Docker was once the leader in business software, valued in 2015 at $ 1 billion, but according to CNBC reports today, but in Docker efforts to raise much-needed funds .
Reported that May was appointed as the CEO Rob Bearden recently wrote in an e-mail to employees, the company said in the letter hope to get more money to help.
"We have been working with investors to secure additional financing to continue the implementation of our strategy", Rob wrote in the letter: "I would like to share our current situation, we are currently working with two investors active negotiation, and final terms are being identified. "
Although Docker may be able to obtain additional funds, but it is after another to raise substantial funds found themselves in trouble early in the company. Docker such that the container is widely popular, but the Docker's core software is open source, anyone is free to download and modify, which means this can not be part of the core business profit on product sales of Docker can help companies manage deployment but not as high value subscription revenue software vendors as a substantial growth.
Currently Docker spokesman declined to comment.