GitHub

● Active

Developer Tools · San Francisco, CA · Est. 2008

Developer ToolsB2BSaaSDeveloper-first↗ Website

$7.5B

Valuation

$2.5B

Revenue

3k+

Employees

2008

Founded

GitHub is the world's largest software development platform, hosting over 420 million repositories and 100 million developers globally. Acquired by Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5 billion, GitHub provides cloud-based version control, code collaboration, CI/CD automation via GitHub Actions, and AI-powered development assistance through GitHub Copilot — the fastest-adopted developer product in history.

Recent Press

5 items

PRESS RELEASE·2 days ago

GitHub Launches Next-Generation Developer Tools Infrastructure Platform

The new platform reduces deployment complexity by 60% and introduces real-time anomaly detection. Early access customers report 3× faster time-to-production with a 40% reduction in operational overhead.

FUNDING·3 weeks ago

GitHub Secures $220M Series F at $6.8B Valuation

The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Sequoia and existing investors. Proceeds will accelerate international expansion across Europe and Southeast Asia over the next 18 months.

ACQUISITION·5 weeks ago

GitHub Acquires Developer Tooling Startup Stackform for $85M

The 18-person Stackform team joins GitHub Engineering. The acquisition accelerates the developer platform roadmap by an estimated 18 months and adds key data pipeline capabilities.

PRESS RELEASE·2 months ago

GitHub Expands Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud

The expanded partnership enables native integrations across all major Google Cloud services. Joint customers will benefit from streamlined onboarding, combined billing, and co-engineered compliance tooling.

EARNINGS·3 months ago

GitHub Reports Q3 Revenue Up 41% Year-Over-Year, Beats Estimates

Strong enterprise adoption and geographic expansion drove results well above analyst consensus. Management guides Q4 revenue between $485M–$510M with continued margin expansion expected through H1.

Company History

9 milestones

GitHub is established with a founding team of 6. The company sets out to reimagine developer tools infrastructure from the ground up, with its first office in San Francisco, CA.

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