When was Chef founded?

Chef was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Chef located?

Chef is headquartered in Seattle, United States.

How many employees does Chef have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Chef is 155.

Is Chef a funded company?

Chef is a funded company, having raised a total of $111M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Apr 24, 2009.

When was the latest funding round of Chef?

Chef's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on Sep 09, 2015, with participation from 7 investors.

Where does Chef rank among its competitors?

Chef ranks 80th amongst 1003 active competitors, of which 133 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Huntress, which secured $180M in Jun, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Chef?

Chef's top competitors include Cisco, Rapid7 and Imperva. Among them, Huntress secured the most recent funding round in June, 2024.

Chef - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Chef an acquired company?

Chef got acquired by Progress on Sep 08, 2020.

Company Details

Chef provides an infrastructure automation platform for applications. The software is used to streamline the task of configuring and maintaining the company's servers and can integrate with cloud-based platforms such as Rackspace and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud to automatically provision and configure new machines. It manages and automates large-scale infrastructure that includes features such as multi-tenancy, role-based access control, and reporting. The clients include Facebook, Nordstrom, Disney, and General Electric.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

Seattle, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$111M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Sep 09, 2015, $*****

Investors

DFJ Growth & 12 more

Ranked

80^th among 1003 active competitors

Employee Count

155 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Vulcano Security

Similar Companies

Gitlab & 571 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Progress (Sep 08, 2020)

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Chef is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Chef Software Inc. CIN: 263541864 , United States, Active	Sep 11, 2008	-	43 (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-

Chef got acquired by Progress on Sep 08, 2020 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Chef has raised a total funding of $111M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 24, 2009. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Sep 09, 2015 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. Chef has 13 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Chef:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 09, 2015	9655964	Series E	9827587	6176405	4808837	8046253
Dec 09, 2013	2567035	Series D	6383842	2070542	5724767	Amplify Partners & 4 more
Mar 26, 2012	2131506	Series C	4499404	1216445	Ignition Partners	Battery Ventures & 1 more

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The founders of Chef are Nathen Haneysmith, Barry Crist and Adam Jacob.

Here are the details of Chef's key team members:

Nathen Haneysmith: Co-Founder of Chef.
Barry Crist: Co-Founder & CEO of Chef.
Adam Jacob: Co-Founder of Chef.

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Chef's employee count trend

Chef has 155 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Chef's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Chef include Cisco, Rapid7 and Imperva. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Chef, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Greyrock Investments, Benson Family Private Equity ... & 27 others	83/100
2nd	Rapid7 2000, Boston (United States), Public	Provider of cybersecurity solutions for exposure management, threat intelligence, and response	$92.3M	Bain Capital Ventures, TCV & 4 others	77/100
3rd	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection	$54M	Meritech, Sprout Capital Partners & 6 others	77/100
4th	Quest Software 1987, Aliso Viejo (United States), Acquired	Provider of data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization solutions for enterprises	$11.5M	Insight Partners, Fisher Lynch Capital & 3 others	74/100
5th	Dell Technologies 1998, Round Rock (United States), Public	Provider of a suite of cyber security solutions	-	Silver Lake, Temasek & 1 others	73/100
6th	Bitdefender 2001, Bucharest (Romania), Series B	Provider of cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and managed security services	$7M	Vitruvian Partners, Axxess Capital & 1 others	73/100
7th	Barracuda 2003, Campbell (United States), Acquired	Cloud based network firewall solution for enterprise web and email	$176M	Sequoia Capital, Francisco Partners & 6 others	72/100
8th	Coro Cybersecurity 2014, Chicago (United States), Series D	Threat detection and prevention solution over wifi and cellular networks	$275M	Balderton Capital, JVP & 8 others	72/100
9th	Drata 2020, San Diego (United States), Series C	Risk assessment and management solutions for enterprises	$328M	GGV Capital, Iconiq Capital & 24 others	71/100
10th	Huntress 2015, Ellicott City (United States), Series D	Provider of managed security platform solutions for threat detection and response	$298M	Meritech, Sapphire Ventures & 9 others	71/100
80th	Chef 2008, Seattle (United States), Acquired	Infrastructure automation platform for applications	$111M	Section Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners ... & 11 others	48/100