COMPANY PROFILE · UPDATED 01 AUG 2026

Chainguard

Chainguard is making the software supply chain secure by default.

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Founded: 2021
Headcount: 214
Open roles: 81
Last raised: Debt Financing · Sign in to view

TECH STACK

How Chainguard builds

Extracted from Chainguard’s job postings we’ve tracked

DevOps & Infrastructure

Docker/Kubernetes×55 Docker×35 Kubernetes×24 Terraform×21 GitLab×20 GitHub×19 Linux×19 Jenkins×17 GitHub Actions×14 Bazel×4 Debian×3

Cloud Platforms

Google Cloud×53 Amazon Web Services×46 Microsoft Azure×38

Databases

Snowflake×124

Programming Languages

Go×18 Python×16 Java×3

Security & Identity

OWASP×7

CRM & Sales Tools

Salesforce×7

LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Dan Lorenc

CEO at Chainguard

ChainguardStealth StartupGoogleDisqusMicrosoftIntuitMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Kim Lewandowski

Founder at Spotwag

ChainguardSpotwagGoogleSimpleGeoslsa-frameworkFlorida State University

Ville Aikas

Founder at Chainguard

VMwareGoogleVA SYSTEMSUniversity of WashingtonAppliantChainguardUniversity of Washington

Matt Moore

CTO at Chainguard

ChainguardVMwareGoogleMicrosoftCarnegie Mellon UniversityJera TechnologyCarnegie Mellon University

OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Chainguard

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total raised

$892,000,000

Investors

Kleiner Perkins Sequoia Capital Lightspeed Venture Partners Spark Capital Redpoint Ventures General CatalystAmplify PartnersBanana CapitalBrandon PhilipsDatadog VenturesEric BrewerGordon ChaffeeInstitutional Venture Partners (IVP)Jim HigginsJoe DuffyK5 GlobalLiveOak Venture PartnersMantis.Maya KaczorowskiSalesforce VenturesSignalRankSolomon BoulosStephen AugustusTom KillaleaWindproof Partners (fka Kerrest & Co.)

Funding rounds

Debt Financing
$280MOct 23, 2025
Series D
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Amplify Partners, Spark Capital, Windproof Partners (fka Kerrest & Co.), Mantis., Redpoint Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Datadog Ventures
$356MApr 22, 2025
Series C
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Mantis., Amplify Partners
$140MJul 24, 2024
Series B
Spark Capital, Sequoia Capital, Banana Capital, Mantis., Amplify Partners, SignalRank
$61MOct 31, 2023
Series A
Sequoia Capital, LiveOak Venture Partners, Mantis., Banana Capital, Amplify Partners, K5 Global, Tom Killalea, Jim Higgins
$50MJun 1, 2022
Seed
Amplify Partners, Maya Kaczorowski, Brandon Philips, Gordon Chaffee, Joe Duffy, Solomon Boulos, Stephen Augustus, Eric Brewer
$5MDec 7, 2021