One Million Downloads of GitLab

GitLab, an open-source project launched in 2011, has achieved significant milestones, reaching over one million downloads for its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) as of October 2015. Initially started as a community-driven project, GitLab evolved into a bootstrapped company by 2013 and gained further traction by participating in Y Combinator's Winter 2015 class. The company secured a $4 million Series A funding from Khosla Ventures in August 2015, highlighting the market's demand for open solutions that enhance collaboration and accelerate product development. GitLab continuously releases updates, with the landmark GitLab 8.0 launch in September 2015 integrating GitLab CI and introducing a new design. Today, GitLab's software is utilized by over 100,000 organizations, including CERN, Alibaba, and SpaceX, and is favored by a substantial portion of the Fortune 500, supported by a dedicated community of over 800 contributors.

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