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Buoyant

Buoyant

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://www.buoyant.io/

Last Round

VC Round

Mar 14, 2019

Total Funding Raised

$17.5M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Buoyant is a software company that develops open-source service mesh solutions for Kubernetes, designed to enhance security, reliability, and observability for cloud-native applications.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

DevOps & Containers, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Security, Cloud Security

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

Linkerdservice meshKubernetesmicroserviceskubernetes securitymutual TLSmTLSobservabilitycloud-native networkingcontainer orchestrationModel Context ProtocolMCPagentic AI infrastructureservice mesh proxysidecarless mesh

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Buoyant Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundMar 14, 2019
Series AJul 11, 2017
SeedApr 1, 2015

Key People

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Oliver Gould

Co-Founder CTO

Founding Team

William Morgan

CEO

Executive Team

Buoyant Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Buoyant investors
InvestorRounds
Benchmark CapitalVC Round, Series A
SV AngelSeed, Series A
GVVC Round
Webb Investment NetworkSeed, Series A
Fuel CapitalSeed, Series A
#ANGELSSeries A
A. Capital VenturesVC Round, Seed, Series A

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  • Jul 20, 2026

    Open roles increased from 0 to 30, representing 86% of headcount.

  • Apr 1, 2015

    $3.5M raised from DCVC, A. Capital, and others.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range35
Year Founded2015
Last FundingMar 14, 2019

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