Matt Moore
Unicorn founderFounder at Chainguard
Kirkland, Washington, United States
FoundedChainguard$3.5B
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About
Matt Moore is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Chainguard, Inc., a company focused on software supply chain security. He co-founded the company with former colleagues after previously pursuing entrepreneurial projects within larger organizations.
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Chainguard's investors · 15
137 VenturesSan FranciscoAlpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAmplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2023Banana CapitalSeattle · $1 – $250K checks · since 2023General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2025Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025Mantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2025SignalRankSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023
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Co-founders at Chainguard
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Experience
- Chainguard, IncFounder and Chief Technology Officercurrent2021 — presentKirkland, Washington, United States
- VMwareSoftware Engineer2019 — 2021Bellevue, Washington
- GoogleUber TL (Knative / Cloud Run)2018 — 2019Fremont, WA
- GoogleUber TL (Container Tools)2016 — 2017Kirkland, WA
- GoogleTech Lead (gcr.io)2014 — 2015Kirkland, WA
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2012 — 2015Kirkland, WA
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2005 — 2012Redmond, Washington, United States
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityTeaching Assistant2004Greater Pittsburgh Region
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityUndergraduate Researcher2004
- Jera TechnologySummer Intern2001 — 2003
Skills & more
Docker2Compilers13Algorithms17C++11Debugging7C#5Programming6C3x86 Assembly3Optimization2ARM2Compiler Optimization1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Moore?
- Matt Moore is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Chainguard, Inc., a company focused on software supply chain security. He co-founded the company with former colleagues after previously pursuing entrepreneurial projects within larger organizations.
- Where does Matt Moore work?
- Matt Moore is Founder of Chainguard.
- What companies did Matt Moore found?
- Matt Moore founded Chainguard.
- Where did Matt Moore go to school?
- Matt Moore studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Discrete Math and Logic).
Founder mafias
Carnegie Mellon University mafia481
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Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenJonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3
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Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University730
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chainguard, Inc18
Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesSai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographerTom LoverroInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tristan HandyFounder, dbt Labs at Amplify Partners
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Also worked at VMware254
Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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