David Carney

David Carney leads strategy at Tailscale, which builds a secure private networking platform that connects devices and services across networks. He co-founded the company in 2019; before that, he co-founded Format, serving as COO and later CFO.

Career

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Based in: Toronto

Tailscale

Mar 2019 — Present

Co-Founder

Format

Jan 2017 — Jan 2019

Co-Founder & CFO

Format

Jan 2015 — Jan 2017

Co-Founder & COO

Format

Jan 2012 — Jan 2015

Co-Founder & Full Stack Rails and iOS Developer

Form & Method

Feb 2010 — Dec 2012

Co-Founder

Unspace Interactive

Dec 2008 — Feb 2010

Software development contractor

Mate1.com

Jan 2007 — Jul 2008

Technical Project Manager

Net Integration Technologies

Oct 2002 — Jul 2003

Software Engineer

Transmeta

Jul 2001 — Sep 2002

Silicon Debug Engineer

University of Toronto

Master's studies

University of Waterloo

Bachelor's studies

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

Products & media

changelog.com

From Tailnet to Platform

David Carney discusses Tailscale’s direction, including TSIDP, TSNet, multiple tailnets, and Aperture.

Media appearance

tailscale.com

5 Things We’ve Learned From 5 Years of Tailscale

Carney reflects on lessons from building Tailscale, including product simplicity, reliability, and serving its users.

Writing

tailscale.com

Tailscale Has Reached General Availability

Carney explains Tailscale’s launch and the networking approach behind its mesh VPN.

Writing

tailscale.com

How Tailscale Grows Up Without Selling Out

Carney and CEO Avery Pennarun discuss Tailscale’s growth, funding, and plans in a company fireside chat.

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David Carney

Tailscale

Format

Format

Format

Form & Method

Unspace Interactive

Mate1.com

Net Integration Technologies

Transmeta

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

Products & media

From Tailnet to Platform

5 Things We’ve Learned From 5 Years of Tailscale

Tailscale Has Reached General Availability

How Tailscale Grows Up Without Selling Out

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