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Series C · Founded 2019

Linear

Opinionated issue tracking and product planning for software teams that value speed.

San Francisco165 employeesCEO Karri Saarinenlinear.app

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

Estimated

Revenue per employee
$576k
Teams
15,000+
Median issue load time
under 50ms

Products

Timeline

  1. 2019

    Public beta

    Launched with keyboard-first navigation and offline sync.

  2. 2022

    Projects and roadmaps

    Expanded from issue tracking into planning.

  3. 2025

    Series C

    Raised at $1.25B on the back of enterprise expansion.

  4. 2026

    Agents

    Shipped automated triage and issue drafting inside the workflow.

Compensation at Linear

Reported median total compensation by role.

Competitors