Black Duck Software
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Application security |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Doug Levin |
| Headquarters | , United States[1] |
Key people | Jason Schmitt, CEO |
Number of employees | 2,000[1] (2024) |
| Website | www |
Black Duck Software is a private company headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 2002 by Doug Levin. It develops and markets software and services for application security.
History
[edit]Black Duck was founded in December 2002 by Doug Levin. By 2009, it raised $38.5 million in venture capital funding[2] and $75.5 million was raised by 2017.[3] That year, it was acquired by Synopsys for $565 million[4] and became part of the "Synopsys Software Integrity Group".[1] As a division of Synopsys, Black Duck was combined with several other Synopsys acquisitions, such as code analysis company Coverity, interactive application security testing software Seeker, Cigital, and Codiscope.[5] In 2024, the Synopsys Software Integrity Group was sold to private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Francisco Partners for $2.1 billion.[6] The new owners rebranded the company back to its original "Black Duck Software" namesake.[1]
Products
[edit]Black Duck provides software and services for software development security testing.[1] The company initially focused on software that identified usage of open-source code and determined corresponding security and licensing risks. Over time, it expanded to various application security tools and services related to training, support, and development, for developers.[2][better source needed] In 2024, it also began using generative artificial intelligence to identify potential security risks for customers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Sweeney, Erica (November 20, 2024). "AI is helping one software security company send 5 times the number of threat alerts in record time". Business Insider. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Wauters, Robin (February 9, 2009). "Black Duck Software Gets $9.5 Million To Help You Ship Better Software More Quickly". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Kerner, Sean Michael (November 3, 2017). "Synopsys Set to Acquire Black Duck Software for $565M". eWEEK. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Franklin, Curtis; Analyst, Principal (November 3, 2017). "Synopsys Swallows Black Duck in $565M Deal". Dark Reading. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Kerner, Sean Michael (February 25, 2019). "Synopsys Looks to Improve Code Quality, Security With Polaris". eWEEK. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Wack, Chris (May 6, 2024). "Synopsys Selling Software Integrity Group to Clearlake Capital, Francisco Partners". WSJ. Retrieved August 13, 2025.