Portainer.io began in 2017 as Portainer CE, an open-source tool for managing containers in Docker Swarm and has since evolved into a universal container management platform with a Kubernetes GUI and support for Docker, Docker Swarm and Azure ACI. The company also offers Portainer Business, an enterprise product that provides security and control for deploying containers in business-critical environments; Portainer Business launched in December 2020. Portainer is led by CEO Neil Cresswell and is based in Auckland, New Zealand. The company reports a community spanning 190 countries, 4.8 million total users and 500,000 regular monthly users. Portainer plans to use recent funding to drive worldwide user expansion and further product development, including scaling its enterprise offering. The product focus remains on simplifying container management across environments for both community and business customers. Portainer.io is a New Zealand software company that began in 2017 as an open-source product to simplify deployment and management of Docker Swarm environments. Its product has been downloaded more than two billion times and is used by about 500,000 users per month. The company is reporting 50% year-on-year growth and plans to launch Version 2.0, which includes an advanced open-source product and a commercial business edition supporting Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and Edge computing. Portainer positions itself to make Kubernetes accessible to everyday IT teams without requiring deep Kubernetes expertise. The team intends to use new funding to grow engineering resources globally, expand Kubernetes community uptake, and build traction for the commercial product. CEO and co-founder Neil Cresswell emphasizes bringing "expert simplicity" to complex cloud-native technologies.

Total raised

$7M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

May 2021