Puppet
11 known investors
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Priyanka Mitraunlockedknows Luke Kanies · together at Wallaroo (overlapped)
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Puppet 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.
Founders & leadership
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Luke KaniesFounder and executive chairperson2016–2022Luke Kanies founded Puppet, which provides infrastructure automation and configuration management tools, and Clickety. He has interests in automation, decentralization, and worker empowerment.
Investors · 11
Linus VenturesPrinceton
BlackRockreportedWilmington
Ciscoreported · 2 sourcesPalo Alto
Cisco InvestmentsreportedSan Jose
GV (Google Ventures)reportedMountain View · $250K – $50M
Kleiner Perkinsreported · 2 sourcesMenlo Park · $500K – $15M
Radar Partnersreported
Triangle Peak PartnersreportedPalo Alto
True Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M
Also in the syndicate · 2
EDBIVMware
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountventure roundJun 2018
Cisco (lead), EDBI, Kleiner Perkins, True Ventures, VMware
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Puppet went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Puppet do?
- Puppet 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.
- Who founded Puppet?
- Puppet was founded by Luke Kanies.
- Who are Puppet's investors?
- Puppet's investors include Linus Ventures, BlackRock, Cisco, Cisco Investments, GV (Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, Radar Partners, Triangle Peak Partners and 1 more.