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GitHub | Cold Start

Checked May 20 2026

GitHub

GitHub is a Git-based code hosting and collaboration platform serving software developers and enterprises, now extended with AI coding tools via GitHub Copilot.

github.comChecked May 20 202636 cited sources

Source mix13 reported4 company17 data vendor2 unclassified

Raised$350MSources conflict[13]+2

Last roundSeries B · $250MCorroborated[13]+2

FoundersTom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, Scott ChaconCorroborated[1]+1

HQSan Francisco, United StatesCorroborated[2]+1

Headcount3809 · May 2026Not verified[22]+1

Founded2008Corroborated[13]+2

Evidence notes

Who uses it: Individual software developers (100M+ registered, 150M+ by 2025 per Dohmke) and enterprise engineering teams who pay for private repositories, GitHub Enterprise, and Copilot seats.[13]+4Reported
Public signals: v2.2.0[8]Reported
Financing: Total raised is $350,000,000.[13]

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[1]Go it alone no more: GitHub gets $100 million investment | InfoWorldIndependent report · infoworld.com · May 20 2026
[2]GitHub confirms that it has raised $250M, led by Sequoia Capital | VentureBeatIndependent report · venturebeat.com · May 20 2026
[3]Confirmed: GitHub lands $250 million in funding and is now worth $2 billionIndependent report · finance.yahoo.com · May 20 2026
[4]Go it alone no more: GitHub gets $100 million investment | InfoWorldIndependent report · infoworld.com · May 15 2026
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