Chainguard
Chainguard provides hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software, including containers, libraries, virtual machines, and packages, for organizations and engineering teams. Its solutions help customers eliminate vulnerabilities, prevent malware, and ensure compliance across their software supply chains, including those built by AI agents. Chainguard's mission is to make open source software trustworthy by default so teams can innovate securely and efficiently.
Facts
- HQ
- Kirkland, WA, US
- Sectors
- Computer and Network Security
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 784
- Stage
- Series C+
- Founders
- Dan Lorenc, Ville Aikas, Matt Moore
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People
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Scott Nichols Founder, Former Co-founder
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Dan Lorenc Founder, Founder/CEO
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Kim Lewandowski Founder, Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer
