Anchore
Santa Barbara, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 94 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
Anchore provides an SBOM-powered platform for software supply chain security, automatically generating and managing Software Bill of Materials and running vulnerability, secret, and malware scans across container images, filesystems, and source repositories. It helps organizations automate DevSecOps workflows and meet regulatory compliance standards such as DORA, CRA, NIS2, NIST, FedRamp, and DISA.
Founders & leadership
Anchore was founded in 2015 by Said Ziouani, Saïd Ziouani, and Daniel Nurmi.
Board
DC
Douglas CarlisleBoard director
AV
Andreas von BlottnitzinBoard director
Investors · 2
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$25.7M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2015–2020
▶$17.5MraisedJan 2020 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$17.5MraisedJan 2020 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ilya KirnosDirector
- Said ZiouaniExecutive Officer, Director
- Andreas von BlottnitzDirector
- Douglas CarlisleDirector
- Offering amount
- $20M
- Amount sold
- $17.5M
- First sale
- Jan 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3MraisedMay 2019 · 9 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$3MraisedMay 2019 · 9 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Said ZiouaniExecutive Officer, Director
- Douglas CarlisleDirector
- Andreas von BlottnitzDirector
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $3M
- First sale
- Mar 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3MraisedOct 2016 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$3MraisedOct 2016 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Andreas von BlottnitzDirector
- Douglas CarlisleDirector
- Said ZiouaniExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $3M
- First sale
- Sep 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.3MraisedDec 2015 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.3MraisedDec 2015 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Said ZiouaniExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.3M
- Amount sold
- $2.3M
- First sale
- Dec 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Non-dilutive funding · 3 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2021 | $700.7K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2020 | $1.5M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2020 | $50K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Anchore do?
- Anchore provides an SBOM-powered platform for software supply chain security, automatically generating and managing Software Bill of Materials and running vulnerability, secret, and malware scans across container images, filesystems, and source repositories. It helps organizations automate DevSecOps workflows and meet regulatory compliance standards such as DORA, CRA, NIS2, NIST, FedRamp, and DISA.
- Who founded Anchore?
- Anchore was founded by Said Ziouani, Saïd Ziouani, Daniel Nurmi in 2015.
- Who are Anchore's investors?
- Anchore's investors include Entrada Ventures, SignalFire.
- How much funding has Anchore raised?
- Anchore has disclosed $25.7M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Anchore headquartered?
- Anchore is headquartered in Santa Barbara, US.