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FOSSA

Generates SBOMs, analyzes software risk

Overview

FOSSA provides software supply chain risk management through SBOM generation, ingestion, analysis, and operationalization, along with Software Composition Analysis (SCA) for license compliance and vulnerability prioritization. It scans code and dependencies to build SBOMs and analyzes them for regulatory requirements and risk, while automating open source license management and prioritizing vulnerabilities with workflow integrations into development and security processes. The platform emphasizes enterprise-scale SBOM generation and operationalization and combines SCA capabilities for licenses and vulnerabilities in one tool. Its goal is to help organizations reduce software supply chain risk, achieve regulatory compliance, and improve software transparency.

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About FOSSA

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Why FOSSA is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareCybersecurity

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$33.9M

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • Spring 2026 added malware detection, custom risk scores, and release-group comparison.
  • FOSSA acquired EdgeBit on 2025-09-29, expanding from scanning into automated fixing.
  • FOSSA's 2025 StackShare acquisition and 2026 product cadence broaden enterprise developer visibility.

What critics are saying

  • Big players like Snyk and Mend dominate developer trust and platform budgets in 2026.
  • EdgeBit and StackShare integrations create execution risk if customers resist product consolidation.
  • Software supply-chain compliance spending depends on regulation; stalled mandates quickly weaken FOSSA's urgency.

What makes FOSSA unique

  • FOSSA combines SBOMs, vulnerability triage, and license compliance in one enterprise workflow.
  • Custom Risk Scores let enterprises replace CVSS with internal context, not generic severity.
  • fossabot now spans GitHub and GitLab tiers, adding automated dependency-upgrade remediation.

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Funding

Total Funding

$33.9M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$35M
$30M
$45M
$65M
$100M

Benefits

  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-5%
EIN Presswire
Oct 6th, 2026
The Top SCA software vendors according to the FeaturedCustomers Fall 2026 Customer Success Report.

The Top SCA software vendors according to the FeaturedCustomers Fall 2026 Customer Success Report. October 06, 2026, 15:00 GMT FeaturedCustomers releases the Fall 2026 Software Composition Analysis Software Customer Success Report. COOPER CITY, FL, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - Today FeaturedCustomers published the Fall 2026 Software Composition Analysis Software Customer Success Report to give prospects better insight on which Software Composition Analysis Software would work best for their business according to real customer references. The highest rated vendors according to the Fall 2026 Software Composition Analysis Software Customer Success Report are: Market Leaders - Contrast Security, Datadog, GitLab, JFrog, Mend, Snyk, Sonatype, and Veracode were given the highest "Market Leader" award. Market Leaders are vendors with a substantial customer base & market share. Market Leaders have the highest ratio of customer reference content, content quality score, and social media presence relative to company size. Top Performers - Aikido, Anchore, Apiiro, Black Duck, CAST, Checkmarx, and Semgrep were awarded "Top Performer" honors. Top Performers are vendors with significant market presence and enough customer reference content to validate their vision. Top Performers' products are highly rated by its customers but have not achieved the customer base and scale of a Market Leader relative to company size. Rising Stars - Cycode, FOSSA, Jit, Qwiet AI, and Revenera were awarded the "Rising Star" honor. Rising Stars are vendors that do not have the market presence of Market Leaders or Top Performers but understand where the market is going and has disruptive technology. Rising Stars have been around long enough to establish momentum and a minimum amount of customer reference content along with a growing social presence. About the Fall 2026 Software Composition Analysis Software Customer Success Report: The customer success report is based on over 2,000 pieces of verified customer reference content. A vendor's overall customer success score is reached via a weighted average of their Content, Market Presence, and Company Scores. Of the vendors listed in the FeaturedCustomers' Software Composition Analysis Software category, 20 vendors met the minimum requirements needed to be considered for the customer success report. About FeaturedCustomers: FeaturedCustomers, the world's only customer reference platform for B2B business software and services, helps potential B2B buyers research and discover business software and services through vendor validated customer reference content such as customer testimonials, success stories, case studies, and customer videos. Every day the platform helps influence the purchasing decisions of thousands of B2B buyers in the final stages of their buying cycle from Fortune 500 companies to SMB's. For more information, visit https://www.featuredcustomers.com. Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above. You just read: October 06, 2026, 15:00 GMT EIN Presswire's priority is author transparency. We do our best to weed out false and misleading content. The content above is the sole responsibility of the author who makes it available. If you have any complaints, kindly contact the author above. Maggie Mei FeaturedCustomers +1 888-763-8927

FOSSA
Sep 30th, 2025
FOSSA Acquires EdgeBit: From Scanning to Updating

FOSSA has acquired EdgeBit, which pioneered automated dependency updates using a world-class static analysis engine.

TechCrunch
Aug 1st, 2024
Open source startup FOSSA is buying StackShare, a site used by 1.5M developers | TechCrunch

Open source compliance and security platform FOSSA has acquired developer community platform StackShare, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. 

Artificial Lawyer
May 23rd, 2024
Legal Innovators California Sponsors – A Legal Tech Treasure Trove!

On June 4 and 5 the Legal Innovators California conference takes place in San Francisco. Joining us will be more than two dozen companies at the frontier of legal tech and innovation. Here are our sponsors – and what an incredible group they are. Check all of them out below:Headline Sponsor Private Practice Day: StenoHeadline Sponsor In-House Day: SimpleDocsDisputes:StenoRelativityJus MundiClearbriefContracting, Contract Data Management + Legal AI AssistantsSimpleDocsTangibleAvvokaLegalOn TechnologiesHarveyRedactableeBreviaEtainRecitalCentariCallidusLawDroidALSP, Consulting + Advisory:Gravity StackFlatiron Law GroupSkillburst (Digital Learning)ClearyXDWFUnitedLexLegal Ops, Workflows + Risk Management:FossaCohesoAbstractincorporightSimpleClosure–So, if you want to see what’s really happening now in legal tech and innovation, and would like to meet some of the leading companies in the sector, then come along to Legal Innovators California conference – on June 4 + 5 in San Francisco and find out. The event will take place at the CJM, 736 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103 and is across two days. For ticket information, please see here.Come along to what will be a great event in San Francisco focused on how the legal world is changing! Plus, you’ll get to meet the people and organisations right at the heart of this market evolution – and what a great group they are! See you there!

FOSSA
Mar 12th, 2024
Beyond Vulnerabilities: Understanding Package Health with FOSSA Quality

To help solve this problem, FOSSA, Inc. recently launched FOSSA Quality.

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