# Chainguard

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/chainguard

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Kirkland, US
- Website: www.chainguard.dev/
- Total disclosed funding: $612M
- Latest round: Series D (Apr 23, 2025)
- Investors on record: 15

## About

Founded in 2021 and based in Kirkland, WA, Chainguard Inc. specializes in secure software supply chain solutions, offering products designed to mitigate vulnerabilities and enhance security across software development lifecycles. The company was established by Ville Aikas, Dan Lorenc, Kim Lewandowski, and Matthew Moore. In October 2025, Chainguard, Inc. raised USD 280 million in venture funding from General Catalyst Partners. The deal values Chainguard Inc. at USD 3.5 billion pos-money. Chainguard Inc. provides core products including Chainguard Containers, Chainguard Libraries, and Chainguard VMs. These offerings facilitate secure application deployment by delivering minimal, zero-CVE container images, a catalog of malware-resistant libraries, and optimized virtual machine images for container hosting, primarily serving enterprises in technology, defense, and regulated sectors across North America and Europe. Chainguard operates on a subscription-based revenue model, allowing clients access to its suite of security products. Its clientele includes major firms in technology and government sectors that utilize Chainguard's solutions for securing software supply chains and ensuring compliance with stringent security standards through annual or multi-year contracts. The company will use the October 2025 funding to accelerate the adoption of its secure software supply chain platform across more companies.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Apr 23, 2025, $356M — Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Hong Shan, Spark Capital, Datadog, Inc., Amplify Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Mantis, Kerrest & Co.
- Series C, Jul 25, 2024, $140M — Institutional Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Hong Shan, Spark Capital, LiveOak Venture, Amplify Partners, Alpha Partners, K5 Ventures, Mantis, Banana Capital
- Series B, Nov 1, 2023, $61M — Hong Shan, Spark Capital, Amplify Partners, K5 Ventures, Mantis, Banana Capital
- Series A, Jun 2, 2022, $50M — Hong Shan, LiveOak Venture, Amplify Partners, K5 Ventures, Mantis, Banana Capital
- Seed, Dec 8, 2021, $5M — Amplify Partners

## Investors

- Amplify Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/amplify-partners) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- Hong Shan — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- LiveOak Venture (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/liveoak-venture) — Series A, Series C
- K5 Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/k5-ventures) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Mantis (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mantis) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- Banana Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/banana-capital) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Spark Capital — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Institutional Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/institutional-venture-partners) — Series C, Series D
- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Series C, Series D
- Redpoint Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/redpoint-ventures) — Series C, Series D
- Alpha Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alpha-partners) — Series C
- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Series D
- Datadog, Inc. — Series D
- Salesforce Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/salesforce-ventures) — Series D
- Kerrest & Co. — Series D