# Linear funding: rounds and investors > Linear has raised $236M across 6 rounds since 2019. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Accel and Index Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/linear (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Linear* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 49 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Collaboration Tools Developer Tools DevOps Raised 3 months ago Valuation: $1.3B, Mar 2026 Follow Linear and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Flinear) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$236M** raised across 6 rounds since 2019, from 9 sources **$82M** Series C **$99M** Secondary - **Latest round:** Secondary, $99M Aug 2026 - **Step-up i:** 1.2× - **Investors:** 49 (3 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$2.4M** Seed **$4.2M** Seed **$13M** Series A **$35M** Series B **$82M** Series C **$99M** Secondary - **First round:** Seed, $2.4M - **Biggest round:** $99M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Secondary **$99M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [S32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s32) Source recorded - **Jun 2025** Series C **$82M** *8 new* *3 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) [Designer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/designer-fund) [Ilkka Paananen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilkka-paananen) [01A](https://millionrounds.com/fund/01a) [indie.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indie-vc) [Jeff Weinstein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-weinstein) [Lauren & Vlad Loktev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lauren-and-vlad-loktev) [Soleio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soleio) [TK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tk-ventures) Reported by Karri Saarinen and 2 others - **Sept 2023** Series B **$35M** *16 new* *1 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Guillermo Rauch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch) [Stewart Butterfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-butterfield) [01 Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/01-advisors) [Claire Hughes Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claire-hughes-johnson) [Ilkka Paananen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilkka-paananen) [Immad Akhund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immad-akhund) [Cal Henderson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cal-henderson) [Andrew Mason](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-mason) [Christina Cacioppo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christina-cacioppo) [Ganesh Srinivasan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ganesh-srinivasan) [Jorn van Dijk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jorn-van-dijk) [Josh Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-miller) [Koen Bok](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koen-bok) [KYLE PARRISH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyle-parrish) [Praveen Neppalli Naga](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praveen-neppalli-naga) Reported by Karri Saarinen - **Dec 2020** Series A **$13M** *6 new* *1 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Lead [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) [Dick Costolo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dick-costolo) [Lenny Rachitsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lenny-rachitsky) [Harry Stebbings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harry-stebbings) [Adam Bain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-bain) [Aston Motes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aston-motes) Reported by Karri Saarinen - **Nov 2019** Seed **$4.2M** *15 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Lead [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Charlie Cheever](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-cheever) [Bobby Goodlatte](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bobby-goodlatte) [Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) [Jude Gomila](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jude-gomila) [Dan Romero](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-romero) [Emilie Choi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emilie-choi) [Fred Stevens-Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-stevens-smith) [Gustaf Alströmer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gustaf-alstromer-2) [James Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-smith) [Julia DeWahl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/julia-dewahl) [Larry Gadea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-gadea) [Marc McCabe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-mccabe) [Tikhon Berstram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tikhon-berstram) Reported by FinSMEs and 1 other - **Nov 2019** Seed **$2.4M** *2 new* Sequoia Lead Index Ventures Reported by TechCrunch ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2019 **Seed** 2019 **Series A** 2020 **Series B** 2023 **Series C** 2025 **Secondary** 2026 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) L L [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) L L [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Ilkka Paananen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilkka-paananen) Sequoia L [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [S32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s32) [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) [Guillermo Rauch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch) [Designer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/designer-fund) ## Everyone who backed them [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **5** rounds, led 2 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **3** rounds, led 2 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Ilkka Paananen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilkka-paananen) VC firm **2** rounds Sequoia no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [S32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s32) VC firm **1** round [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) VC firm **1** round [Guillermo Rauch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch) VC firm **1** round [Designer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/designer-fund) VC firm **1** round [Charlie Cheever](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-cheever) Angel **1** round [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) Angel **1** round [Stewart Butterfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-butterfield) Angel **1** round [01 Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/01-advisors) VC firm **1** round [Dick Costolo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dick-costolo) VC firm **1** round [Lenny Rachitsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lenny-rachitsky) Angel **1** round [Bobby Goodlatte](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bobby-goodlatte) Angel **1** round [Claire Hughes Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claire-hughes-johnson) VC firm **1** round [Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) Angel **1** round [Harry Stebbings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harry-stebbings) VC firm **1** round [Jude Gomila](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jude-gomila) Angel **1** round [01A](https://millionrounds.com/fund/01a) Growth equity **1** round [Adam Bain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-bain) Angel **1** round [Aston Motes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aston-motes) Angel **1** round [Immad Akhund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immad-akhund) VC firm **1** round [Cal Henderson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cal-henderson) Angel **1** round [Andrew Mason](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-mason) Angel **1** round [Christina Cacioppo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christina-cacioppo) Growth equity **1** round [Dan Romero](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-romero) Angel **1** round [Emilie Choi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emilie-choi) Angel **1** round [Fred Stevens-Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fred-stevens-smith) Angel **1** round [Ganesh Srinivasan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ganesh-srinivasan) Angel **1** round [Gustaf Alströmer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gustaf-alstromer-2) VC firm **1** round [indie.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indie-vc) VC firm **1** round [James Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-smith) Angel **1** round [Jeff Weinstein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-weinstein) Angel **1** round [Jorn van Dijk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jorn-van-dijk) Growth equity **1** round [Josh Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-miller) Angel **1** round [Julia DeWahl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/julia-dewahl) VC firm **1** round [Koen Bok](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koen-bok) Angel **1** round [KYLE PARRISH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyle-parrish) Angel **1** round [Larry Gadea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-gadea) VC firm **1** round [Lauren & Vlad Loktev](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lauren-and-vlad-loktev) Growth equity **1** round [Marc McCabe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-mccabe) Angel **1** round [Praveen Neppalli Naga](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praveen-neppalli-naga) Growth equity **1** round [Soleio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soleio) Growth equity **1** round [Tikhon Berstram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tikhon-berstram) VC firm **1** round [TK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tk-ventures) VC firm **1** round Index Ventures no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=linear). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Linear as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Section 32](https://millionrounds.com/fund/section-32) VC firm Per its own site [AI Grant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ai-grant) Accelerator Per its own site [Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site [Drops Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drops-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [Festina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/festina) VC firm Per its own site [developers.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/developers-vc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Linear ### Who invested in Linear? Linear's investors include Sequoia Capital, Accel, Index Ventures, Ilkka Paananen and Sequoia, and 44 more on record. ### How much has Linear raised? Linear has raised $236M across 6 rounds since 2019. ### When did Linear last raise? Linear's most recent round was a Secondary of $99M in Aug 2026. ### What was Linear's biggest round? Its most recent round, $99M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Linear first? Linear's first round on record, in Nov 2019, was backed by Sequoia and Index Ventures. ### What stage is Linear at? Linear's latest named round is a Secondary, in Aug 2026. ### Where is Linear based? Linear is based in the United States. ### Who led Linear's rounds? Sequoia led the Seed in 2019; Sequoia Capital led the Seed in 2019; Accel led the Series B in 2023. ## Companies like Linear In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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