When was LINER founded?

LINER was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 8 years after it was founded.

Where is LINER located?

LINER is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does LINER have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at LINER is 111.

Is LINER a funded company?

LINER is a funded company, having raised a total of $36.4M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Sep 2022.

When was the latest funding round of LINER?

LINER's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Oct 11, 2024, with participation from 7 investors. Its primary sector is Higher Education Tech. In United States, the Higher Education Tech sector has seen $171M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does LINER rank among its competitors?

LINER ranks 1st amongst 56 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. LINER, which secured $29M in Oct, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of LINER?

LINER's top competitors include Paperpile, Sciwheel and Citationsy. Among them, LINER secured the most recent funding round in October, 2024.

LINER - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Liner is a chrome extension for highlighting content on webpages. Its features include highlight, comment, manage highlight, share highlights, etc. It is available for various browsers like chrome, safari, firefox, opera, etc. The mobile app is available for download from the App Store.

Website: getliner.com
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Email ID: *****@getliner.com
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Founded Year

2014

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$36.4M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Oct 11, 2024, $*****

Investors

Atinum Investment & 9 more

Ranked

1^st among 56 active competitors

Employee Count

111 as on Sep 30, 2026

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LINER has raised a total funding of $36.4M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 11, 2024 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. LINER has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of LINER:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 11, 2024	2808957	Series B	7511684	1092350	5416193	2707962
Sep 2022	9570963	Series A	8382145	7606701	1626357	2181619

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The founders of LINER is Brian Chanmin Woo.

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

Brian Chanmin Woo: Co-Founder of LINER.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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LINER's employee count trend

LINER has 111 employees as of Sep 26. Here is LINER's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of LINER include Paperpile, Sciwheel and Citationsy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of LINER, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	LINER 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Chrome extension for highlighting content on webpages	$36.4M	Samsung Venture Investment, InterVest & 8 others	62/100
2nd	Paperpile 2010, Vienna (Austria), Unfunded	Web based reference management platform	-	-	42/100
3rd	Sciwheel 2020, Acquired	Developer of software for managing research references and academic workflows	-	-	37/100
4th	Citationsy 2017, United Kingdom, Funding Raised	Provider of online platform for creating citations, reference lists, and bibliographies	-	-	35/100
5th	Citavi 1995, Wadenswil (Switzerland), Acquired	Reference management program for researchers and students	-	Rubicon Technology Partners	31/100
6th	EndNote 1996, Baar (Switzerland), Unfunded	Research reference management software	-	-	25/100
7th	Biblioscape 1998, Johns Creek (United States), Unfunded	Bibliography software for researchers to generate citations and bibliographies	-	-	24/100
8th	Gemba Write Unfunded	Developer of software for academic writing and verified citation management	-	-	24/100
9th	Jenni AI China, Unfunded	Developer of artificial intelligence software for academic research and writing	-	-	24/100
10th	Paperite United States, Unfunded	Provider of software tools for academic writing and research synthesis	-	-	24/100