When was Gitter founded?

Gitter was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Gitter located?

Gitter is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is registered at 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom.

Which legal entities is Gitter associated with?

Gitter is associated with NEW VECTOR LIMITED.

How many employees does Gitter have?

As of Jun 30, 2021, the latest employee count at Gitter is 50.

Is Gitter a funded company?

Gitter is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Oct 14, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Gitter?

Gitter's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Oct 14, 2015, with participation from 4 investors.

What is the annual revenue of Gitter?

Annual revenue of Gitter is between £10M and £50M as on Jun 30, 2025

Where does Gitter rank among its competitors?

Gitter ranks 2nd amongst 5 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Linzumi, which secured $500K in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Gitter?

Gitter's top competitors include Mattermost, SprintLoop AI and Patchrooms. Among them, Linzumi secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

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

Company Details

Gitter helps people who create software communicate better. Built on top of GitHub, it provides public and private chat rooms. Has integration into issues, commits, pull requests and activity as well as full markdown in chat, including syntax highlighting. Has over 25,000 public communities where developers discuss open source software, languages, learn and come together to build better software. Priced around $5/user/month.

Website: gitter.im
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Registered Address: 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$1.9M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Oct 14, 2015, $*****

Investors

Index Ventures & 4 more

Ranked

2^nd among 5 active competitors

Annual Revenue

£10M - £50M as on Jun 30, 2025

Employee Count

50 as on Jun 30, 2021

Similar Companies

Mattermost & 3 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Element (Sep 30, 2020)

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Gitter is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
NEW VECTOR LIMITED CIN: 10873661 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 18, 2017	£10M - £50M (As on Jun 30, 2025)	29 (As on Jun 30, 2020)

Gitter got acquired by Element on Sep 30, 2020.

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Gitter has raised a total funding of $1.9M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 14, 2015 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Gitter has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gitter:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 14, 2015	6271108	Seed	3206153	1396407	8848689	8186846

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The founders of Gitter is Mike Bartlett.

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

Mike Bartlett: Co-Founder of Gitter.

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Gitter's employee count trend

Gitter has 50 employees as of Jun 21. Here is Gitter's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Gitter include Mattermost, SprintLoop AI and Patchrooms. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gitter, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Mattermost 2011, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Enterprise communication platform	$70.6M	Y Combinator, Redpoint Ventures & 8 others	67/100
2nd	Gitter 2012, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Collaboration tools for developer communities	$1.9M	Nexus Venture Partners, Kima Ventures & 3 others	39/100
3rd	SprintLoop AI Unfunded	Developer of software tools for verifying artificial intelligence code commits	-	-	16/100
4th	Patchrooms Unfunded	Developer of platforms for managing feedback for software engineering agents	-	-	16/100
5th	Linzumi 2025, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Developer of platforms facilitating team coordination with autonomous coding agents	$500K	Y Combinator	15/100