The Bitwarden media kit
Bitwarden in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Bitwarden.
Media kit
Bitwarden is made by Bitwarden, Inc., a privately held company in Santa Barbara, California, that publishes its code as open source. It earns money from paid business and personal plans next to a free plan, and says it serves over 80,000 businesses and more than 15 million users.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Bitwarden’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Bitwarden. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2016
The year Bitwarden was founded, in Santa Barbara
In a sentence
Bitwarden is made by Bitwarden, Inc., a privately held company in Santa Barbara, California, that publishes its code as open source. It earns money from paid business and personal plans next to a free plan, and says it serves over 80,000 businesses and more than 15 million users.
In a paragraph
Bitwarden was founded in 2016 and is based in Santa Barbara, California, with employees in the U.S. and around the world. Michael Sullivan is its chief Executive Officer; Kyle Spearrin is a co-founder.
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39 openings listed: 21 in engineering, 9 in sales, 5 in product, 2 in customer support, 1 in marketing and 1 in information security, many of them in Noida, India.
Reseller program for companies that resell Bitwarden to other organizations. The page does not publish margins or other terms; partners apply through the site.
Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Announced a $100 million growth investment led by PSG on 6 September 2022, with existing investor Battery Ventures taking part, according to its own blog. TechCrunch called it the first fully disclosed outside funding and reported an undisclosed Series A in 2019.
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
Bitwarden, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
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Bitwarden’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
39
Open roles on Bitwarden's careers page
Only accounts Bitwarden’s own site links to. No personal addresses.
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Bitwarden’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Bitwarden, and Bitwarden’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Bitwarden’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
