When was Buffer founded?

Buffer was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Buffer located?

Buffer is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at 29, Ungarnsgade, København S, 2300.

Who is the current CEO of Buffer?

Joel Gascoigne of Buffer. They have also founded 2 companies and are angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Buffer have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Buffer is 303.

Is Buffer a funded company?

Buffer is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.07M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Sep 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Buffer?

Buffer's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Dec 15, 2014, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is MarketingTech. In United States, the MarketingTech sector has seen $2.39B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Buffer rank among its competitors?

Buffer ranks 4th amongst 1416 active competitors, of which 53 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was MVPindex, which secured $20M in Jun, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Buffer?

Buffer's top competitors include Brandwatch, Hootsuite and Khoros. Among them, MVPindex secured the most recent funding round in June, 2023.

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

Company Details

Cloud based social media marketing management software. It enables users to create, and distribute content on different social media platforms. The platform enables users to publish the content and generates reports in real time. It allows users to analyze the campaigns and generate insights into the social media campaign performance. Features include content publishing, engagement, analysis, scheduling, and collaboration.

Website: buffer.com
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Registered Address: 29, Ungarnsgade, København S, 2300

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$4.07M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Dec 15, 2014, $*****

Investors

AngelPad & 30 more

Ranked

4^th among 1416 active competitors

Employee Count

303 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Respond

Similar Companies

Brandwatch & 1490 more

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Buffer is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BUFFER HOLDING ApS CIN: 35863648 , Denmark, Active	May 26, 2014	-	-

Buffer has raised a total funding of $4.07M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Dec 15, 2014 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Buffer has 18 institutional investors and 13 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Buffer:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 15, 2014	7157777	Series A	2451556	7460562	7357269	6436291
Dec 20, 2011	3699982	Seed	1334586	8294673	5230548	Maneesh Arora & 12 more
Sep 2011	5680656	Seed	8467833	1050393	AngelPad	3882439

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The founders of Buffer are Joel Gascoigne and Leo Widrich. Joel Gascoigne is the CEO of Buffer.

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

Joel Gascoigne: Co-Founder & CEO of Buffer and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Leo Widrich: Co-Founder & COO of Buffer.

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Buffer's employee count trend

Buffer has 303 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Buffer's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Buffer include Brandwatch, Hootsuite and Khoros. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Buffer, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Brandwatch 1999, Brighton (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of social media intelligence and analytics solutions	$62.9M	Highland Europe, Nauta Capital & 59 others	69/100
2nd	Hootsuite 2008, Vancouver (Canada), Series B	AI based social media management platform for businesses	$284M	Blumberg Capital, Hearst & 35 others	67/100
3rd	Khoros 2007, Austin (United States), Acquired	Community and social media management platform	$152M	New Enterprise Associates, Tenaya Capital ... & 19 others	66/100
4th	Buffer 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Cloud based social media marketing management software	$4.07M	Sierra Ventures, 369 Growth Partners & 29 others	63/100
5th	Falcon.io 2010, Copenhagen (Denmark), Acquired	Social media marketing platform	$25.3M	Cipio Partners, Prime Ventures & 2 others	57/100
6th	MVPindex 2012, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of social media audience measurement and analytics solutions for retailers	$27M	KB Partners, Verance Capital & 2 others	57/100
7th	Predis 2020, Ahmednagar (India), Seed	Cloud and AI based platform offering content performance analytics	$155K	Utpl Corporate Trustees, Anicut Capital & 8 others	55/100
8th	Agorapulse 2010, Paris (France), Series B	Developer of software for social media management and performance analytics	$18.3M	Hi Inov, Cipio Partners & 2 others	55/100
9th	Emplifi 2021, Columbus (United States), Seed	Provider of AI-powered customer engagement platform for enterprises and agencies	-	Sixth Street, Sixth Street Growth & 2 others	50/100
10th	UNUM 2015, Los Angeles (United States), Series A	App based platform to publish digital content	$3.21M	Blue Startups, Jett Ventures	49/100