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Jellyfish Agent

Software Engineering Management & Intelligence

Data & AnalyticsEngineering ManagementDeveloper ProductivityAI ImpactEngineering Intelligence
Function:Engineering Management
Subfunction:Developer Analytics & Productivity
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Founded
2017
Employees
~253-264
Funding
$114.5M total; $71M Series C (2022)
Stage
Series C, private operating
Report version: Oct 21, 2025

1. Products/Services & Features

  • Main Offerings:

    • AI Impact: measurement and ROI tracking for AI coding tools across the SDLC
    • Operational Effectiveness: metrics, workflow analysis, team benchmarks, and bottleneck detection
    • Business Alignment: resource allocation visibility and engineering-to-business outcome reporting
    • DevEx: developer experience surveys and productivity insights
    • DevFinOps: R&D financial reporting and software capitalization automation
    • Jellyfish AI Assistant: a conversational AI layer that lets engineering leaders query their engineering data in natural language
    • Data Hub with Patented Data Model: ingests signals from GitHub, Jira, Slack, and 50+ dev tool integrations
  • Feature Breakdown: Patented engineering data model, AI token cost management, vendor comparison for AI coding tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini, Amazon Q), customizable dashboards, automated effort tracking without manual timesheets, real-time delivery risk alerts, scenario planning, ROI calculator, and audit-ready financial reporting

  • Business Industry Gearing: Software development teams, R&D organizations, enterprise technology companies

2. Security & Compliance

  • Certifications: SOC 2 Type II compliant; GDPR compliant; Trust Center published at jellyfish.co

  • Vendors/Tools: Third-party penetration testing and vulnerability assessments; responsible disclosure program

  • Risk Profile:

    • Breaches: No public evidence of significant security breaches
    • Features: Encryption in transit (TLS), encryption at rest, role-based access control, least-privilege practices, comprehensive audit trails, and regular access reviews

3. User Feedback & Adoption

  • Aggregated Reviews: G2: 4.5/5; Gartner: 4.8/5

    • Pros: Deep integration with engineering toolchains, actionable leadership insights, effort tracking without manual timesheets, strong customer support, versatile dashboards, patented data model delivers unique signal fidelity
    • Cons: Initial integration setup requires time investment; some metric coverage gaps for offline or non-code activities; can be slow with very large datasets
  • Adoption Insights:

    • Adoption Ease: Moderate; requires connecting existing dev toolchain but offers intuitive dashboards once configured
    • Adoption Cultural Fit: High for engineering-focused organizations; benefits from leadership and engineering team buy-in for maximum value
  • Metrics: Customers include Mastercard, Toast, Bazaarvoice, Priceline, PagerDuty, Hootsuite, and ZoomInfo; revenue more than tripled in 2021 (per Series C announcement)

  • Barriers: Requires tool integrations for full value; potential cultural resistance to data-driven engineering accountability

4. Monetization & Business Model

  • Revenue Model: SaaS subscription with tiered pricing based on users and modules; custom enterprise pricing available

  • Pricing: Per-seat SaaS pricing; contact sales for enterprise tiers (specific per-seat rates not publicly listed as of 2025)

  • Market Context:

    • TAM: Global software engineering management and developer productivity market (estimated $10B+)
    • Growth Stage: Series C, scaling go-to-market and expanding AI Impact product line

5. Leadership & Recent Developments

Name Description LinkedIn X Account
Andrew Lau Co-founder and CEO of Jellyfish; previously took Endeca from 8 to 550 employees, sold to Oracle for $1.1B in 2011 https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtlau
David Gourley Co-founder; previously at Endeca and Oracle
Philip Braden Co-founder
  • Key Metrics Update:

    • Funding: $114.5M total raised: $12M Series A (2020), $31.5M Series B (2021), $71M Series C (February 2022) led by Accel, Insight Partners, and Tiger Global, with participation from Wing Venture Capital
    • Employee Growth: From ~20 employees at founding to 125 at Series C (2022); current estimated headcount ~253-264
  • News/Trends:

    • News Launch: AI Impact Dashboard (2024), first platform to measure impact of AI coding tools across the SDLC; Jellyfish AI Assistant (conversational analytics); 2026 State of Engineering Management Report (seventh annual survey of 600+ engineering leaders)
    • News Partnerships: Integrations with GitHub, Jira, Slack, Linear, and 50+ engineering toolchain products; AI tool vendor comparison covering Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini, and Amazon Q
    • News Funding: Series C closed February 2022; total funding $114.5M
    • News Challenges: Navigating rapid AI adoption wave; helping engineering leaders move from AI hype to measurable productivity ROI; competition from other engineering analytics platforms

6. Target Audience & Use Cases

  • Target Market: Mid-market to enterprise software development organizations seeking data-driven engineering management

  • Target Users & Personas: CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Engineering Managers, Platform Engineering leaders, Product Leaders, Finance teams managing R&D capitalization, Software Developers

  • User Experience Level: Intermediate to advanced; designed for engineering leaders comfortable with dev toolchain integrations

  • Key Use Cases:

    • Engineering executives aligning R&D investment with business goals and communicating engineering ROI to the board
    • Engineering managers using real-time metrics to identify bottlenecks, manage team health, and predict delivery risk
    • Finance teams automating software capitalization and R&D financial reporting using system-derived data instead of manual timesheets
    • Organizations measuring the adoption and productivity impact of AI coding assistants across their engineering workforce

7. Impact & Recommendations

  • Measurable Outcomes:

    • Workflow Improvements: Automated effort tracking, real-time delivery risk visibility, data-driven resource allocation, reduced manual reporting overhead, predictable roadmap forecasting, and AI ROI quantification across the software development lifecycle
    • ROI Examples: Customers like Priceline and PagerDuty report improved engineering visibility and alignment; company reports revenue more than tripled year-over-year at Series C; 91% of employees would recommend the company on Glassdoor
  • Fit Assessment: Strong fit for engineering-driven organizations with 50 or more engineers seeking to move from intuition-based management to data-driven decision making; particularly well suited to organizations actively evaluating or scaling AI coding tools

  • Custom Rec Flags:

    • Priority ICP: Mid-market to enterprise software companies with 50 or more engineers, especially those measuring AI coding tool ROI or needing R&D financial reporting automation
    • Short Term Goals: Expand AI Impact product, deepen AI Agent capabilities, grow Engineering Intelligence Maturity Model adoption, and extend international reach

8. Data Sourcing Notes

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