Where is Bitly located?

Bitly is headquartered in New York City, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Bitly?

Shalin Jain, Alberto Padilla Luengas and Toby Gabriner s of Bitly.

How many employees does Bitly have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Bitly is 338.

Where does Bitly rank among its competitors?

Bitly ranks 2nd amongst 773 active competitors, of which 16 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Wishlink, which secured $17.5M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Bitly?

Bitly's top competitors include Linktr ee, Wishlink and Rebrandly. Among them, Wishlink secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Bitly - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Bitly is an early stage company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2008 by Ocean (Francis) H., Peter Stern, Jack Botein, Aashita Gupta, David Barkoe, Ravindra Waghmare, Yakov Livshits, Maria Grazia Vigliotti, Jaeho Ph.D. and Shree Pandey. It operates as a Provider of a platform for managing links and QR codes. Bitly has raised $12M in funding. The company has 773 active competitors, including 16 funded and 13 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Linktr ee, Wishlink and Rebrandly.

Company Details

Provider of a platform for managing links and QR codes. The platform offers tools for shortening URLs, creating QR codes, and generating mobile-friendly landing pages. It also provides features for link customization, branded links, and campaign tracking. The platform extends to digital business cards and integrations with other applications.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Early Stage

Total Funding

$12M

Investors

Lowercase Capital & 1 more

Ranked

2^nd among 773 active competitors

Employee Count

338 as on Sep 30, 2026

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Bitly has raised a total funding of $12M. Bitly has 2 institutional investors.

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The founders of Bitly are Ocean (Francis) H., Peter Stern, Jack Botein, Aashita Gupta, David Barkoe, Ravindra Waghmare, Yakov Livshits, Maria Grazia Vigliotti, Jaeho Ph.D. and Shree Pandey. Tanveer Singh and Tania Mazumdar are the CEOs of Bitly.

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

Ocean (Francis) H.: Carbon 13 | Cohort 6 Founder of Bitly and founder of 2 other companies, Ocean Francis H - CTO Founder and Carbon13.
Peter Stern: Former Founder of Bitly.
Jack Botein: Founder of Bitly and founder of 1 other company.
Aashita Gupta: Founder's Office: Corporate Strategy of Bitly.
David Barkoe: Co-Founder/Partner of Bitly.

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Bitly's employee count trend

Bitly has 338 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Bitly's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Bitly include Linktr ee, Wishlink and Rebrandly. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bitly, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Linktr ee 2016, Australia, Series B	Provider of a platform for managing and monetizing online content	$166M	Index Ventures, Coatue & 15 others	78/100
2nd	Bitly 2008, New York City (United States), Early Stage	Provider of a platform for managing links and QR codes	$12M	Lowercase Capital, Aternus	62/100
3rd	Wishlink 2022, Gurugram (India), Series B	Platform for connecting creators with brands for content monetization	$27.6M	Elevation Capital, Trifecta Capital & 62 others	68/100
5th	Rebrandly 2015, Dublin (Ireland), Series A	Cloud based link management solutions	$5.2M	Five Elms Capital, Notable Capital & 1 others	54/100
6th	Koji 2016, San Diego (United States), Acquired	Platform offering link management solutions	$38M	Jump Capital, EvoNexus & 30 others	52/100
7th	Lnk.Bio 2016, Singapore (Singapore), Funding Raised	Cloud based platform offering link management solutions	-	-	47/100
8th	Short URL 2010, Austria, Unfunded	Provider of the URL shortening software solution	-	-	46/100
9th	Onelink.to 2011, Sweden, Unfunded	Provider of universal link and QR code for app distribution	-	-	46/100
10th	Snipfeed 2018, Berkeley (United States), Acquired	Platform designed for creators, influencers, and entrepreneurs	$5.6M	CRV, Abstract Ventures & 13 others	45/100