
Chainguard
Chainguard is a cybersecurity company specializing in Application Security, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Kirkland, United States. It has raised $612M in equity across 5 priced rounds, plus $280M debt & credit, employs about 776 people, and is privately held.
updated Oct 4, 2026
Latest Chainguard news and company activity
What Chainguard did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Sep 2026RecognitionChainguard Receives Morgan Stanley Innovation Award
- Sep 2026Feature launchAthena Disclosure Program Launches with 14 Silent Vulnerabilities
- Nov 2025Exec changeChainguard Welcomes New Chief Revenue Officer and SVP of Product to Fuel Next Chapter of Growth
- Oct 2025Mega round
Chainguard Momentum score
80/ 100climbing
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Chainguard funding
Chainguard has raised $612M in priced equity, plus $280M debt & credit. Its most recent round was a Debt Financing in October 2025.
- Equity raised
- $612M5 priced rounds
- Last round
- Debt FinancingOct 2025
- Other instruments
- $280M debt
Chainguard employees and hiring
Chainguard has about 776 employees, up 5% over the last 30 days, with 71 open roles.
- Employees
- 776
- 30-day change
- +5%
- Open roles
- 71
Chainguard competitors
Security professionals most often compare Chainguard against JFrog, RapidFort, and Aikido Security on cybersectools.com. 5 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
by search demand for comparison pages on cybersectools.com, 90 days
The other 440 data points.
- Funding historyevery round, every investor named
- Headcount growthvelocity, departments, seniority
- Open jobs71 live postings, role mix
- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security





