Chainguard

The trusted source for open source

Kirkland, United States · Founded 2021 · $612.0M raised

Employees
201–500
Founded
2021
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$612.0M
Last Round
$356.0M Series DApr 2025
Rounds
5

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Chainguard is a software supply chain security company providing hardened, minimal container images and language libraries for open source software. Founded in 2021 by core Kubernetes and Sigstore contributors, the platform helps enterprises eliminate CVEs, reduce attack surfaces by 80%, and ship products faster with secure-by-default open source artifacts across containers, VMs, and language libraries.

Summary

Chainguard is a Cloud company based in Kirkland, United States, founded in 2021. It has raised $612.0M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $356.0M Series D round in Apr 2025. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital and Amplify Partners.

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Funding History

Debt FinancingGrowth Financing (General Catalyst CVF)Oct 2025
$280.0M

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Funding: Seed through Series D. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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