Docker is a developer tools and containerization platform company that was founded by Kamel Founadi, Solomon Hykes, and Sebastien Pahl, originally operating as dotCloud before being renamed Docker. Docker's Twitter Score is 35 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #27,624 (top 10%) among 498,348 tracked accounts.
Docker raised $105 million in a Series C funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures in 2022, bringing total funding to $163 million and valuing the company at $2.1 billion, per public reporting. Additional backers include Tribe Capital, Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Trinity Ventures, and Insight Venture Partners. Docker was previously affiliated with Mirantis.
Docker has accumulated 557,582 followers as of October 2026 across 27,274 posts on the platform. The account has been mentioned by 411 accounts, with 5,905 total mentions. Researchers have also drawn on Docker's containerization capabilities in academic contexts, including a 2024 paper exploring the use of Linux and Docker to emulate large blockchain networks for research and development purposes.
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The accounts that follow Docker include 192 founders, 40 angel investors, 40 influencers and 22 VCs, among them Balaji, Antonio Garca Martnez agm.eth, Zmanian, Tobi Lutke, Ran Neuner and Martin Shkreli.