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Date Published
Author
Molly Fosco
Word count
961
Language
English
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None

Summary

CircleCI is celebrating its ninth anniversary and the addition of its one-millionth developer to the platform, marking significant progress since its inception. Over these years, CircleCI has run more than 16,795 cumulative years of builds, reflecting its evolution alongside the SaaS and CI/CD market, which has gained widespread adoption as companies increasingly prioritize automation and continuous delivery. With a focus on addressing the needs of developers, CircleCI has welcomed numerous top-tier enterprise customers and expanded its global presence. The company recently raised $100 million in a Series E funding round, doubling its total funding to $215.5 million, and was named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cloud-Native Continuous Integration Tools. CircleCI's innovations include expanding its orb adoption, launching insights API endpoints, and forming strategic partnerships, while also enhancing its ecosystem with a developer hub and achieving multiple AWS designations. Over the last nine years, CircleCI has experienced an 8,000%+ increase in platform usage and expanded its customer base to 128 countries, demonstrating its success as a leader in the CI/CD industry.