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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · github.com

Sector: Software
Headquarters: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Founded: 2012
Latest Form D: $251M, Aug 2015
Total capital: $351M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $351M; 2 Form D · last Aug 2015; 135 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $77K; 2 awards · Treasury; Rank in Software#31 of 4096
Granted patents: 16; 7 pending · first 2017; Rank in peer group#89 of 2705

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$251M
Dec 2013Federal contractTreasury · Github Enterprise$48K
Jan 2013Federal contractTreasury · Github Licenses For Cfpb$29K
Aug 2012Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$99.5M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 2705 peers

Line = median

Software · Platform

Granted patents#89 · top 3%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Christopher WanstrathExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Chris WanstrathExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jim GoetzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Julio AvalosExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Peter LevineDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Phillip HyettExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Scott ChaconExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ted NymanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Thomas WernerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Vlado HermanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 16 granted of 23

Jul 21, 2020GrantedDecoupled Maintenance And Repository Synchronization Error DetectionUSPTOUS 10,719,388
May 26, 2020GrantedUsing Read Weight Affinities To Optimize The Reading Of Block Cache DataUSPTOUS 10,666,719
Apr 7, 2020GrantedResponse CachingUSPTOUS 10,616,291

Show all 23 patent records

Decoupled Maintenance And Repository Synchronization Error DetectionJul 21, 2020 · US 10,719,388Granted
Using Read Weight Affinities To Optimize The Reading Of Block Cache DataMay 26, 2020 · US 10,666,719Granted
Response CachingApr 7, 2020 · US 10,616,291Granted
Generating A Semantic DiffFeb 11, 2020 · US 10,558,737Granted
Efficient Repository Migration And StorageOct 22, 2019 · US 10,452,304Granted
Remote Procedure Calls In A Replicated Server SystemAug 27, 2019 · US 10,394,553Granted
Determining Whether Continuous Byte Data Of Inputted Data Includes CredentialJul 2, 2019 · US 10,339,297Granted
Using Read Weight Affinities To Optimize The Reading Of Block Cache DataJan 22, 2019 · US 10,187,457Granted
Efficient Repository Migration And StorageDec 11, 2018 · US 10,152,265Granted
Distributed Code Repository With Limited Synchronization LockingOct 30, 2018 · US 10,114,833Granted
Decoupled Maintenance And Repository Synchronization Error DetectionOct 16, 2018 · US 10,102,084Granted
Distributed code repository with limited synchronization lockingMay 22, 2018 · US 9,977,786Granted
Determining Whether Continuous Byte Data Of Inputted Data Includes CredentialMar 13, 2018 · US 9,916,438Granted
Remote Procedure Calls In A Replicated Server SystemNov 28, 2017 · US 9,830,147Granted
Comparison GraphSep 21, 2017 · Application 15382346Pending
Detecting User Credentials From Inputted DataApr 11, 2017 · US 9,619,670Granted
Comparison GraphJan 31, 2017 · US 9,557,968Granted
Using read weight affinities to optimize the reading of block cache dataApplication 62285016Pending
Response CachingApplication PCTUS2016057467Pending
Efficiently Detecting User CredentialsApplication PCTUS2015066502Pending
Efficient Repository Migration And StorageApplication 62153911Pending
Distributed Code Repository With Limited Synchronization LockingApplication PCTUS2016061685Pending
Generating A Semantic DiffApplication PCTUS2018041217Pending

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.