11:37 ET Lifeguard Announces Seed Funding from ScOp Venture Capital to Redefine Digital Safety for Consumers and Their Families

Lifeguard redefines digital safety for consumers and their families, with always-on AI-agents toprotect against online scams 24/7 , /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeguard, the AI-powered security guard that keeps your family's digital life private and secure, announced that it has raised $1.3M in Seed funding from ScOp Venture Capital, a prominent firm focused on early stage SaaS and AI Companies. This investment will accelerate the company's roadmap and growth, equipping individuals and families with leading technology to protect themselves from the dramatic rise in online crime. Continue Reading Founders Kevin Marion (Left) & Austin Hulak (Right) started Lifeguard to help families stay safe from the rising threats of digital crime. Today, financial losses from online scams and fraud are already massive and growing fast driven in part by the emergence of AI. America's top cyber official, Anne Neuberger, warns that cybercrime will cost the world more than $23 trillion by 2027, a dramatic increase from $8.4 trillion in 2022. Even more, criminals are targeting certain populations like the elderly who are estimated to be impacted four times more than other demographics by online fraud. Existing solutions are often reactive, overlook AI-driven threats, and are built primarily to protect businesses rather than people. Lifeguard fills this critical gap by combining advanced fraud detection with personalized education, empowering individuals and families most at risk to take back control of their digital safety. Lifeguard's technology uses proactive, autonomous AI agents to act as a personal digital security guard, working 24/7 to monitor for new risks and deception. Its services are designed to provide: Safe Browsing & Messaging: Blocks access to dangerous websites and filters suspicious SMS messages before harm can occur. Advanced Fraud & Scam Detection: Scans emails, texts, and online interactions to spot phishing attempts and fraud in real time. Identity & Data Protection: Monitors personal information, alerts users of data breaches, and reduces risk by submitting removal requests to data brokers. Personalized Education: Easy-to-follow guides that help you recognize common scams & clear, contextual guidance through a browser extension to help users recognize and avoid scams as they browse. From the Founders:"Lifeguard was born from a deep understanding of the emotional and financial toll online scams take on individuals and their families. We built a solution that is proactive rather than reactive, leveraging AI to stay ahead of sophisticated fraud. Our goal is to empower people of all ages to reclaim their digital safety by providing a quiet safety net that works 24/7, so they can live their online lives without fear." - Austin Hulak, Co-Founder, Lifeguard"The threat landscape is constantly evolving, and existing solutions are not keeping pace with AI-backed deception. Lifeguard is the trusted, secure AI scaffolding that will become the digital security guard for your and your loved ones' online safety. Our technology is designed to be a personal agent for every user, scanning for threats, blocking scams, and providing crucial alerts before they can cause harm." - Kevin Marion, Co-Founder, LifeguardThe $1.3M seed investment from ScOP Venture Capital will help Lifeguard expand the business, scale the technology, and grow the team. ScOP Venture Capital is a venture capital firm located in Southern California that focuses on pre-growth technology companies. It was formerly O'Connor Ventures and was founded by Kevin O'Connor (founder of DoubleClick, early investor in Procore).Get StartedCreate an account on https://www.trylifeguard.com/. Follow the instructions presented in your Lifeguard dashboard. Once your setup is complete, Lifeguard works quietly in the background to keep you safe from online threats 24/7, 365 days a year. Need help getting started? Reach out at [email protected].About LifeguardLifeguard is your AI security guard, keeping your family's digital life private, safe, and scam-free. Our AI-powered safety net works autonomously in the background to detect and block sophisticated scams and threats before they can reach you. Lifeguard bridges the gap between consumer awareness and the ability to defend against evolving cyber threats. You stay safe, without having to think about it. https://www.trylifeguard.comPR Contact:[email protected] SOURCE Lifeguard Technology, Inc