GitLab

GitLab is an “open core” Commercial open-source software business offering code collaboration tools. It started as a GitHub knockoff but grew to compete with Atlassian’s collaboration suite.

In {September 2019}, GitLab raised a {$268M} series {E} on a {$2.5B pre-money valuation}. Their ARR is over $100M, but they are not yet profitable. They plan to IPO in 2020.

They are an extreme example of Work with the garage door up: their internal company handbook, thousands of pages of policies and practices (plus their strategy and plans), is available openly online. Their internal meetings are recorded and published on YouTube.


References

Announcing $268 million in Series E funding|GitLab
GitLab raises $268 million in funding, may look at direct listing - Reuters

Last updated 2023-07-13.