JetBrains
Category: AI Developer Tools
Global software company creating professional developer tools, IDEs, and AI-powered development platforms for software engineers and teams. JetBrains was founded in 2000. The company is led by Kirill Skrygan. Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Team size: 2800+. Total funding raised: $0. Latest round: Bootstrapped. Key investors include None (bootstrapped, founder-owned).
- Founded
- 2000
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Team size
- 2800+
- Total funding
- $0
Value proposition
JetBrains provides essential tools for software developers and teams, streamlining coding, planning, and collaboration with an exceptional developer experience. Their tools are used by 12.5M+ recurring active users and 88 of Fortune Global 100 companies.
Products and solutions
IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, CLion, PhpStorm, RubyMine, Rider, RustRover, DataGrip, DataSpell. AI Tools: JetBrains AI Assistant, Junie (AI coding agent
Unique value
Bootstrapped with zero external funding (EMEA alone $464.1M revenue in 2025); creator of Kotlin programming language; comprehensive ecosystem of 30+ integrated developer tools; 88 of Fortune Global 100 as customers; open, no-lock-in approach to AI agent orchestration with JetBrains Central.
Target customer
Software developers, engineering teams, and enterprises of all sizes across industries
Industries served
Software Development, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Data Science, Education, Gaming (Unity/Unreal via Rider)
Technology advantage
Deep integration across entire developer toolchain (IDEs, CI/CD, project management, code quality); proprietary IntelliJ platform powering all IDEs; creator of Kotlin (adopted by Google as first-class Android language); LLM-agnostic AI architecture (supports OpenAI, Google Gemini, Claude, Codex); 26+ years of domain expertise in developer tooling.
How they differentiate
Unlike Cursor (standalone VS Code fork) or GitHub Copilot (tied to GitHub/Microsoft ecosystem), JetBrains offers a complete, integrated, multi-language IDE ecosystem with deep AI integration across the entire development lifecycle. JetBrains Central provides an open, no-lock-in control plane for AI agents that works with any IDE, any agent (Claude, Codex, Gemini CLI, custom), and any infrastructure. JetBrains is also bootstrapped and profitable with no VC pressure.
Main competitors
GitHub Copilot (Microsoft/GitHub); Cursor (Anysphere); Windsurf (Codeium)
Key partnerships
Google (Gemini LLM integration, Android Studio collaboration, Kotlin Foundation); OpenAI (AI Assistant powered by OpenAI models); AWS (DevOps Software Competency, TeamCity Cloud on AWS); Microsoft/Azure; GitLab; Unity; HashiCorp; Checkmarx; Gradle; JetBrains is founding member of Kotlin Foundation, member of Rust Foundation, PHP Foundation, Python Software Foundation, Java Community Process EC, Open Web Docs.
Notable customers
88 of Fortune Global 100 companies; 305K+ companies using paid tools including major enterprises across finance, tech, manufacturing, and government sectors.
Major milestones
2000: Founded in Prague, 2001: IntelliJ IDEA launched, 2011: Kotlin programming language created, 2012: Sergey Dmitriev steps down as CEO, Maxim Shafirov takes over, 2017: Google announces first-class support for Kotlin on Android, 2019: Kotlin 1.3 released with coroutines, 2020: $200M EBITDA achieved, 2024: Kirill Skrygan becomes CEO, 2025: IntelliJ IDEA unified into single distribution, Space discontinued (Jun 1), 2026: JetBrains Central announced
Growth metrics
12.5M+ recurring active users; 2,600+ employees (company page) / 2.8K+ (careers); 88 of Fortune Global 100 as customers; 25.69% YoY revenue growth (2025); EMEA revenue $464.1M (2025); $200M EBITDA (2020); 90% of surveyed developers use AI at work (Jan 2026 JetBrains AI Pulse); 343K Junie users; 1M+ AI-assisted actions completed; 240% YoY AI paid user growth (Q4 2024-Q4 2025); Junie GA Jun 2026 (top SWE-Rebench harness that cycle)
Market positioning
Premium leader in professional developer tools and IDEs; dominant in Java/Kotlin ecosystem (IntelliJ IDEA); strong in Python (PyCharm), PHP (PhpStorm), and C++ (CLion); increasingly positioning as the orchestration layer for enterprise AI agent governance with JetBrains Central.
Geographic focus
Global presence with offices in Amsterdam (HQ), Prague, Munich, Boston, Seattle, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, and others. Strong in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific markets.
Patents and IP
IntelliJ IDEA platform (proprietary); Kotlin programming language (open source under Apache 2.0); Multiple patents related to code analysis, refactoring, and IDE technologies.
About Kirill Skrygan
At JetBrains since 2010; Led IntelliJ Department for several years before becoming CEO in Feb 2024. Education: Saint Petersburg State University.
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Official website: https://www.jetbrains.com