# Render

> Render is a San Francisco-based cloud application platform that lets developers and software teams deploy web services, databases, cron jobs, and AI workloads without managing servers. Founded in 2018 by former Stripe engineer Anurag Goel, the company has grown into one of the most popular alternatives to Heroku and a default choice for AI-native startups, now valued at $1.5 billion after a $100M Series C extension in February 2026.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Anurag Goel (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~150 employees, globally distributed
- **Products:** Web Services, Render Postgres, Render Key Value, Background Workers & Cron Jobs, Static Sites
- **Notable:** Reached $1.5B valuation in Feb 2026 with $100M Series C extension, Surpassed 4.5M developers and 1M+ deployed services, Achieved SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA-ready compliance

## Products & services

- **Web Services** — Auto-deploy web apps and APIs from a Git repo with TLS, autoscaling, and zero-downtime deploys.
- **Render Postgres** — Fully managed PostgreSQL with automatic backups, high availability, and private networking.
- **Render Key Value** — Managed Redis-compatible store for caching and queues.
- **Background Workers & Cron Jobs** — Long-running and scheduled tasks alongside your services.
- **Static Sites** — Free global CDN hosting for static sites and SPAs with custom domains.
- **Private Services & Networking** — Internal services with private VPC-style networking between components.
- **Infrastructure as Code (Blueprints)** — render.yaml blueprints and Terraform provider for declarative infra.

## Achievements

- Reached $1.5B valuation in Feb 2026 with $100M Series C extension
- Surpassed 4.5M developers and 1M+ deployed services
- Achieved SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA-ready compliance
- Recognized as a leading modern Heroku alternative across developer surveys

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Closed $100M Series C extension at $1.5B valuation led by Georgian.
- **2026-06** — Hosting localhost:2026 developer conference in San Francisco on June 18.
- **2026-01** — Launched Render Key Value (managed Redis-compatible store) general availability.

## Links

- Website: https://render.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/renderco
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/render
- GitHub: https://github.com/renderinc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@renderhq

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Last updated: 2026-05-23