When was Gitlab founded?

Gitlab was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Gitlab located?

Gitlab is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Gitlab?

Sid Sijbrandij and Bill Staples s of Gitlab. Sid Sijbrandij has also founded 3 companies and is angel investors in 3 startups.

How many employees does Gitlab have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Gitlab is 3473.

Is Gitlab a funded company?

Gitlab is a funded company, having raised a total of $435M across 10 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $1.5M Seed round, raised on Jul 09, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Gitlab?

Gitlab's latest funding was a Post IPO round on Sep 16, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Gitlab?

Annual revenue of Gitlab is between $500M and $1B as on Jan 31, 2026

Is Gitlab a Application Development Tools company?

The primary sectors of Gitlab are Application Development Tools, Open Source, Build Tools and DevOps.

Where does Gitlab rank among its competitors?

Gitlab ranks 4th amongst 561 active competitors, of which 80 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Harness, which secured $200M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Gitlab?

Gitlab's top competitors include GitHub, Netlify and Vercel. Among them, Harness secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

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

Gitlab is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2011 by Sid Sijbrandij. It operates as a Provider of a platform for software development, security, and delivery. Gitlab has raised $435M in funding from investors like Khosla Ventures, Iconiq Capital and Y Combinator. The company has 561 active competitors, including 80 funded and 38 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like GitHub, Netlify and Vercel.

Company Details

Provider of a platform for software development, security, and delivery. The platform facilitates planning, source code management, and continuous integration and delivery. It offers application security testing, software supply chain security, and software compliance features. The platform supports various industries, including financial services, public sector, and telecommunications.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$435M in 10 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Sep 16, 2022, Undisclosed

Investors

Khosla Ventures & 51 more

Ranked

4^th among 561 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$500M - $1B as on Jan 31, 2026

Employee Count

3,473 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Tradoor & 9 more

Similar Companies

GitHub & 506 more

Exit Details

Public

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Gitlab is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
GITLAB INC. CIN: 47-1861035 , United States, Active	Sep 09, 2014	$500M - $1B (As on Jan 31, 2026)	1030 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
Gitlab Inc. CIN: 0001653482 , United States, Active		$1 - $1M (As on Sep 24, 2015)	-	-

Gitlab got listed on Oct 14, 2021.

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Gitlab has raised a total funding of $435M over 10 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 09, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Sep 16, 2022 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Gitlab has 52 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gitlab:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 16, 2022	Undisclosed	Post IPO	-	-	-	Paradise Silicon Valley Asset Management Group
Apr 11, 2022	Undisclosed	Post IPO	-	-	-	Temasek, NGP Capital, Gaocheng Capital, Sequoia Capital, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, Taikang Insurance Group, Lenovo, Qingyu Investment, Shanghai artificial intelligence industry investment fund, Notable Capital
Sep 17, 2019	$268M	Series E	$2.75B	-	Goldman Sachs, Iconiq Capital	Y Combinator, Adage Capital Management, Alkeon Capital Management, Coatue, Franklin Templeton Investments, Altimeter Capital, Light Street Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Capital Group, D1 Capital Partners

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The founders of Gitlab is Sid Sijbrandij. Sid Sijbrandij and Bill Staples are the CEOs of Gitlab.

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

Sid Sijbrandij: Co-Founder & CEO of Gitlab and founder of 3 other companies, Kilo, Comcoaster and Open Core Ventures. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Bill Staples: CEO of Gitlab.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Gitlab's employee count trend

Gitlab has 3,473 employees as of May 26. Here is Gitlab's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Gitlab include GitHub, Netlify and Vercel. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gitlab, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	GitHub 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of software collaboration tools and automated code management systems	$354M	Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital & 16 others	87/100
2nd	Netlify 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of a platform for web application development and deployment	$212M	EQT, Kleiner Perkins & 21 others	84/100
3rd	Vercel 2015, Covina (United States), Series F	Provider of cloud infrastructure and developer tools for web applications	$863M	Accel, GIC & 30 others	82/100
4th	Gitlab 2011, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for software development, security, and delivery	$435M	TCV, ADS Ventures & 50 others	80/100
5th	Harness 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of platform for software delivery, security, testing, and cost optimization	$614M	Google Ventures, ServiceNow & 30 others	79/100
6th	JFrog 2008, Sunnyvale (United States), Public	Provider of software supply chain platform for DevOps and security	$227M	VMware, Gemini & 16 others	78/100
7th	LaunchDarkly 2014, Oakland (United States), Series D	Provider of platform for feature flags, experimentation, and AI configuration	$330M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Cervin & 21 others	74/100
8th	Statsig 2021, Kirkland (United States), Acquired	Cloud based AB testing and feature management platform	$153M	Sequoia Capital, Iconiq Capital & 11 others	71/100
9th	CloudBees 2010, San Jose (United States), Series F	Provider of software delivery platform for continuous integration and continuous delivery	$241M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Delta-v Capital ... & 16 others	70/100
10th	OutSystems 2001, Linda A Velha (Portugal), Series F	Developer of a low-code platform with AI-powered application development capabilities	$803M	KKR, Tiger Global Management & 13 others	68/100