Stacklok
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, US
- Sectors
- Software Development
- Founded
- 2023
- Employees
- 37
- Total raised
- $16.8M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $16.8M · May 2023 SEC Form D
- Founders
- Craig McLuckie, Joe Beda
Kubernetes Co-creators Joe Beda and Craig McLuckie of Stacklok Say AI Agents Need New Identity, Permissions and Governance Layers
Joe Beda and Craig McLuckie, co-creators of Kubernetes and now leading Stacklok, discuss in Madrona’s Founded & Funded episode how enterprises face identity, permissions, and security challenges with AI agents similar to early container days and are building governance and controlled-access tools to speed safe adoption. They explain why existing enterprise governance is ill-suited for agents, argue developer posture must precede broad deployment, describe MCP and FDE models, and warn that current architectural choices can create hard-to-reverse consequences.
Heptio Founder Craig McLuckie and Luke Hinds Launch Stacklok, Raising $17.5M for Software Supply Chain Security
Stacklok, a new software supply chain security startup led by Heptio founder Craig McLuckie and Luke Hinds, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding to help enterprises authenticate open-source code and mitigate vulnerabilities. The platform aims to enhance software development security by bridging enterprise needs with open-source standards.
People
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Craig McLuckie Founder, Founder and CEO, Executive Officer, Director
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Joe Beda Founder, Co-founder and CTO
