Harness valuation, funding and investors

Harness works in software delivery platform development, based in San Francisco, United States. Founded in 2017, it has about 1,830 employees.

Tech Companies San Francisco Series E

VALUATION · TODAY

$7.16B +4% after Series E

Range $4.78B – $8.57B · Grade A

TODAY

+12 MO

$2.50B

$5.00B

$7.50B

$10.00B

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Series A $20.0M

Series B $60.0M

Series C $85.0M

Series D $175M

Growth $150M

Series E $240M

ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then

HEADCOUNT · TODAY1,831 employees

+9%6m growth

+21%1y growth

+53%2y growth

1,000

2,000

3,000

Data from Jan 2021

TODAY

Predicted in 1 yr $7.45B +4% vs today

Predicted next raise $820M if a round comes

Winding-down probability 0%

Last round: Series E · $240M · Dec 2025
Valuation at last round: $5.50B
Headcount: 1,831 · up
Grade: A
Founded: 2017

How VCMC values companies →

Harness valuation today

VCMC values Harness at $7.2B today, with a range of $4.8B to $8.6B and a grade of A. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series E round in Dec 2025.

Valuation by date (125 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

Harness: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
Date	Valuation	Range	Predicted in 1 yr	Phase	Headcount	Trend	Grade	Winding-down probability
1 Jan 2017	$6.49M	$2.36M – $17.8M	$8.90M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2017	$6.67M	$2.43M – $18.3M	$9.14M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2017	$6.83M	$2.49M – $18.8M	$9.36M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2017	$7.01M	$2.55M – $19.3M	$9.62M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2017	$7.20M	$2.62M – $19.8M	$9.87M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2017	$7.39M	$2.69M – $20.3M	$10.1M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2017	$7.59M	$2.76M – $20.8M	$10.4M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2017	$7.79M	$2.84M – $21.4M	$10.7M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2017	$8.01M	$2.91M – $22.0M	$11.0M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2017	$8.22M	$2.99M – $22.6M	$11.3M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
25 Oct 2017	$111M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+80%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2017	$113M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+78%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2017	$118M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+69%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2018	$124M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+61%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2018	$131M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+53%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2018	$137M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+46%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2018	$144M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+39%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2018	$151M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+33%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2018	$158M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+26%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2018	$166M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+20%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2018	$175M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+15%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2018	$184M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+9%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2018	$193M	$73.0M – $304M	$200M (+4%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2018	$200M	$72.1M – $304M	$200M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2018	$200M	$68.6M – $304M	$200M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2019	$200M	$65.2M – $304M	$200M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2019	$200M	$62.0M – $304M	$200M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2019	$200M	$59.2M – $304M	$200M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2019	$200M	$56.2M – $304M	$200M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
24 Apr 2019	$501M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+50%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 May 2019	$504M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+49%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jun 2019	$522M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+44%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jul 2019	$540M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+39%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Aug 2019	$559M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+34%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Sep 2019	$578M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+30%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2019	$598M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+25%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Nov 2019	$619M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+21%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2019	$640M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+17%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2020	$662M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+13%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Feb 2020	$685M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+9%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Mar 2020	$708M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+6%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Apr 2020	$733M	$435M – $863M	$750M (+2%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 May 2020	$750M	$429M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jun 2020	$750M	$411M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jul 2020	$750M	$394M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Aug 2020	$750M	$377M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Sep 2020	$750M	$360M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2020	$750M	$345M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Nov 2020	$750M	$330M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2020	$750M	$316M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2021	$750M	$303M – $863M	$750M (0%)	after a round	260	unknown	B	0%
15 Jan 2021	$1.7B	$1.5B – $2.5B	$2.2B (+30%)	after a round	260	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2021	$1.7B	$1.5B – $2.5B	$2.2B (+28%)	after a round	260	unknown	A	0%
1 Mar 2021	$1.8B	$1.5B – $2.5B	$2.2B (+26%)	after a round	260	unknown	A	0%
1 Apr 2021	$1.8B	$1.5B – $2.5B	$2.2B (+23%)	after a round	260	flat	A	0%
