Fitzpatrick, Kirsten Connell, East Valley Ventures, First Angel Network, Paul Eisner, Stephen Lund ICD.D.
Beauceron Security has raised $4.5M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Series U in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $3M Series U | — | Operate | Announced |
| Oct 23, 2018 | $1.5M Seed | RAY Fitzpatrick | Kirsten Connell, East Valley Ventures, First Angel Network, Paul Eisner, Stephen Lund Icd.d | Announced |