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FOSSA

Founded 2015 · 5 known investors

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FOSSA provides audit-grade open source license compliance software that scans codebases with full-text analysis to detect licenses, enforce policies, and automatically generate attribution documents. It serves both developer and legal teams by integrating license scanning into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLegalTechSaaS

Founders & leadership

FOSSA was founded in 2015 by Kevin Wang.

KWKevin Wang
Kevin WanginFounder & ChairmanCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS Capital

Investors · 5

MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M
Modern TechnicalSan Francisco · $500K – $1M
Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M
1517reportedTelluride · $50K – $1M
Jam FundreportedLos Angeles · $500K – $20Mvia Justin Mateen · inferred

Founder mafia

5 people who came through FOSSA went on to found or lead other companies.

Gary LittleBoard MemberFounded FoursquareAndy ChouBoard Member and InvestorFounded VentriloRob SzumskiHead of Applied AIFounded EdgeBitXin DingHead of ProductFounded AttuneYonas BeshawredHead of Product, StackShare (via acquisition)Founded StarSling

In the news

Spain-backed fund joins FOSSA’s sovereign satellite communications push - SpaceNewsspacenews.com · Jun 2026FOSSA raises €9.25 million to accelerate deployment of secure communications satellites and the development of new defence capabilities | FOSSAfossa.systems · Jun 2026Spanish IoT Startup FOSSA Secures $10M in Funding - Via Satellitesatellitetoday.com · Jun 2026FOSSA Raises a $23.2M Series B | FOSSA Blogfossa.com · Oct 2020FOSSA Raises $8.5 Million in Series A Funding, Led by Bain Capital Ventures and Costanoa Venturesprnewswire.com · Sep 2019FOSSA Raises $2.2 Million to Help Companies Manage Open Source Licenses; Releases Productprnewswire.com · Feb 2017

Frequently asked questions

What does FOSSA do?
FOSSA provides audit-grade open source license compliance software that scans codebases with full-text analysis to detect licenses, enforce policies, and automatically generate attribution documents. It serves both developer and legal teams by integrating license scanning into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.
Who founded FOSSA?
FOSSA was founded by Kevin Wang in 2015.
Who are FOSSA's investors?
FOSSA's investors include Metaplanet, Modern Technical, Norwest Venture Partners, 1517, Jam Fund.