Chef
Founded 2008 · 156 employees on LinkedIn · 13 known investors
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Chef provides a platform for automating infrastructure operations and DevOps workflows across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform combines configuration management, compliance automation, and workflow orchestration for enterprise teams.
Founders & leadership
Chef was founded in 2008 by Adam Jacob.
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Adam JacobinFounder · CTO2006–2019
Investors · 13
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M
Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M
Millennium Technology Value PartnersBelgrade
Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M
Webb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K
Bloomberg BetareportedSan Francisco · $25K – $1M
Bold Capital PartnersreportedSanta Monica
Construct CapitalreportedWashington · $2M – $6M
HCVCreportedParis · $100K – $1M
MaC Venture CapitalreportedLos Angeles · $500K – $2M
MFV PartnersreportedSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $5M
Promus VenturesreportedChicago
Siddhi CapitalreportedMeridian
Competitors · 6
by search overlap
Netezza356 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.
Atlassian234 shared keywordsAtlassian offers a teamwork platform combining project planning, knowledge management, and AI orchestration tools for teams and their AI agents. Its products help organizations plan, execute, and deliver work at scale.
Spiceworks184 shared keywordsSocial business network for IT that is transforming how $1 trillion worth of technology products and services is marketed and sold each year to small and mid-sized businesses worldwide.
Puppet145 shared keywordsPuppet provides infrastructure automation and configuration management tools that help government agencies enforce security compliance, automate system hardening, and maintain audit readiness across on-premises and cloud environments.
Upguard142 shared keywordsUpGuard provides a platform for managing cybersecurity risk, including third-party vendor and supply chain risk assessment. It is aimed at organizations seeking to evaluate and monitor the security posture of their vendors.
ArrowPoint128 shared keywordsCisco provides networking, data center, and security technology for enterprises, including infrastructure to run traditional and AI workloads and tools to keep organizations running against cyberattacks and outages. Its platform connects networking devices and monitors security events across corporate networks.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Chef do?
- Chef provides a platform for automating infrastructure operations and DevOps workflows across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform combines configuration management, compliance automation, and workflow orchestration for enterprise teams.
- Who founded Chef?
- Chef was founded by Adam Jacob in 2008.
- Who are Chef's investors?
- Chef's investors include Amplify Partners, Battery Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Threshold Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Bloomberg Beta, Bold Capital Partners, Construct Capital and 5 more.