# Deno

> Deno Land Inc. develops an open-source JavaScript and TypeScript runtime and sells cloud hosting, isolated compute, and enterprise runtime support. Founded by Ryan Dahl and Bert Belder, it combines built-in development tools, web-standard APIs, and explicit permissions with support for the existing Node and npm ecosystem.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Diego, United States
- **Founders:** Ryan Dahl (Co-founder and CEO), Bert Belder (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Deno Runtime, Deno Deploy, Deno Sandbox, Fresh, JSR
- **Notable:** Announced funding totals US$25.9 million across the seed and Series A rounds., Released Deno 1.0 in May 2020 and Deno 2 in October 2024., Created JSR and announced independent governance in February 2025.

## Products & services

- **Deno Runtime** — MIT-licensed JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime built with Rust and V8; includes development tools and opt-in access permissions.
- **Deno Deploy** — Managed serverless application hosting with framework detection, GitHub delivery, databases, logs, traces, and metrics; the newer platform reached GA in February 2026.
- **Deno Sandbox** — API-controlled Linux microVMs for untrusted code, with network policies and host-bound secret injection; launched in beta.
- **Fresh** — Deno web framework using server rendering and interactive islands; version 1.0 launched with zero client JavaScript by default.
- **JSR** — Free, open-source TypeScript-first ES module registry serving multiple JavaScript runtimes, with generated documentation.
- **Deno for Enterprise** — Runtime support with a dedicated Slack channel, response commitments, and prioritized feature requests.
- **Subhosting** — Infrastructure for platforms that run customer-supplied applications; legacy v1 users were directed to migrate to the newer Deploy platform.
- **Deno KV** — Key-value storage integrated with the runtime and managed Deploy service.
- **Claw Patrol** — Open-source agent firewall designed to enforce policies outside agents across protocols including HTTP and Postgres.
- **Deno Desktop** — Experimental Deno 2.9 command for building native desktop applications using webviews and a TypeScript backend.

## Achievements

- Announced funding totals US$25.9 million across the seed and Series A rounds.
- Released Deno 1.0 in May 2020 and Deno 2 in October 2024.
- Created JSR and announced independent governance in February 2025.
- New Deno Deploy platform reached general availability in February 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — New Deno Deploy reached GA; Deno Sandbox launched in beta with Linux microVMs and network-bound secrets.
- **2026-05** — Claw Patrol introduced an open-source security firewall for agents.
- **2026-06** — Deno 2.9 introduced experimental desktop application building and support for additional package-manager lockfiles.
- **2026-07** — Documentation specified July 20 as the shutdown date for Deploy Classic and the subhosting v1 API; migration guidance points to the newer platform.

## Links

- Website: https://deno.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/deno/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/deno_land
- GitHub: https://github.com/denoland
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@deno_land
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/deno.land

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Last updated: 2026-10-03