When was BlackLine founded?

BlackLine was founded in 2001 and raised its 1st funding round 12 years after it was founded.

Where is BlackLine located?

BlackLine is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States.

How many employees does BlackLine have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at BlackLine is 2175.

Is BlackLine a funded company?

BlackLine is a funded company, having raised a total of $200M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series D round, raised on Aug 15, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of BlackLine?

BlackLine's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Mar 21, 2021, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of BlackLine?

Annual revenue of BlackLine is between $500M and $1B as on Dec 31, 2025

Where does BlackLine rank among its competitors?

BlackLine ranks 1st amongst 10 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Circit, which secured $22M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of BlackLine?

BlackLine's top competitors include Circit, Audit Sight and Auditi. Among them, Circit secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

BlackLine - 2026 Company Profile, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of AI-enabled solutions for financial close and invoice-to-cash processes. The company offers a platform to integrate, orchestrate, and visualize financial operations. It centralizes, standardizes, and automates record-to-report processes. The platform provides capabilities for financial close and consolidation, intercompany transactions, and invoice-to-cash management.

Website: www.blackline.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2001

Location

Los Angeles, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$200M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Mar 21, 2021, $*****

Investors

Silver Lake & 4 more

Ranked

1^st among 10 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025

Employee Count

2,175 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

WiseLayer & 4 more

Similar Companies

Circit & 10 more

Exit Details

Public

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BlackLine is associated with 6 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BlackLine Systems, Inc. CIN: 10231953 , United States, Active	May 03, 2023	-	-	-
BLACKLINE, INC. CIN: 1666134 , United States, Active		$500M - $1B (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-	-
BLACKLINE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2019PTC128408 , India, Active	Oct 01, 2019	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
BLACKLINE CAPITAL CIN: 460458426 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	3 (As on Dec 31, 2017)	-
BLACKLINE GROUP INC CIN: 27-0749257 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2000	-	7 (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-
BLACKLINE SYSTEMS CIN: 954876613 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	1106 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

BlackLine got listed on Oct 28, 2016.

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BlackLine has raised a total funding of $200M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 15, 2013. BlackLine has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BlackLine:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 21, 2021	6311606	Post IPO	8818192	7893737	7532745	6318297
Aug 15, 2013	2631859	Series D	1552920	1589679	Silver Lake & 1 more	6376161

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BlackLine's employee count trend

BlackLine has 2,175 employees as of Aug 26. Here is BlackLine's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of BlackLine include Circit, Audit Sight and Auditi. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BlackLine, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	BlackLine 2001, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Provider of AI-enabled solutions for financial close and invoice-to-cash processes	$200M	Silver Lake, Sumeru Equity Partners & 3 others	70/100
2nd	Circit 2015, Dublin (Ireland), Series B	Platform designed for auditors to verify assests	$31.3M	MiddleGame Ventures, Ten Coves Capital & 18 others	61/100
3rd	Audit Sight 2021, Atlanta (United States), Seed	Financial transaction verification & management tools for auditors and lenders	$6.5M	Hyde Park Venture Partners, Alumni Ventures ... & 5 others	38/100
4th	Auditi 2012, Dusseldorf (Germany), Unfunded	Automated audit confirmation platform	-	-	28/100
5th	Calixys 2011, Maisons-Alfort (France), Unfunded	Provider of automated financial reconciliation and reporting solutions	-	-	20/100
6th	Auditmation 2011, Austin (United States), Unfunded	Software-based platform for audit automation and risk management solutions	-	-	20/100
7th	FourFourFive 2022, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Automated month-end closing software for accountants	-	-	16/100
8th	Spaceship 2008, Denver (United States), Unfunded	Provider of digital platforms for automating audit confirmation request processes	-	-	16/100
9th	CloudCloser 2024, Unfunded	Financial closing management software platform	-	-	16/100
10th	GL Recons 1999, Sandton (South Africa), Deadpooled	Software platform offering audit automation solutions	-	-	15/100

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BlackLine has not made any investments yet. BlackLine has made 5 acquisitions.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Dec 16, 2025	Acquisition	WiseLayer	2022	New York City (United States)
Oct 12, 2023	Acquisition	Data Interconnect	1996	Swindon (United Kingdom)
Jan 27, 2022	Acquisition	FourQ	2019	Westport (United States)