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FOSSA
FOSSA implements the systems serious companies need to build software effectively and effortlessly comply with open source licenses
About FOSSA
FOSSA is a prominent player in the software supply chain risk management sector, specializing in SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) generation, ingestion, analysis, and operationalization. The platform supports various regulatory compliance and software transparency initiatives, making it a critical tool for enterprises aiming to manage their software supply chains effectively. Additionally, FOSSA offers extensive Software Composition Analysis (SCA) capabilities, including automated open source license compliance management and vulnerability prioritization solutions. Founded in 2015, FOSSA has rapidly expanded its footprint, serving thousands of leading organizations worldwide. The platform has been downloaded nearly two million times and has conducted close to 100 million open source software scans. FOSSA primarily serves large enterprises and organizations that require robust software supply chain management and compliance solutions. The company operates in the global market, leveraging a SaaS business model to generate revenue through subscription fees for its platform and services.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 61
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 68.5/100
- Industry
- Legal, Security
- Sub-industry
- RegTech & Compliance
- Sector
- Cybersecurity, Open Source
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 2 companies, latest Sep 2025
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Oct 2020 | $23M | $93M | Costanoa Ventures · Bain Capital Ventures · Canvas Ventures | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Sep 2019 | $8.5M | $34M | Norwest Venture Partners · Bain Capital Ventures · Costanoa Ventures | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for FOSSA is 110K monthly website visits, up 0% over the last three months. FOSSA's team grew 5.2% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed8 investors entered at this stage
Subash DSouza
Bain Capital Ventures
Justin Mateen
Marc Benioff
Jaan Tallinn
Steve Chen
Amr Awadallah
Hack VC
Series A3 investors entered at this stage
Costanoa Ventures
Norwest Venture Partners
Canvas Ventures
Other known investors7 additional known investors
1517 Fund
Andy Chou
Glenn Gillen- JFJam Fund
JAM Fund
MetaPlanet
Thiel Fellowship
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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team presence
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