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Harness

Category: AI Developer Tools

The industry's first AI-native Software Delivery Platform that unifies the entire software lifecycle—from code to cloud—by integrating DevOps, Security (AppSec/API Security), and Cost Management into a single 'AI Fabric'. Harness was founded in 2017. The company is led by Jyoti Bansal. Based in San Francisco, United States. Team size: 1,500+. Total funding raised: $815.0M. Latest round: Series E ($240.0M, Dec 2025). Key investors include ["Goldman Sachs","Norwest Venture Partners","Alkeon Capital","IVP","GV","Menlo Ventures"].

Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Team size
1,500+
Total funding
$815.0M

Value proposition

Eliminates toil and ensures governance by automating the entire software delivery path. It replaces fragile, scripted pipelines with 'smart' AI-driven workflows that automatically verify deployments, secure APIs, and optimize cloud costs.

Products and solutions

["Continuous Integration (CI)","Continuous Delivery (CD) & GitOps","Feature Flags","Cloud Cost Management (CCM)","Security Testing Orchestration (STO)","API Security (via Traceable Merger)","Chaos Engineering","Service Reliability Management (SRM)","Software Engineering Insights (SEI)","Internal Developer Portal (IDP)","Code Repository","Infrastructure as Code Management (IaCM)"]

Unique value

Harness differentiates through its 'AI Fabric' (AIDA - AI Development Assistant) which is woven into every module, allowing for generative pipeline creation, auto-remediation of security vulnerabilities, and natural language queries for software insights.

Target customer

Enterprise Platform Engineering teams, DevOps leaders, and CTOs at Global 2000 companies (e.g., Citi, United Airlines, Home Depot).

Industries served

["Banking & Financial Services","Technology & SaaS","Retail & E-commerce","Healthcare","Manufacturing"]

Technology advantage

The 2025 merger with Traceable AI provides a massive competitive moat by natively embedding API security and observability into the delivery pipeline, solving the 'DevSecOps' gap that competitors address only through loose integrations.

How they differentiate

AI-Native platform (AIDA) with automated pipeline generation and embedded API security (via Traceable merger), replacing fragile scripts with governed workflows.

Main competitors

["GitLab","Jenkins (CloudBees)","Argo CD"]

Key partnerships

["Cloud Providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure)","Ecosystem Partners (ServiceNow, HashiCorp, Datadog)","Global System Integrators (Accenture, Deloitte)"]

Notable customers

["Citi","United Airlines","Home Depot","SoulCycle"]

Major milestones

["Completed merger with Traceable AI in March 2025","Raised $240M Series E led by Goldman Sachs in Dec 2025","Secured $150M Debt Financing in May 2024"]

Growth metrics

Surpassed $250M ARR and achieved $5.5B valuation in Dec 2025; 1,500+ employees.

Market positioning

Enterprise-grade 'Code-to-Cloud' delivery platform replacing legacy DIY scripting

Geographic focus

North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific

Patents and IP

CEO Jyoti Bansal is a prolific inventor with 30+ US patents. Harness Inc. holds multiple patents related to distributed systems, automated deployment verification, and software performance monitoring logic.

About Jyoti Bansal

Serial entrepreneur and investor. Founder & CEO of Harness. Previously founded AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B in 2017). Co-founder of Unusual Ventures and BIG Labs. Co-founder of Traceable AI.

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