LinearB

LinearB

Visibility and automation for software delivery

Overview

LinearB provides visibility and automation for software engineering teams through a software delivery management tool. It gathers data on development workflows to surface objective performance metrics and make engineering processes visible, enabling leaders to discuss bottlenecks and optimize practices. The product works by tracking engineering activity, presenting dashboards, and automating workflow improvements to streamline delivery. Compared with competitors, LinearB centers on measurable ROI for engineering organizations, using an ROI report to quantify benefits and focusing on visibility, metrics, and automation to drive efficiency rather than solely offering generic project management features. The company’s goal is to help engineering teams increase predictability, reduce costs, improve software quality, and raise developer happiness by delivering clearer insights and smarter automation.

About LinearB

Simplify's Rating
Why LinearB is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$70.6M

Headquarters

Santa Monica, California

Founded

2018

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • LinearB raised $11.3 million in January 2026, extending runway for product expansion.
  • The April 2025 automation suite directly reduces review toil and compliance overhead for enterprises.
  • Gartner 2026 Leader status strengthens enterprise credibility and supports larger sales cycles.

What critics are saying

  • Swarmia, Jellyfish, and DX now attack LinearB with simpler or more opinionated alternatives.
  • LinearB still depends on engineering leaders buying metrics software during tight budget scrutiny.
  • If AI-native platforms standardize workflow automation, LinearB's analytics layer becomes a commodity.

What makes LinearB unique

  • LinearB pairs analytics with gitStream-style PR automation inside GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
  • Its April 2025 suite added AI review suggestions, PR policies, and automatic iteration summaries.
  • Gartner named LinearB a 2026 Leader in Developer Productivity Insight Platforms.

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Funding

Total Funding

$70.6M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$35M
$45M
Linktree
$50M
LinearB
$65M
Substack
$100M
ClickUp

Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
Workweave
Jul 1st, 2026
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EIN News
Mar 13th, 2025
LinearB Launches Core Platform Update, Unveils AI-Powered Workflow Automation

Additionally, LinearB has launched the AskAI plugin.

Taylor & Francis
Mar 6th, 2025
LinearB Recognized as One of Forbes' Best Start-Up Employers, Welcomes Patrick McKinney as Chief Revenue Officer

As the company continues to scale, LinearB has appointed Patrick McKinney as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to oversee sales, technical services, customer success and support, and operations.

AiThority
Jan 28th, 2024
LinearB Unveils New Impact Tracking for GenAI Coding Tools and Accompanying AI Software Delivery Research Report

LinearB, the pioneer in software engineering intelligence solutions for engineering leaders, released its Measuring Impact: The GenAI Code Report in conjunction with a new solution for R&D leaders to measure the impact of their own GenAI initiatives.

PR Newswire
Jan 18th, 2024
170,000 Dev Hours Saved Through Linearb In 2023

LinearB caps 2023 with significant product, awards and company growthLOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LinearB , the pioneer in software delivery management solutions for engineering leaders, announces 2023 achievements and momentum within the industry. This year saw substantial expansion for LinearB across key metrics that underscore the value it provides to developers globally."In 2023, we helped thousands of dev teams increase efficiency and deliver greater business value. On average, users see a 47% decrease in cycle time within 120 days, resulting in over 170,000 hours saved for higher-value work that ultimately delivered over $23 billion in enterprise value," said Ori Keren, CEO and co-founder of LinearB. "This past year has shown us firsthand the incredible outcomes that are possible when technical organizations gain unparalleled visibility, control and automation over their software delivery process. As we enter 2024, our singular goal remains to help customers maximize velocity, quality and efficiency so they can build remarkable products that drive tremendous growth and business impact for their organizations."In 2023, LinearB worked with over 500,000 developers, wrapping up the year with significant growth, including:Helping teams save more than 170,000 developer hoursIntegrating into more than 1.1M workflowsworkflows 627k PRs supported by our platformPRs supported by our platform Over 1500 teams using our new free DORA metricsAs software engineering best practices continue to evolve, the LinearB team identified metrics beyond traditional DORA — Deployment Frequency, Mean Lead Time for Changes, Mean Time to Recover, and Change Failure Rate — that can help teams understand the value and success of their work.In an effort to help engineering leaders better map their R&D investments to business priorities and forecast their project deliverables with higher accuracy, LinearB created its free DORA Metrics dashboard, which provides users with access to not only DORA metrics but additional leading indicator metrics as well, including Merge Frequency and Pull Request Size, to better predict team performance and assess their Developer Experience (DX)

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