1 May 2021	$1.9B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+30%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2021	$2.0B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+26%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2021	$2.0B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+22%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2021	$2.1B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+18%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2021	$2.1B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+15%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2021	$2.2B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+11%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Nov 2021	$2.3B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+8%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Dec 2021	$2.3B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+5%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Jan 2022	$2.4B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (+1%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2022	$2.5B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (0%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2022	$2.5B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (0%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2022	$2.5B	$1.5B – $2.8B	$2.5B (0%)	after a round	420	growing	B	0%
27 Apr 2022	$3.7B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+30%)	after a round	420	growing	A	0%
1 May 2022	$3.7B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+30%)	after a round	420	growing	A	0%
1 Jun 2022	$3.8B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+27%)	after a round	420	growing	A	0%
1 Jul 2022	$3.9B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+24%)	after a round	420	growing	A	0%
1 Aug 2022	$4.0B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+21%)	after a round	420	growing	A	0%
1 Sep 2022	$4.1B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+19%)	after a round	420	growing	A	0%
1 Oct 2022	$4.1B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+16%)	after a round	420	growing	A	0%
1 Nov 2022	$4.2B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+13%)	after a round	420	unknown	A	0%
1 Dec 2022	$4.3B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+11%)	after a round	420	unknown	A	0%
1 Jan 2023	$4.4B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+9%)	after a round	420	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2023	$4.5B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+6%)	after a round	420	unknown	A	0%
1 Mar 2023	$4.6B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+4%)	after a round	420	unknown	A	0%
1 Apr 2023	$4.7B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (+2%)	after a round	850	unknown	A	0%
1 May 2023	$4.8B	$3.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	850	unknown	A	0%
1 Jun 2023	$4.8B	$3.0B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	850	unknown	A	0%
1 Jul 2023	$4.8B	$2.9B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	850	unknown	B	0%
1 Aug 2023	$4.8B	$2.8B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	850	unknown	B	0%
1 Sep 2023	$4.8B	$2.7B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	850	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2023	$4.8B	$2.5B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	870	flat	B	0%
1 Nov 2023	$4.8B	$2.4B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	870	flat	B	0%
1 Dec 2023	$4.8B	$2.3B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	870	flat	B	0%
1 Jan 2024	$4.8B	$2.2B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	870	flat	B	0%
1 Feb 2024	$4.8B	$2.1B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	870	flat	B	0%
1 Mar 2024	$4.8B	$2.0B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Apr 2024	$4.8B	$1.9B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 May 2024	$4.8B	$1.7B – $5.5B	$4.8B (0%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
15 May 2024	$1.9B	$1.4B – $3.0B	$2.1B (+10%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Jun 2024	$2.0B	$1.4B – $3.0B	$2.1B (+9%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Jul 2024	$2.0B	$1.4B – $3.0B	$2.1B (+9%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Aug 2024	$2.0B	$1.4B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+14%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2024	$2.0B	$1.4B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+12%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2024	$2.1B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+11%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Nov 2024	$2.1B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+9%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Dec 2024	$2.1B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+8%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Jan 2025	$2.2B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+6%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2025	$2.2B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+5%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2025	$2.2B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+3%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2025	$2.2B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+2%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 May 2025	$2.3B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (+1%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2025	$2.3B	$1.5B – $3.3B	$2.3B (0%)	after a round	1,200	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2025	$2.4B	$1.5B – $3.4B	$2.4B (0%)	after a round	1,454	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2025	$2.4B	$1.5B – $3.4B	$2.4B (0%)	after a round	1,471	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2025	$2.4B	$1.5B – $3.4B	$2.4B (0%)	after a round	1,471	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2025	$2.4B	$1.4B – $3.4B	$2.4B (0%)	after a round	1,516	up	B	0%
1 Nov 2025	$2.4B	$1.3B – $3.4B	$2.4B (0%)	after a round	1,516	up	B	0%
1 Dec 2025	$2.4B	$1.3B – $3.4B	$2.4B (0%)	after a round	1,516	up	B	0%
12 Dec 2025	$5.5B	$4.8B – $8.2B	$7.2B (+30%)	after a round	1,516	up	A	0%
1 Jan 2026	$5.6B	$4.8B – $8.2B	$7.2B (+28%)	after a round	1,516	up	A	0%
1 Feb 2026	$5.7B	$4.8B – $8.2B	$7.2B (+25%)	after a round	1,516	up	A	0%
1 Mar 2026	$5.8B	$4.8B – $8.2B	$7.2B (+23%)	after a round	1,516	up	A	0%
1 Apr 2026	$6.0B	$4.8B – $8.4B	$7.3B (+22%)	after a round	1,677	growing	A	0%
1 May 2026	$6.1B	$4.8B – $8.4B	$7.3B (+19%)	after a round	1,708	growing	A	0%
1 Jun 2026	$6.3B	$4.8B – $8.4B	$7.3B (+16%)	after a round	1,708	up	A	0%
1 Jul 2026	$6.5B	$4.8B – $8.4B	$7.3B (+14%)	after a round	1,708	up	A	0%
1 Aug 2026	$6.7B	$4.8B – $8.6B	$7.4B (+12%)	after a round	1,813	up	A	0%
1 Sep 2026	$6.8B	$4.8B – $8.6B	$7.4B (+9%)	after a round	1,813	up	A	0%
1 Oct 2026	$7.0B	$4.8B – $8.6B	$7.5B (+6%)	after a round	1,831	up	A	0%
24 Oct 2026	$7.2B	$4.8B – $8.6B	$7.5B (+4%)	after a round	1,831	up	A	0%

Key facts about Harness

Founded: 2017
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Employees: about 1,830 +21% in a year
Total raised: $730M
Funding rounds: 6
Last round: Series E Dec 2025

Harness was founded in 2017 by Jyoti Bansal and Rishi Singh.

