Updated Apr 22, 2026
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Chainguard

Ranked #48 of 1,000+ cybersecurity companies
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Overview

Legal Name
Chainguard, Inc.
Founded
2021
Crunchbase Rank
#45

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Chainguard is a cloud-native platform that provides hardened, minimal, continuously rebuilt container images and securely built open-source libraries—with cryptographic signatures, SBOMs, and SLSA provenance—to deliver low-to-zero-CVE, production-ready software that helps organizations build and run applications faster, stay compliant, and reduce risk.

Industries
Network Management SoftwareComputer and Network SecurityCybersecuritySaaS
Type
Privately HeldUnicorn
Social Media

Company Size

Employees
 
687
Range501–1,000 employees
110K+

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Headquarters

Kirkland, Wa, United States

Followers

 
58,975

Press Coverage

DateArticlePublisher
Nov 5, 2025Chainguard Welcomes New Chief Revenue Officer and SVP of Product to Fuel Next Chapter of GrowthPR Newswire
Jul 30, 2025Chainguard Welcomes New Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Financial Officer to Fuel Next Chapter of GrowthPR Newswire
Oct 29, 2025Building trust in the software supply chain for retailThe Independent
Oct 29, 2025What Good Software Supply Chain Security Looks LikeThe New Stack
Oct 28, 2025Chainguard: $280 Million Raised From General Catalyst To Advance Open Source Software SecurityPulse 2.0
Oct 26, 2025General Catalyst Backs Chainguard to Scale Go-to-Market for Secure OSSCrowdfund Insider
Oct 24, 2025For better or worse, it’s still full speed ahead for AI factoriesSiliconANGLE
Oct 24, 2025Keycard Launched With $38 Million To Transform Identity And Access For AI AgentsPulse 2.0
Oct 24, 2025Chainguard Lands $280M Growth Fundingvcnewsdaily.com
Oct 24, 2025Chainguard raises $280m to boost secure software growthFinTech Global

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Specialties

software supply chain securitycybersecuritycontainer imagessoftware development

Categories

Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceSecurityInfrastructure

Product

NameDescription
Chainguard ContainersMinimal, zero-CVE container images with a CVE remediation SLA, rebuilt daily from source to reduce vulnerabilities in containerized applications.
Chainguard LibrariesA catalog of malware-resistant language libraries built securely from source to protect software supply chains from attacks.
Chainguard VMsMinimal, zero-CVE virtual machine images optimized as container hosts for ephemeral cloud environments, rebuilt daily with a CVE remediation SLA.
Chainguard OSA next-generation Linux distribution designed for secure, efficient, and agile software delivery with nano-level updates.
Chainguard CVE VisualizationsA tool that allows users to compare CVE counts between Chainguard container images and upstream sources for vulnerability assessment.