ReadMe Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2014

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 73

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 16

ReadMe General Information

Description

Developer of a documentation management platform designed to build developer portals that combine tutorials, topical guides and application programming interface (API) exploration. The company's platform provides every company with the ability to quickly create documentation and build productive communities to keep docs up-to-date and has community-oriented features that assist in driving adoption, enabling companies to create dynamic documentation and improve customer remedy kinds of scenarios.

Contact Information

Website
www.readme.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 14 Geary Street
  • Second Floor
  • San Francisco, CA 94108
  • United States
Primary Industry
Software Development Applications
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Vertical(s)
CloudTech & DevOps, SaaS, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 14 Geary Street
  • Second Floor
  • San Francisco, CA 94108
  • United States

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ReadMe Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
5. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series A) 28-Aug-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Accelerator/Incubator 10-Oct-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Accelerator/Incubator 23-Mar-2015 $125K $1.32M Completed Startup
1. Seed Round 01-Jan-2014 $1.2M $1.2M Completed Startup
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ReadMe Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series A-1
Series A-4
Series A-3 288,225 $0.000010 $0.06 $0.69 $0.69 1x $0.69 1.72%
Series A-2 1,212,718 $0.000010 $0.06 $0.7 $0.7 1x $0.7 7.22%
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ReadMe Comparisons

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Employees
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Post Valuation
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Developer of a documentation management platform designed to build developer portals that combine tutorials, topical gui
Software Development Applications
San Francisco, CA
73 As of 2025

Palo Alto, CA
 

San Francisco, CA
 
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ReadMe Competitors (50)

One of ReadMe’s 50 competitors is Fiddler, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Palo Alto, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Fiddler Venture Capital-Backed Palo Alto, CA
Sitecore Private Equity-Backed San Francisco, CA
Sumo Logic Private Equity-Backed Redwood City, CA
Author-it Venture Capital-Backed Seattle, WA
Datadog Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
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ReadMe Investors (16)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Accel Venture Capital Minority
Eight Roads Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Heavybit Venture Capital Minority
Bessemer Venture Partners Venture Capital Minority
F-Prime Capital Venture Capital Minority
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ReadMe FAQs

  • When was ReadMe founded?

    ReadMe was founded in 2014.

  • Where is ReadMe headquartered?

    ReadMe is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of ReadMe?

    ReadMe has 73 total employees.

  • What industry is ReadMe in?

    ReadMe’s primary industry is Software Development Applications.

  • Is ReadMe a private or public company?

    ReadMe is a Private company.

  • What is ReadMe’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for ReadMe is .

  • How much funding has ReadMe raised over time?

    ReadMe has raised $10.3M.

  • Who are ReadMe’s investors?

    Accel, Eight Roads, Heavybit, Bessemer Venture Partners, and F-Prime Capital are 5 of 16 investors who have invested in ReadMe.

  • Who are ReadMe’s competitors?

    Fiddler, Sitecore, Sumo Logic, Author-it, and Datadog are some of the 50 competitors of ReadMe.

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