FOSSA, a leading open-source compliance and security platform, has acquired StackShare, a developer community platform. The move aims to bridge the gap between compliance, security, and developer tools, impacting over 1.5 million developers who use StackShare to share and discuss their tech stacks. Integration of Developer Tools and Security FOSSA, valued at over $100 million, started as a tool to help developers manage open-source licenses. Over the years, it has evolved to offer security vulnerability management and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) management. This expansion has positioned FOSSA as a
Yonas Beshawred, the CEO of StackShare and countless other ventures, is a man not afraid to tell it as it is and this skill has worked in his favor. His venture, StackShare, a platform that allows software developers and tech companies to share their tools and how they use them, has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2014. What first started as a side project on a WordPress blog, StackShare has raised $7 million and reached 1M developers, engineers, CTOs, VPEs, architects, and founders. Although the journey