Harness Company Profile (2026)
Company Profile | Software Delivery & CI/CD | Updated August 2026
Harness: Software Delivery Platform with AI-Powered CI/CD and $300M+ ARR
Harness is a software delivery platform providing AI-powered CI/CD, continuous verification, feature flags, and cloud cost management. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Harness reached $300M+ ARR in 2025-2026 with a $3.7 billion valuation. The company serves thousands of enterprises with its Software Delivery Platform.
Executive Summary
Harness is a software delivery platform serving thousands of enterprises globally. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Harness's approach is based on AI-powered CI/CD, continuous verification, feature flags, and cloud cost management. The platform is designed for development, DevOps, and platform engineering teams.
Harness reached $300M+ ARR in 2025-2026 with a $3.7 billion valuation (2021 Series D). The company serves thousands of enterprises including many Fortune 500 companies.
Company Overview
Harness was founded in 2016 by Jyoti Bansal and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company is privately held and has raised substantial funding.
Harness develops Software Delivery Platform with CI/CD, continuous verification, feature flags, and cloud cost management.
Leadership
- Jyoti Bansal – Founder and CEO – Also founded AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B).
- Rishi Singh – CFO – Manages financial strategy.
Products & Services
Harness CI/CD
AI-powered continuous integration and delivery with automated verification, rollback, and deployment orchestration.
Harness Feature Flags
Feature management and experimentation platform for safe rollouts and A/B testing.
Harness Cloud Cost Management
Cloud spending optimization and cost governance for AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes.
Harness Software Delivery Platform
Unified platform combining CI/CD, feature flags, verification, and cloud cost management.
Financial and Corporate Profile
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Harness Inc. |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Jyoti Bansal |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Ownership | Private, venture-backed |
| ARR | $300M+ (2025-2026) |
| Valuation | $3.7B (2021 Series D) |
| Key investors | Insight Partners, Sequoia, Accel, Caffeinated Capital |
Competitive Landscape
Harness competes with CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud cost management companies.
| Competitor | Overlap |
|---|---|
| GitLab, GitHub Actions, CircleCI | CI/CD pipelines |
| LaunchDarkly, Split | Feature flags |
| CloudZero, Vantage | Cloud cost management |
Key Takeaways
- Harness is a private software delivery platform with $300M+ ARR.
- Founded in 2016 by Jyoti Bansal (AppDynamics founder).
- Valuation: $3.7B (2021 Series D).
- Key products: CI/CD, Feature Flags, Cloud Cost Management, Platform.
- Competes with GitLab, GitHub, LaunchDarkly, CloudZero, and others.
Profile compiled August 2026. For informational purposes only.
