Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Kohsuke Kawaguchi

Kohsuke Kawaguchi

Kohsuke Kawaguchi is a prominent software engineer and angel investor, best known as the creator of Jenkins.

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Angel1 portfolioSan Jose, United States

About

Kohsuke Kawaguchi is primarily known for his foundational work in open-source software, particularly Jenkins, an automation server for CI/CD. He co-founded Launchable, an AI platform for speeding up software testing, which was acquired by CloudBees in 2024. He also acts as an angel investor, supporting companies in the DevOps and cloud infrastructure space.

Key facts

At-a-glance profile data

Website
kohsuke.org
Type
Angel
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Portfolio companies
1
Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sector focus
AI
DevOps
Software Development
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery

Recent investments

Recent funding rounds Kohsuke Kawaguchi took part in
DateCompanyRoundAmount
4 Aug 2026RWXSeries A$12M
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What companies has Kohsuke Kawaguchi invested in?

Kohsuke Kawaguchi has invested in RWX.