RapidFort Lands $42M to Scale Software Supply Chain Security

San Francisco-Based Startup Eyes AI Adjacencies and Supply Chain Risk Reduction Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • February 3, 2026

A supply chain security startup led by the ex-CEO of Percipio raised $42 million to bring years of internally developed technology into the commercial market.

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The Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital-led Series A funding will help San Francisco-based RapidFort reduce developer lift by delivering secure, clean images and tooling that integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, said founder and CEO Mehran Farimani. He said customer demand is driven by compliance, open-source risk and the growing complexity of containerized environments.

"We thought that it was a good idea to get additional investment to increase our firepower, especially on the GTM side, as we introduce the products that we've been building for the past four ...