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What is Chainguard stock worth?

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. Its customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and

Estimated share price

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Chainguard has an observed estimated price: most recent data 2026-09-15, daily history back to 2024-07-28.

Estimated from live trades and accepted bids across employer liquidity programs, institutional trades, broker trades, and pre-IPO marketplaces. Private shares are illiquid and transfer-restricted; estimates are educational, not an offer or advice. The preview above is blurred and illustrative. How this is calculated

About Chainguard

Employees
720
Founded
2021
Industry
Computer and Network Security, IT Services and IT Consulting, Professional Services
Website
chainguard.dev

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If you hold options, leaving usually starts a post-termination exercise clock, often 90 days. Miss it and vested options can expire worthless; exercise blindly and you may owe real money (including possible AMT) on shares you can't yet sell. Neither panic nor autopilot is a plan. Knowing your window, your exercise cost, and the current estimated price is.

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Chainguard in the last 12 months

  • 1 funding round
  • 1 partnership or customer win

Covered by 10 distinct publications since 2025-08-13.

Chainguard news timeline

Reported before Chainguard’s latest mark

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Is Chainguard a public company?

No. Chainguard is privately held, which is exactly why its share price doesn't show up in your brokerage app. The company (founded in 2021, operating in computer and network security, with roughly 720 employees) remains private even at that scale. Its shares still change hands between eligible buyers and sellers on the secondary market, producing an observable estimated price.

What is Chainguard's stock price?

Chainguard has an observed estimated share price from secondary-market activity, updated as new data is observed. Its observed price history runs back to 2024-07-28. ExitCue members see the current estimate and its full history free, along with what their own grants are approximately worth at that price.

Can you sell Chainguard stock before an IPO?

Sometimes. Private-share sales depend on Chainguard's transfer restrictions, rights of first refusal, and whether the company runs tender offers or permits secondary sales. Your grant documents and the company's policies govern, but "hard to sell today" is not the same as "worth zero."

What happens to my Chainguard options if I leave?

Most option grants have a post-termination exercise window, commonly 90 days, sometimes longer, after which unexercised options expire worthless. The exact terms are in your grant documents. ExitCue reads those documents, tracks the deadline, and reminds you before the window closes.

How much is my Chainguard equity worth?

Multiply what you hold by the estimated share price, separating vested from unvested, and netting out strike prices for options. That's precisely the arithmetic ExitCue does for you, continuously, at the current observed estimate. It's an educational estimate, not a guarantee, and a far better anchor than the $0 the internet suggests.

What's the difference between Chainguard's 409A valuation and what its shares trade at?

The 409A is a tax-compliance appraisal, usually conservative, used to set option strike prices. Secondary-market pricing reflects what buyers and sellers actually agree to. The two frequently differ, which is why evaluating an offer on the 409A alone undersells (or oversells) it.

When will Chainguard IPO?

Unless Chainguard has publicly announced a listing, nobody knows, including the people who sound confident on forums. The practical upside of secondary markets is that you don't have to wait for an IPO to know approximately what the shares trade at.

Do my unvested Chainguard RSUs count for anything?

Unvested equity isn't yours yet, but it has an estimable value and a schedule. Seeing vested and unvested value separately, in dollars at the current estimated price, turns "some RSUs" into a number you can plan around.

General educational information, not advice about your specific situation. Grant terms vary; your documents govern.

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