Buoyant
Founded 2015 · 6 known investors
Buoyant develops Linkerd, a service mesh platform for Kubernetes that enables organizations to build secure, reliable, and observable software infrastructure. The company serves enterprises and development teams managing containerized production systems.
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Founders & leadership
Buoyant was founded in 2015 by William Morgan and Oliver Gould.
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William MorganinFounder
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Oliver GouldFounder
Investors · 6
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries BMar 2024Source ↗
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Competitors · 6
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Netezza37 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
F533 shared keywordsF5 develops application delivery and security software and hardware platforms, including BIG-IP load balancers and application firewalls, for enterprise and government networks. The company serves organizations requiring network traffic management, cybersecurity, and application access control.
Cloudflare Turnstile30 shared keywordsCloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
Plural29 shared keywordsPlural is a developer-focused company building around Kubernetes and related technologies (Elixir, Go, React) to enable collaboration among developers. It positions itself as a platform for a developer community to collaborate, learn, and work on complex projects.
Digitalapi26 shared keywordsDigitalAPI provides a platform for managing APIs and AI agents across multiple gateway infrastructures like Apigee, Kong, AWS Gateway, and Azure APIM. The platform enables API discovery, governance, self-serve developer portals, monetization, and integration with AI agents through MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Buoyant do?
- Buoyant develops Linkerd, a service mesh platform for Kubernetes that enables organizations to build secure, reliable, and observable software infrastructure. The company serves enterprises and development teams managing containerized production systems.
- Who founded Buoyant?
- Buoyant was founded by William Morgan, Oliver Gould in 2015.
- Who are Buoyant's investors?
- Buoyant's investors include A.Capital Ventures, DCVC (Data Collective), Webb Investment Network, Benchmark, Buoyant Ventures Management, Llc, Fuel Capital.