Harness funding history

Harness has 6 funding rounds on record, from Oct 2017 to Dec 2025, $730M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $5.50B post-money (Series E, Dec 2025).

Series E 11 Dec 2025
Led by Goldman Sachs; with Institutional Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Unusual Ventures.
Sources: harness.io, am.gs.com, techcrunch.com and 4 more
$240M
$5.50B post-money
Growth Equity 14 May 2024
With Silicon Valley Bank, Hercules Capital.
Sources: prnewswire.com, harness.io, svb.com
$150M
Series D 26 Apr 2022
Led by Norwest.
Sources: harness.io
$175M
$3.70B post-money
Series C 14 Jan 2021
Led by Alkeon; with Battery Ventures, Citi Ventures, Norwest, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures.
Sources: prnewswire.com, techcrunch.com, siliconangle.com and 2 more
$85M
$1.70B post-money
Series B 23 Apr 2019
Led by Institutional Venture Partners, GV, ServiceNow Ventures; with BIG Labs, Menlo Ventures, Unusual Ventures.
Sources: yourstory.com, techcrunch.com
$60M
$500M post-money
Series A 24 Oct 2017
Led by Menlo Ventures, BIG Labs.
Sources: prnewswire.com, finsmes.com
$20M

Harness investors

15 investors have backed Harness; Menlo Ventures, BIG Labs and Institutional Venture Partners and 5 more led at least one round.

Menlo Ventures lead, 3 rounds
BIG Labs lead, 2 rounds
Institutional Venture Partners lead, 2 rounds
Norwest lead, 2 rounds
Alkeon lead
Goldman Sachs lead
GV lead
ServiceNow Ventures lead
Battery Ventures
Citi Ventures
Silicon Valley Bank

What Harness does

Harness works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in software development and cloud computing.

Harness Inc. is an American software company that develops and provides a software delivery platform based on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company offers a suite of tools and services for automating and optimizing the software delivery lifecycle, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, infrastructure as code management, and cloud cost management. Harness also delivers professional services such as onboarding, migration, and training, and operates a developer hub and DevOps academy. The company serves organizations in the United States and internationally.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

Software Delivery Platform Development
AI-Driven Pipeline Automation
Continuous Integration and Delivery Services
Feature Management and Experimentation Services
Infrastructure as Code Management
Database DevOps Services
Artifact Registry Management
AI-Driven Testing and Resilience Services
AI-Driven Security and Compliance Services
AI-Driven Cost Optimization Services
Cloud Cost Management Services
Service Reliability Management Services
Chaos Engineering Services
Developer Education Services
Platform Onboarding and Migration Services

Markets

Software Development
Cloud Computing

Technology

AI-Driven Software Delivery Automation
AI for Testing & Resilience
AI for Security & Compliance
AI for Cost & Optimization
Machine Learning for Pipeline Automation
Machine Learning for Security Orchestration
Machine Learning for Cost Optimization

Business model

Business-to-Business
Service Provider
Software-as-a-Service
Enterprise

Industry codes (NAICS)

513210 Software Publishers 60% match
541512 Computer Systems Design Services 25% match
611420 Computer Training 15% match

Questions about Harness

What is Harness worth?

Valuation $7.2B (range $4.8B to $8.6B), as of 24 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $5.50B (Series E, Dec 2025).

Has Harness raised money?

Harness has 6 funding rounds on record, from Oct 2017 to Dec 2025, $730M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $5.50B post-money (Series E, Dec 2025).

Who has invested in Harness?

Menlo Ventures, BIG Labs, Institutional Venture Partners, Norwest, Alkeon and Goldman Sachs, and 9 more. Lead investors include Menlo Ventures, BIG Labs, Institutional Venture Partners and Norwest.

How many people work at Harness?

About 1,830, up 21% over the last year. Headcount grew from 260 in Jan 2021 to 1,831 in Sep 2026.

What does Harness do?

Harness works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in software development and cloud computing. Its main offerings are software delivery platform development, AI-Driven pipeline automation and continuous integration and delivery services.

When was Harness founded, and where is it based?

Harness was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It has about 1,830 employees, up 21% over the last year.

How we value companies Report an issue

Harness valuation, funding and investors

Harness valuation today

Key facts about Harness

Harness funding history

Series E 11 Dec 2025

Growth Equity 14 May 2024

Series D 26 Apr 2022

Series C 14 Jan 2021

Series B 23 Apr 2019

Series A 24 Oct 2017