When was Basecamp founded?

Basecamp was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is Basecamp located?

Basecamp is headquartered in Chicago, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Basecamp?

Jason Fried, Zach Gordon and Tyler Gordon s of Basecamp. Jason Fried has also founded 2 companies and is angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Basecamp have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Basecamp is 176.

Is Basecamp a funded company?

Basecamp is a funded company, having raised a total of $56M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Unattributed round, raised on Jul 01, 2006.

When was the latest funding round of Basecamp?

Basecamp's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on 2015, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Basecamp rank among its competitors?

Basecamp ranks 10th amongst 2032 active competitors, of which 180 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Rocketlane, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Basecamp?

Basecamp's top competitors include Smartsheet, monday.com and Airtable. Among them, Rocketlane secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Basecamp - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Cloud based platform offering software for project management. The product features are message boards, assigning tasks and managing to do lists, scheduling, sharing docs and files, etc. The product is available in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store on a subscription based pricing plan.

Website: basecamp.com
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Email ID: *****@basecamp.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1999

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$56M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, 2015, $*****

Investors

Bezos Expeditions & 2 more

Ranked

10^th among 2032 active competitors

Employee Count

176 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Smartsheet & 2836 more

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Basecamp is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Basecamp Development ApS CIN: 41755563 , Denmark, Deadpooled	Oct 11, 2020	-	-

Basecamp has raised a total funding of $56M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 01, 2006. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Basecamp has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Basecamp:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2015	5530	Series B	5912	3092	4350	1373
Mar 2011	8917522	Series B	4267666	7493080	1417942	7724769
Jul 01, 2006	2229974	Unattributed	6808245	7190521	5649513	Bezos Expeditions

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The founders of Basecamp are Jason Fried and Ernest Kim. Zach Gordon is the CEO of Basecamp.

Here are the details of Basecamp's key team members:

Jason Fried: Co-Founder & CEO of Basecamp and founder of 2 other companies, One.com and 37signals. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Ernest Kim: Co-Founder of Basecamp and founder of 1 other company.
Zach Gordon: Co-CEO of Basecamp.
Tyler Gordon: Co-CEO of Basecamp.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Basecamp's employee count trend

Basecamp has 176 employees as of May 26. Here is Basecamp's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Basecamp include Smartsheet, monday.com and Airtable. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Basecamp, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Smartsheet 2005, Bellevue (United States), Acquired	Cloud based suite solutions for enterprise project management	$121M	Insight Partners, Madrona & 11 others	83/100
2nd	monday.com 2012, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public	Cloud-based platform offering suite solutions for project management	$235M	Genesis Partners, Entree Capital & 19 others	83/100
3rd	Airtable 2013, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Cloud and AI based low code workflow and app development platform	$1.35B	CRV, Caffeinated Capital & 58 others	82/100
4th	Notion 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Developer of an AI-powered workspace for team collaboration and productivity	$418M	Index Ventures, First Round Capital & 40 others	81/100
5th	Asana 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public	Cloud-based platform offering project management software	$453M	Generation Investment Management, Benchmark ... & 30 others	79/100
6th	Clickup 2016, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Developer of a platform providing project management and team collaboration	$535M	Georgian, Craft Ventures & 7 others	78/100
7th	Anaplan 2006, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud-based platform for scenario planning, analysis, and reporting	$300M	Premji Invest, Meritech & 28 others	77/100
8th	Pigment 2019, Paris (France), Series D	Business planning and project management platform for businesses	$397M	Iconiq Capital, Meritech & 11 others	73/100
9th	Rocketlane 2020, Wilmington (United States), Series C	Provider of professional services and onboarding software for modern teams	$105M	Nexus Venture Partners, 8VC & 19 others	71/100
10th	Basecamp 1999, Chicago (United States), Series B	Cloud based platform offering software for project management	$56M	Bezos Expeditions, Bring & 1 others	69/100