About us

We are building the safe source for open source

We believe in a future where security and innovation move in lockstep and every line of code makes software safer, not more vulnerable. Our customers trust Chainguard to secure their software supply chains, eliminate vulnerabilities, and combat malware.

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Securing the open source supply chain is our life’s work

Speed, security, and scalability — most development, infrastructure, and security teams would say that when it comes to building on top of open source, you have to pick two. Achieving all three? Supposedly impossible.

Chainguard’s co-founders refused to accept that trade-off. Having spent decades building foundational open source projects like Kubernetes, Sigstore, and Distroless, our founders knew that these priorities weren’t in conflict — they were different parts of the same puzzle. They believed it was possible to build products and platforms powered by open source software quickly, securely, and at scale.

So in 2021, Dan Lorenc, Kim Lewandowski, Matt Moore, and Ville Aikas founded Chainguard to build a safe source for open source. Today, Chainguard Containers, Libraries and VMs empower our customers to eliminate software supply chain threats, ship products and platforms faster, and scale the services their users know and love.

Our executive team

Our leadership team brings decades of experience from leading technology, infrastructure, and security companies, united by a passion for building the secure foundation for software development and deployment.

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Dan Lorenc

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CEO & Co-Founder
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Ville Aikas

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Distinguished Engineer & Co-Founder
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Kim Lewandowski

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CPO & Co-Founder
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Matt Moore

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CTO & Co-Founder
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Ryan Carlson

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President GTM
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Liz Egan

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SVP of Marketing
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Dustin Kirkland

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VP of Engineering
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Lindsey Krieger

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General Counsel

Our culture & values

Our values drive our high-performing culture — they guide how we work, support each other, and deliver for our customers.

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Customer obsessed

We're obsessed with making our customers' lives easier and their software supply chains safer.

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Bias for intentional action

We prioritize, plan, test, fail, learn, and grow.

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We do serious work, but don't take ourselves too seriously

Serious about our mission, playful about everything else.

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Trust each other and assume good intentions

Good intentions are our default setting. It's how we build a team that's supportive, collaborative, and fun.

Trusted by the best. Backed by results.

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288,000Engineering Hours Saved

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72,000+CVEs Remediated

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80%Reduction in Attack Surface

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1,300+Total Containers in the Catalog

Investors who believe in better

Chainguard's mission to be the safe source for open source is backed by the expertise and resources of leading investors.

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