Manifest generates Software Bills of Materials and AI Bills of Materials that expose hidden dependencies and vulnerabilities in software supply chains. Its founders bring Palantir and Defense Digital Service national-security experience.
The company serves defense and critical infrastructure customers including the United States Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security, and Anduril, giving it validated adoption in security-sensitive environments.
Manifest competes with established software composition analysis and supply chain security vendors that offer broader SBOM tooling and integrations. Software supply chain transparency standards and regulations are still evolving, which affects demand timing.
As a company founded in 2022, Manifest's product breadth and enterprise footprint are still building relative to incumbent security platforms.
Manifest provides a software and AI supply chain transparency platform that generates Software Bills of Materials to expose hidden vulnerabilities in codebases and AI systems. It is expanding toward AI Bills of Materials for AI systems.
The company serves the United States Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security, Anduril, and Fortune 500 customers. Manifest is led by co-founders Marc Frankel and Daniel Bardenstein and is backed by Ensemble VC.
