Series C · Founded 2019
Linear
Opinionated issue tracking and product planning for software teams that value speed.
Overview
Linear grew by refusing configurability, betting that a fast, opinionated workflow beats a flexible one. That decision caps its enterprise ceiling but produced the strongest product-led adoption in project management since Jira.
Key metrics
- ARR
- $95M
- Revenue per employee
- $576k
- Teams
- 15,000+
- Median issue load time
- under 50ms
Estimated
Products
Timeline
2019
Public beta
Launched with keyboard-first navigation and offline sync.
2022
Projects and roadmaps
Expanded from issue tracking into planning.
2025
Series C
Raised at $1.25B on the back of enterprise expansion.
2026
Agents
Shipped automated triage and issue drafting inside the workflow.
Compensation at Linear
Reported median total compensation by role.
| software engineer | $245k |
| product designer | $231k |
| product manager | $224k |