GitHub

company

About

GitHub provides code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects in organizations.

  • 501 - 1000

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$250M
Industries
Cloud Computing,Developer Tools,Internet,Project Management,Software
Founded date
Feb 29, 2008
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active

GitHub provides code hosting services that allow developers/people to build software for open source and private projects in organizations. It designs and develops an online platform to allows users to store and share codes repositories with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers.

GitHub has a strategic partnership with International Business Machines Corporation. It was founded on February 29, 2008, by Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Tom Preston-Werner, with its headquarters in San Francisco in California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$250M
GitHub has raised a total of $250M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 29, 2015 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 29, 2015 Series B $250M 1 Sequoia Capital Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
GitHub is funded by 1 investors. Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sequoia Capital Yes Series B