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Chainguard

Zero-to-low CVE container images and language libraries rebuilt from verified source.

Proof of life. Closed $280M growth round from General Catalyst at a $3.5B valuation, October 2025

Chainguard rebuilds open source (Wolfi, Images, Libraries) from public source with SBOMs and Sigstore attestations, so you start from a clean artifact instead of scanning a fat Debian base. The 2026 Athena coalition is them trying to patch upstream faster than AI-assisted attackers can n-day it. Customers swap the base image; the CVE backlog drops because the component never entered the build.

Category
Software supply chain
Headquarters
Kirkland, USA
Country
USA
Founded
2021
Funding stage
Series D
Total funding
$892M
Website
https://www.chainguard.dev

Investors

Kleiner PerkinsIVPSequoiaLightspeed

Tags

Series DUSA

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