The Linear media kit
Linear 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 Linear.
Media kit
Linear is made by Linear, a privately held company whose team works remotely across North America and Europe. It sells its issue tracking and project planning product on paid plans, and said in August 2026 that it had passed $100 million in annual recurring revenue with more than 40,000 paying companies.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Linear’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Linear. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2019
The year Linear was founded, in Fully remote
In a sentence
Linear is made by Linear, a privately held company whose team works remotely across North America and Europe. It sells its issue tracking and project planning product on paid plans, and said in August 2026 that it had passed $100 million in annual recurring revenue with more than 40,000 paying companies.
In a paragraph
Linear was founded in 2019 and is based in Fully remote, with the team distributed across North America and Europe. Karri Saarinen is its co-founder, CEO; Jori Lallo and Tuomas Artman are co-founders. Its last reported valuation was $2.5 billion, in August 2026.
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23 open roles listed: 7 in sales, 4 in engineering, 3 in design, 2 each in operations, product management and customer experience, and 1 each in marketing, creative studio and security.
Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
$2.5B
Last reported valuation, August 2026
Announced $13 million in a Series A led by Sequoia Capital in December 2020 and $35 million in a Series B led by Accel in September 2023, both on its own blog. TechCrunch reported an $82 million Series C led by Accel in June 2025. In August 2026 Linear said it ran a $99 million tender offer for staff instead of raising more capital.
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
Last valuation
$2.5 billion
August 2026
Linear announced on 26 August 2026 that a $99 million tender offer let current and former staff sell vested equity at a $2.5 billion valuation, against $1.25 billion at its Series C.
Linear, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Issue tracking and product planning for software teams
Project ManagementFrom $10 per user / month, billed yearlyFree plan4.8 on the App Store
Best for software teams tracking issues. If you build software, Linear is probably the issue tracker your team will actually enjoy opening.
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Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
23
Open roles on Linear's careers page
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