RapidFort has raised $42 million in Series A funding to advance its platform for continuous software supply chain security. Led by Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital, the investment will fuel growth as the company addresses the urgent need to move beyond vulnerability detection to automated, machine-speed remediation, especially in an AI-accelerated development and threat landscape.
RapidFort raises a $42M Series A led by Blue Cloud Ventures and Forgepoint Capital.
The platform focuses on continuous, automated vulnerability remediation.
It offers a catalog of near-zero-CVE, hardened container images.
The solution reduces attack surface by removing unused components at runtime.
It is built for regulated environments and compliance frameworks.
Funding will accelerate go-to-market, product innovation, and enterprise adoption.
The funding arrives as vulnerability exploitation accounts for a growing share of data breaches, nearly matching credential abuse. RapidFort's premise is that the traditional model of scanning and manual patching is insufficient against AI-accelerated software delivery and attacks. The platform is designed to embed automated remediation directly into CI/CD workflows, continuously eliminating vulnerabilities as software is built and shipped, rather than merely identifying them for later action.
RapidFort combines several capabilities to achieve its "remediation at machine speed" goal. This includes automated vulnerability removal, a comprehensive catalog of pre-hardened, near-zero-CVE container images for major Linux distributions, and runtime intelligence that analyzes behavior to strip out unused components, reducing the attack surface by up to 90%. This end-to-end approach aims to harden software from build through production.
The platform is engineered for modern, fast-paced development environments while also meeting the stringent requirements of regulated sectors. It supports compliance programs like FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIS2 with continuous risk reduction and auditable controls. This dual focus on developer velocity and enterprise-grade security is central to its value proposition for both startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Investors highlight the platform's proactive stance. "RapidFort is the only platform that combines comprehensive profiling, automated rebuilding, intelligent patching, and continuous validation at enterprise scale," said Ernie Bio of Forgepoint Capital. The Series A funding will accelerate the company's mission to define a new standard in software supply chain security by making continuous vulnerability elimination a foundational part of the software delivery lifecycle.
About RapidFort
RapidFort delivers the modern software supply chain security platform built for the AI era. Through automated vulnerability remediation, curated near-zero-CVE container images, runtime intelligence, and continuous hardening, RapidFort helps organizations eliminate vulnerabilities at the speed of development and accelerate compliance readiness. From startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, RapidFort enables teams to reduce attack surface, shrink security debt, and ship safer software with less overhead.
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