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Tailscale

Zero-config mesh VPN built on WireGuard for secure networking.

Private Founded 2019 Toronto Canada Developer Tools
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Founders

4
A
Avery Pennarun
Co-founder & CEO
 B
Brad Fitzpatrick
Co-founder
 D
David Carney
Co-founder
 D
David Crawshaw
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

2

The companies and labs that produced Tailscale’s founders.

Google LiveJournal

The Tailscale diaspora

4 companies

People who worked at or founded Tailscale and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of TailscaleTailscaleTailscaleBrad FitzpatrickBrad FitzpatrickLiveJournalLiveJournalTailscale Inc.Tailscale Inc.Avery PennarunAvery PennarunTailscale Inc.Tailscale Inc.David CarneyDavid CarneyTailscale Inc.Tailscale Inc.
The Tailscale lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
A 1 founded
Tailscale Inc. 2019
B 2 founded
LiveJournal 1999 Tailscale Inc. 2019
D 1 founded
Tailscale Inc. 2019

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