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\n Now valued at $5.5 billion<\/span>, Harness will use the new capital to advance Harness AI and accelerate platform expansion and global GTM momentum.<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

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\n <\/span>, Dec. 11, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Harness, the AI Software Delivery Platform company, today announced a $240 million<\/span> Series E financing round. The financing round is comprised of a $200 million<\/span> investment led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and a planned $40 million<\/span> tender offer with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures. This investment values Harness at $5.5 billion<\/span> and reflects the accelerating demand for a unified, AI-native platform for software delivery.<\/p>\n

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While AI is transforming how software is written, that work represents only the beginning of the engineering lifecycle. Most teams spend just 30\u201340% of their time writing and iterating on code; the remaining 60\u201370% goes to the “outer loop” \u2014 testing, deployments, security, compliance, and optimization. These workflows are deeply interconnected and remain highly manual, creating friction that slows velocity. Harness is bringing AI and automation to this outer loop, turning the most complex and time-consuming parts of software delivery into intelligent, streamlined processes.<\/p>\n

Now, AI is amplifying the pressure exponentially. Code volume is accelerating \u2014 in many cases by 4x \u2014 and every line must still be tested, secured, deployed, and maintained. The surge of AI-generated code is further widening the gap between rapid development and the safe, reliable delivery of software. Organizations increasingly need intelligence and automation that can manage the entire after-code lifecycle \u2014 and Harness provides the platform that brings these AI capabilities together.<\/p>\n

“The next frontier for AI in software engineering is applying intelligence to the delivery process \u2014 testing, verification, deployments, governance, and everything that happens after code is written,” said Jyoti Bansal<\/span>, cofounder and CEO of Harness. “Our customers are moving faster than ever with AI, but the delivery process is where complexity and risk pile up. Harness is leading the way in bringing clarity, automation, and control to this part of the lifecycle so teams can ship software quickly, safely, and reliably at scale.”<\/p>\n

\n Harness: The AI Software Delivery Platform<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

The new investment will help accelerate the evolution of Harness AI<\/a><\/u>, a unified system purpose-built for everything after code. Harness AI is designed to eliminate the downstream bottlenecks that slow down engineering velocity. By combining specialized AI agents, deep organizational context, and reliable orchestration, the platform turns software delivery workflows into an intelligent system that learns, adapts, and acts on behalf of engineering teams.<\/p>\n

Harness AI is built with three foundational layers that bring intelligent automation to the software development lifecycle:<\/p>\n