
As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 100 million people, including developers from 90 of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to build amazing things together across 330+ million repositories. With all the collaborative features of GitHub, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code.

As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 100 million people, including developers from 90 of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to build amazing things together across 330+ million repositories. With all the collaborative features of GitHub, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code.
Core product: AI-powered developer platform for Git-based repo hosting, CI/CD, Codespaces, and Copilot
Scale: Over 100 million users and 330+ million repositories
Founded: 2008
Acquisition: Acquired by Microsoft in June 2018
Employee count: 6164
Developer collaboration, source control, CI/CD, developer tooling, and secure software delivery.
2008
Software Development
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First major VC infusion
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Acquired by Microsoft for $7.5B in stock
“Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, IVP”
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