SmartBear
AcquiredSmartBear provides software quality testing tools for developers and QA teams, including API testing, cross-browser testing, and code collaboration products.
Est. Valuation
$500M
$499,999,980 · 5× ARR estimate
Monthly Revenue (MRR)
$8.3M
$8,333,333/mo
Annual Revenue (ARR)
$100M
$99,999,996/yr
Employees
400
Founded
2003
SmartBear Revenue History
Revenue history for SmartBear from 2018 to 2026.
| Year | MRR | ARR | YoY Growth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $8,333,333 | $100,000,000 | — | Mar 2018 |
How SmartBear Makes Money
SmartBear Funding
SmartBear is fully bootstrapped with no outside funding. The company has grown to $99,999,996 ARR organically.
SmartBear Founders
Justin Teague
CEO
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How We Estimate SmartBear's Revenue & Valuation
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- Verified — directly confirmed via Stripe integration or audited filings.
- Self-reported — numbers publicly shared by the founder on X, blog posts, or interviews.
- Estimated — derived from publicly available signals (traffic, employee count, pricing, comparables).
Valuation follows a hierarchy: public companies use the live market cap; private companies with disclosed funding rounds use the last reported valuation; otherwise we apply a conservative 5× ARR multiple as an estimate. Multiples vary by business model — SaaS typically sits 5–7×, profitable bootstrapped operations 3–5×, consumer brands 1–3×, marketplaces 8–12×.
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