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Comment: What makes this promotional is that this is just you telling the world about this business. We want to see what independent and reliable secondary sources have said about it. The lack of such sources is also the reason why there is no evidence that this company is notable. DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:10, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
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FOSSA is a San Francisco-based software company. It offers products for managing open source license compliance, vulnerabilities, and software bill of materials (SBOM) reports in software development.[1] [2]
History
editFOSSA was founded by CEO Kevin Wang in 2015. In September 2019, the company announced a Series A round led by Bain Capital Ventures (along with Costanoa Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners).[3] In October 2020, FOSSA announced a Series B round that also included Bain Capital Venture and Costanoa Ventures, in addition to Canvas Ventures.[4]
In August 2024, FOSSA acquired StackShare, an online community used by developers discuss tools and tech stacks.[5]
Products and Services
editFOSSA provides products for managing open source license compliance and security.[6] The company also has a product for SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) management. [7]
Partnerships
edit- DigiCert: In October 2024, digital certificate provider DigiCert announced a partnership with FOSSA to integrate FOSSA products with DigiCert’s IoT Device Trust Manager.[8]
- New Relic: In December 2024, cloud observability company New Relic introduced an integration with FOSSA as part of New Relic Security (Security RX).[9]
- CodeSecure: In April 2025, FOSSA and application security provider CodeSecure announced a partnership to combine open source and binary code analysis capabilities.[10]
References
edit- ^ "FOSSA Scoops Up $23.2M Series B". vcnewsdaily.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "5 SBOM tools to start securing the software supply chain | TechTarget". Search Security. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Vernon Hills Native Kevin Wang Named to Forbes '30 Under 30' List". Vernon Hills, IL Patch. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "FOSSA Scoops Up $23.2M Series B". vcnewsdaily.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Davis, Dominic-Madori (2024-08-01). "Open source startup FOSSA is buying StackShare, a site used by 1.5M developers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Top OSS SCA Tools | Wiz". wiz.io. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "CodeSecure Integrates with FOSSA | DEVOPSdigest". www.devopsdigest.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "FDA-Ready Security With DigiCert And FOSSA | DigiCert". www.digicert.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "New Relic Security RX and FOSSA integration | New Relic". newrelic.com. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "CodeSecure Integrates with FOSSA | DEVOPSdigest". www.devopsdigest.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
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