Manifest

Manifest provides software and AI supply chain security solutions focused on managing Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) and AI Bills of Materials (AIBOMs). The company was founded in 2022 by alumni from the Department of Defense, CISA, and Palantir in response to the Log4Shell vulnerability, which exposed how enterprises lacked visibility into open source components within their software. The Manifest Platform operationalizes SBOM and AIBOM intelligence to help organizations identify and manage software supply chain risks. The platform enables organizations to understand which components are present in both internally developed and third-party software. In 2025, the company launched Manifest AI Risk, a product designed to secure and manage AI models and datasets, addressing the emerging field of AI supply chain security. Manifest serves critical infrastructure sectors, Fortune 500 enterprises, federal civilian agencies, and defense organizations. The company's customers span healthcare, automotive, financial services, and the defense industrial base. The platform addresses the challenge of software transparency by providing visibility into software components without requiring weeks or months of manual analysis. The company is backed by venture capital firms including XYZ Venture Capital, Box Group, First Round Capital, and Homebrew. Manifest's advisory board includes former government officials and cybersecurity executives with backgrounds in CISA, NSA, and the U.S. Congress.