Buildkite

About

Buildkite provides a hybrid CI/CD platform that runs build and test pipelines on customers' infrastructure while offering a cloud-based control plane for scalable, secure software build, test, and deployment.

Mission

Buildkite, based in Perth, Australia, provides a continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) platform. Led by CEO Keith Pitt, the platform enables teams to build, test, and deploy software at any scale. It introduced a hybrid CI/CD model in which customers host testing and deployment pipelines on their own infrastructure while Buildkite provides a cloud-powered interface for managing those pipelines. This approach lets DevOps teams achieve closer performance parity to production systems and keep source code within their walls. Buildkite has over 1,000 customers worldwide, including Canva, Intercom, Shopify, Venmo, and Webflow. The company raised $21M in a Series B and intends to use the funds to launch new developer-focused products and expand its operations, marketing, and sales teams. Buildkite offers a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that enables teams to run fast, secure and scalable pipelines on their own infrastructure. The product supports over 1,000 customers and 30,000 engineers, and is used by companies including Shopify, Pinterest and Wayfair. The company emphasizes running pipelines on customer infrastructure for security and scalability. Buildkite plans to use the new funding to expand operations and broaden its business reach. Leadership includes Lachlan Donald (CEO), Keith Pitt (CTO) and Tim Lucas (chief product officer). Founded in 2013 and based in Melbourne, Australia, Buildkite serves some of the largest engineering teams.

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