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    Chainguard

    To build the trusted source for open source, enabling engineering teams to innovate quickly with confidence that every line of code is secure.

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    At a Glance

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    7Products
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    7Capabilities
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    Kirkland, WashingtonHeadquarters
    2021Est.
    760Employees
    $892000000Raised
    Focus Areas
    Code Security
    Application Security
    Compliance Tools
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    Latest News
    Chainguard Libraries is now free until June 30, 2026Apr 9, 2026
    Chainguard Assemble 2026: Announcing AI agent skills and CI/CD workflowsMar 17, 2026
    Markets
    • Enterprise Software
    • Cloud Infrastructure
    • Cybersecurity
    • Government & Public Sector
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    Secure Container Images and Libraries

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    Latest News

    04/09/2026

    Chainguard Libraries is now free until June 30, 2026

    chainguard.dev
    03/17/2026

    Chainguard Assemble 2026: Announcing AI agent skills and CI/CD workflows

    chainguard.dev
    10/23/2025

    Chainguard lands $280 million from General Catalyst to boost sales

    Reuters
    04/01/2025

    Chainguard Raises $356 Million in Series D at $3.5B Valuation

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    Products & Services

    7
    Chainguard Containers

    Minimal, customizable container images with zero known vulnerabilities (Zero-CVE).

    Chainguard Libraries

    Malware-resistant language libraries for Python, Java, and JavaScript.

    Chainguard VMs

    Minimal VM images optimized for cloud environments and security.

    Chainguard OS

    Secure operating system packages built with a security-first approach.

    Market Position

    Leader in software supply chain security, offering the only 'secure-by-default' catalog of zero-CVE open source artifacts at scale.

    Leadership

    Founders

    DL

    Dan Lorenc

    Ex-Google Distinguished Engineer. Lead for Tekton, Distroless, Minikube, and co-creator of Sigstore.

    KL

    Kim Lewandowski

    Ex-Google Product Manager for open source security; Google Cloud and Sigstore contributor.

    MM

    Matt Moore

    Ex-Google engineer. Author of Skaffold, Tekton, and Knative.

    VA

    Ville Aikas

    Ex-Google. Founding member of Kubernetes and Knative teams.

    SN

    Scott Nichols

    Ex-Google engineer; co-founder of Chainguard (former).

    Executive Team

    DL

    Dan Lorenc

    Chief Executive Officer

    Co-founder, Ex-Google Distinguished Engineer.

    MM

    Matt Moore

    Chief Technology Officer

    Co-founder, Ex-Google Engineer.

    Board of Directors

    MD
    Mike Dauber
    General Partner at Amplify Partners
    BM
    Bucky Moore
    Partner at Kleiner Perkins
    RM
    Ravi Mhatre
    Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

    Founding Story

    Founded by a team of world-class Google engineers who created foundational projects like Kubernetes, Tekton, and Sigstore. They launched Chainguard to address the critical need for a secure software supply chain in the wake of major vulnerabilities like Log4j and SolarWinds.

    Business Model

    Revenue
    $40M ARR reported in late 2025/early 2026.

    Revenue Model

    Subscription-based SaaS model with catalog-based and per-image licensing.

    Pricing Tiers

    Free Tier
    $0

    Up to 5 container images of choice, no metering, no SLA.

    Small Team
    Starts at $19,000/year

    Catalog licensing for teams of 10 for Containers.

    Enterprise
    Contact Sales

    Unlimited pulls, full catalog access, volume discounts, multi-product bundles, and dedicated support.

    Private; valued at $3.5 billion as of April 2025.

    Target Markets

    Industries & Segments
    • Enterprise Software
    • Cloud Infrastructure
    • Cybersecurity
    • Government & Public Sector
    • AI & Machine Learning
    Use Cases
    • Securing AI/ML workloads
    • Replacing high-CVE open source base images
    • Automating software supply chain compliance
    • Implementing golden-image programs
    • Accelerating FedRAMP and HIPAA audit readiness
    Notable Customers
    • OpenAI
    • Snowflake
    • Canva
    • Snap

    Quick Facts

    Headquarters
    Kirkland, Washington
    Founded
    2021
    Entity Type
    Inc.
    Employees
    760
    Total Funding
    $892,000,000
    Investors
    Amplify Partners, Sequoia Capital
    Office Locations
    Kirkland
    Remote-first culture

    Funding History

    Seed$5,000,000
    2021-12
    Amplify Partners
    Series A$50,000,000
    2022-06
    Sequoia Capital
    Series B$61,000,000
    2023-11
    Spark Capital

    History & Milestones

    2026-03

    Held 'Chainguard Assemble 2026' event, announcing AI agent skills and new CI/CD workflows.

    2025-04

    Raised $356M Series D at a $3.5B valuation.

    2025-10

    Secured $280M investment from General Catalyst.

    2024-07

    Raised $140M Series C, reaching Unicorn status ($1.12B valuation).

    2023-11

    Raised $61M Series B led by Spark Capital.

    Key Capabilities

    7
    Zero-CVE container images
    Minimal images (Wolfi-based) to reduce attack surface
    SLSA Level 3 automated build infrastructure
    Sigstore-signed artifacts with SBOMs and digital attestations
    CVE remediation SLAs (7-day for critical, 14-day for others)
    Hardened VM and language library images

    Integrations & Partnerships

    Platform Integrations

    • GitHub Actions
    • Tekton
    • Argo
    • Kubernetes
    • Amazon ECR
    • Google Artifact Registry
    • JFrog Artifactory

    Key Partnerships

    AWS
    Google Cloud
    Microsoft Azure

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