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Linear

Software project management built for high-velocity engineering teams
SaaS 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2019
Current Valuation
$1.3B
as of 2025-Q1
UNICORN

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Linear going public?
No. Linear has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Linear's valuation in 2026?
Linear is valued at $1.3B as of 2025-Q1, set by its Series C ($82M, Jan 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Linear filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Linear.
Who are Linear's investors?
Linear's investors include Accel, Sequoia, 01A Ventures, Index Ventures, Coatue.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Linear redefined project management with a Jira-replacing experience designed for engineering teams. Beloved by AI-native startups; 10K+ paying companies. Hit unicorn status in early 2025.

Company Profile

CEO
Karri Saarinen
Founded
2019
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~80
Total Raised
$130M
Est. Revenue
$100M (2025)
Growth
~80% YoY
Last Round
Series C — $82M (Jan 2025) · Lead: Accel
IPO Status
no imminent plans

Fundraising Status

Series C · $82M · 1y 7mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $130M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$34.37
Last round price / share
$66.05
vs last round
-48.0%
Open interest
2
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$66.05Last round$34.37Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month+10.2%6-month-14.4%1-year-1.4%All-time+108%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series C$82MJan 2025Accel

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
33
via ashby
Product-build share
48%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 48% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month33Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering8Sales & GTM7Design5Marketing4Product2Ops & People2Other2Support1Legal & Policy1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Senior / Staff Fullstack EngineerSenior / Staff Fullstack EngineerSenior / Staff Product EngineerSenior / Staff Product EngineerProduct EngineerProduct Manager
Counted from Linear's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Karri SaarinenTuomas ArtmanJori Lallo

Investors

Accel · Sequoia · 01A Ventures · Index Ventures · Coatue

Products

  • Linear Issues
  • Linear Projects
  • Linear Cycles
  • Linear Roadmap
  • Linear AI

Competitors

Jira (TEAM) · Asana (ASAN) · Monday.com (MNDY) · Shortcut · Height
SaaSDeveloper Tools
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.