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.
#5Application Security Pacesetter· Q3 2026updated Oct 11, 2026
Latest Chainguard news and company activity
What Chainguard did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Oct 2026Feature launchChainguard Libraries Expands to Go and .NET in Early Access
- Oct 2026Customer winCobham Satcom Trusts Chainguard to Reduce Vulnerability Risk
- Nov 2025Exec changeChainguard Welcomes New Chief Revenue Officer and SVP of Product to Fuel Next Chapter of Growth
- Oct 2025Mega roundChainguard Announces $280 Million Growth Financing from General Catalyst
Chainguard Momentum score
80/ 100climbing
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Chainguard products
Chainguard funding
Chainguard has raised $612M in priced equity, plus $280M debt & credit. Its most recent round was a Debt Financing in October 2025. It has 6 funding rounds on record: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, and Debt Financing. 19 investors are on record, including General Catalyst and IVP.
- Equity raised
- $612M5 priced rounds
- Last round
- Debt FinancingOct 2025
- Other instruments
- $280M debt
Chainguard employees and hiring
As of September 2026, 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
Competitors of Chainguard include JFrog, RapidFort, and ActiveState. 6 more are in the platform, with overlap scoring.
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Chainguard CISO Score
How Chainguard reads to a CISO buyer: seven dimensions of the Mandos Framework, scored through the eyes of a security buyer.
