Docker

App development platform

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501-1000 employees
  • B2B
  • Internal tools
  • SaaS
  • DevOps
  • Cloud Computing
China Basin, San Francisco, CA

Company mission

To increase the time developers spend on innovation, and decrease the time they spend on everything else.

Top investors

47% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Docker supplies a hub and desktop solution to simplify the workflow of app development teams. Originally known for popularising the idea of containerising software, it saw itself outpaced by Kubernetes. However, the company has identified a problem with the growing complexity of containerisation, with some apps consisting of dozens or even hundreds of containers - which is what it now addresses.

Docker has had a difficult time in the recent past, with 2019 seeing it sell off its enterprise business, reduce its workforce by hundreds, and change its leadership team. As a well known brand and ecosystem for containerisation, however, it aims to lure developers back to its product as well as to take advantage of the growing global demand for app development.

Returning to focus on developers rather than large companies was certainly a gamble, but one that seems to have paid off. The company has returned to profitability and raised Series C funding in 2022, which is cited to fund hiring new talent, ramping up its business, and continuing to develop and refine its product. It's also embarked on a series of acquisitions to

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Benefits

  • 100% company paid medical premiums for employees and dependents
  • Quarterly Hackathons
  • Flexible Time Off Policy
  • “Whaleness” Days — At least 1 company wide day off per month
  • Employer Paid Holidays
  • Generous Maternity and Parental Leave
  • Home Office Set Up Budget
  • Monthly Technology Stipend
  • Training Allowances
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Virtual and In-Person Social Events
  • Docker Swag
  • Virtual Coffee with Co-Workers

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

Mar 2022

$105m

SERIES C

Mar 2021

$23m

SERIES B

Total funding: $497.9m

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Leadership

Scott Johnston

(CEO, not founder)

Has been COO and CPO with Docker prior to CEO role. Before that was VP, Marketing & Product at Puppet and a Venture Partner at Alloy Ventures.

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