Guardian Labs secured pre-seed funding of €4,000 to develop their phone fraud prevention technology.

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1. Tech.eu · 14 Aug 2026

   A €4,000 scam sparked a startup that stops phone fraud before your mobile even rings

   For Rita Barbosa, the idea for her startup, Guardian Labs, began when a phone scam targeted her grandmother. She recounts: “The scammers told her that the water she was drinking wasn't safe. They led…