Gradle Raises $4.2M

What does Gradle do?

Gradle, is an open source build automation company which develops, distributes and supports the Gradle open source project.  It is a Silicon Valley start up whose mission is transforming how software is built and shipped. The company is the most popular build automation system with more than 1 million downloads monthly. The company is powered by a unique Build Programming Language and an ecosystem with more than 600 plug-ins supporting all facets of Software Continuous Delivery. the company is at the heart of the CD pipeline at some of the most advanced software companies globally including Unity3d, Netflix and LinkedIn and plenty more. It helps enterprises ship software faster and more continuously by unifying and automating the build process. The corporation also provides consulting, training and support for its customers. The company runs with the motto of “Build Happiness”.

How much Gradle was funded?

Gradle raised $4.2M Seed fund on December 10^th 2015 from Data Collective and True Ventures.

What is next for Gradle?

The company has joined the Heavybit group of companies in San Francisco. The goal of the seed funding is for building on a successful Enterprise business centred in Silicon Valley by releasing commercial software as a service offering. The funding will be used for developing commercial SaaS offering for its 1 million downloads per month.

More about Gradle

Gradle was founded by Adam Murdoch and Hans Dockter. It has its headquarters in San Francisco, California. The company’s mission is to transform how software is built and shaped. The company is revolutionizing software delivery by making it a repeatable process with real time actionable measurements in just like world class manufacturing systems. The company develops, distributes and supports the Gradle open source project. It has more than 1 million downloads per month. Most enterprises in the world are using this company for their mission critical software delivery.