About PocketGuard

Our mission

To simplify people's financial lives by helping them take control of their money and make confident decisions that move them closer to their goals and dreams

Customer feedback

At PocketGuard, we believe great customer service is a foundation of any successful product. That’s why your feedback shapes every product decision we make.

Product quality

Great financial tools bring the right financial habits that allow you to get out of debt, achieve goals and get to financial freedom. Such tools change the way people think about money and make decisions.

Budgeting simplified

Budgeting isn’t that hard when your app is built by a team that wants to make your financial life easier. We nudge our customers toward decisions that improve their lives.

Budget differently

Customize and set up your budget the way that works for you, whether that's zero-based, envelope, or simple categories. No strict patterns or limitations. Life is flexible, and your budget should be too.

What we're made of

Humanity. We're a united team of people who know how to enjoy life — musicians, animal lovers, and pizza enthusiasts passionate about improving the lives of everyday people and making their money decisions easier.

Our goal is to bring more value to our customers by giving simple answers to difficult budgeting questions.

$20 million+

Lowered in bills

$680 million+

Saved for our users

$43 million+

Paid off in debt

Dmitry

Dmitry

CEO

A CEO for over a decade, with 8 years in fintech, Dmitry knows why budgets fall apart and where tools fail real people. He turns those insights into PocketGuard's product decisions and tests every new feature on his own household budget first.
Vlad

Vlad

Customer Success

Vlad leads PocketGuard's Help Center and user support since 2021. Drawing on thousands of real user questions, he keeps every help article accurate and up to date with each major app release.
Max

Max

Product Development

Max has 10+ years in mobile product development across fintech, health, and education. He leads PocketGuard's product strategy end to end, from discovery to scaling, and uses his machine learning expertise to turn your financial data into smarter, personal insights.
Helen

Helen

Business partner

Helen has 10+ years of experience advising leadership on compensation strategy, hiring decisions, and workforce planning. She focuses on our content about careers, pay, and layoffs – the moments where money and work decisions collide.
Kate

Kate

Financial Planner

Kate worked over a decade in banking and private client advisory, helping people build budgets, forecast expenses and turn vague money goals into actual plans. She focuses on our content about budgeting systems and expense planning.
Phil

Phil

Math nerd

Phil has spent 20+ years building distributed systems with rigorous math. He makes sure every number you see in PocketGuard is accurate and reliable, and reviews our calculation-heavy content so the math behind our budgeting advice holds up.