On April 7, 2021, WhiteSource announced that it has raised $75 million in Series D funding, led by Pitango Growth and joined by existing investors M12, Susquehanna Growth Equity and 83North. This additional round brings WhiteSource’s total funding to $121.2 million.
WhiteSource is an open source security management platform that automates the process of managing open source security and compliance: automatically checking the license and code security of every open source component to help developers work faster, smoother, or fix bugs faster.
WhiteSource was founded in 2011 with the vision to help enterprises meet all application security needs throughout the software development lifecycle. WhiteSource is used by more than 800 customers worldwide, representing a variety of verticals and sizes, including 23% of Fortune 100 companies, as well as industry leaders such as Microsoft, IBM, And Comcast. www.whitesourcesoftware.com.