# Linear

> Linear is a subscription platform for product teams to capture customer requests, track issues, plan projects, coordinate releases, and delegate selected work to AI agents. Founded in 2019 by Karri Saarinen, Jori Lallo, and Tuomas Artman, it began as a fast, opinionated alternative to cumbersome development tools. Linear says more than 40,000 companies pay for it and annual recurring revenue passed $100 million in 2026.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Karri Saarinen (Co-founder, CEO), Jori Lallo (Co-founder, CPO), Tuomas Artman (Co-founder, CTO)
- **Products:** Issues, projects, cycles and initiatives, Customer Requests, Triage Intelligence, Linear Agent and coding sessions, Loops
- **Notable:** Public launch in 2020 after an invite-only beta., Profitable since 2021, according to Linear., More than 40,000 paying companies and over $100 million ARR, reported in 2026.

## Products & services

- **Issues, projects, cycles and initiatives** — Core issue tracking and planning across teams, projects, and roadmaps.
- **Customer Requests** — Connect support feedback to issues and projects with customer context.
- **Triage Intelligence** — AI suggestions for teams, projects, assignees and labels; available on Business and Enterprise.
- **Linear Agent and coding sessions** — Workspace-aware agent workflows that can investigate tasks and propose code changes through GitHub.
- **Loops** — Recurring agent workflows triggered by schedules or product-work changes.

## Achievements

- Public launch in 2020 after an invite-only beta.
- Profitable since 2021, according to Linear.
- More than 40,000 paying companies and over $100 million ARR, reported in 2026.
- $99 million employee tender offer at a $2.5 billion valuation in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Added adaptive model routing and environment secrets for coding sessions.
- **2026-09** — Expanded Loops to react to project and cycle changes, edit documents, and post Slack updates.
- **2026-08** — Announced a $99 million employee tender at a $2.5 billion valuation and said it passed $100 million ARR and 40,000 paying companies.
- **2026-06** — Introduced coding sessions connecting Linear issues to reviewed code changes.

## Links

- Website: https://linear.app
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/linearapp/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/linear
- GitHub: https://github.com/linear
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@linear

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Last updated: 2026-09-29