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We build a compliance solution that is simple, transparent, and open for everyone to use

Our Story

As engineering and operations leaders, we've repeatedly felt the pain of underinvestment in tools, processes, and automation -especially when it comes to security and compliance. Our expertise building security and compliance programs across companies and industries has taught us that treating compliance as a seasonal effort leads to rushed tests, last-minute evidence gathering, and crossed fingers during audits.

We know there is a better way!

Openlane brings clarity, control, an automation to modern compliance. Our passion is helping growing companies get compliant faster -with fewer spreadsheets and less guesswork. We believe security and compliance should be accessible to all. Our vision is a future where individuals and enterprises collaborate to tackle endless cyber threads and manage risk - together.

Openlane founders in a heated Texas vs KC BBQ debate

Openlane founders in a heated Texas vs KC BBQ debate

Post escape room defeat in San Antonio - maybe stick to compliance?

Post escape room defeat in San Antonio - maybe stick to compliance?

Kelsey and Matt plotting world-class compliance tools

Kelsey and Matt plotting world-class compliance tools

Matt and Sarah hunting down a particularly sneaky bug

Matt and Sarah hunting down a particularly sneaky bug

Openlane founders in a heated Texas vs KC BBQ debate

Openlane founders in a heated Texas vs KC BBQ debate

Post escape room defeat in San Antonio - maybe stick to compliance?

Post escape room defeat in San Antonio - maybe stick to compliance?

Kelsey and Matt plotting world-class compliance tools

Kelsey and Matt plotting world-class compliance tools

Matt and Sarah hunting down a particularly sneaky bug

Matt and Sarah hunting down a particularly sneaky bug

Our ethos

Here’s what drives us at Openlane

Be Additive.

A rising tide lifts all boats. We create an environment that encourages and inspires growth, both for individuals and for the open source communities as a whole.

Be Hungry.

Makers don’t wait. When we see a problem, we don’t expect someone to fix it or tell us what to do. Instead, we take initiative, find creative ways around it, and send a pull request to solve it.

Be Honest.

We share our context with transparency and have conversations in the open. We prefer to be intellectually honest instead of sugarcoating the truth to avoid potential conflict.

Meet the team

Kelsey Waters

Kelsey Waters

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Past: Senior Director, Operations at Equinix

Sarah Funkhouser

Sarah Funkhouser

Head of Engineering & Co-founder

Past: Senior Manager, Delivery Engineering at Equinix

Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson

Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder

Past: Director, Delivery Engineering at Equinix