# GitLab

> GitLab is an AI-powered DevSecOps platform that brings the entire software development lifecycle - planning, source code management, CI/CD, security, and deployment - into a single application. Born as an open-source alternative to GitHub in 2011 and run as one of the world's largest all-remote companies, GitLab now serves enterprises and millions of developers, trades on Nasdaq under GTLB, and is pushing into agentic AI development with GitLab Duo.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States (all-remote, no physical HQ)
- **Founders:** Dmitriy Zaporozhets (Co-founder, original creator of GitLab open-source project), Sytse 'Sid' Sijbrandij (Co-founder, former CEO (now Executive Chair))
- **Team size:** ~2,000+ team members across roughly 60 countries (all-remote)
- **Products:** GitLab DevSecOps Platform, GitLab Duo, GitLab Ultimate / Premium, GitLab Dedicated
- **Notable:** Grew from an open-source side project into a Nasdaq-listed public company (GTLB) with an ~$11B IPO valuation in 2021., Built one of the world's largest all-remote companies, with no leased headquarters., Pioneered radical transparency with a fully public company handbook.

## Products & services

- **GitLab DevSecOps Platform** — A single application spanning planning, source code management, CI/CD, security scanning, and deployment - available as SaaS (GitLab.com), self-managed, and GitLab Dedicated.
- **GitLab Duo** — AI suite layered across the lifecycle - code suggestions, chat, vulnerability explanation and resolution, and the Duo Agent Platform for human-AI collaboration.
- **GitLab Ultimate / Premium** — Paid tiers adding advanced security, compliance, portfolio management, and governance for enterprises.
- **GitLab Dedicated** — Single-tenant SaaS for organizations with strict data-residency, isolation, and compliance needs.

## Achievements

- Grew from an open-source side project into a Nasdaq-listed public company (GTLB) with an ~$11B IPO valuation in 2021.
- Built one of the world's largest all-remote companies, with no leased headquarters.
- Pioneered radical transparency with a fully public company handbook.
- Surpassed $759M in annual revenue in fiscal 2025.
- Established a recognized DevSecOps category around a single-application platform.

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Bill Staples named CEO, succeeding co-founder Sid Sijbrandij, who stepped down for health reasons and became Executive Chair.
- **2025-05** — GitLab 18 released, deepening AI across the platform with GitLab Duo built in.
- **2025-06** — GitLab announced the public beta of the GitLab Duo Agent Platform for human-AI collaboration across the software lifecycle.

## Links

- Website: https://gitlab.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gitlab-com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gitlab
- GitHub: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gitlab
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gitlab/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gitlab

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Last updated: 2026-06-02