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Commit Together by Github

Commit Together by Github

Now add co-authors to your commits — Commit co-authors makes it easy to see who has contributed to every commit, regardless of how many contributors there are—and every author gets attribution in the pull request and in their contribution graph

Developer Tools·by GitHub, Inc.·Launched Jan 2018·Profile + Activity 21.6·0 upvotes·github.com
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LivenessActiveRankScore 21.6Last commitSO tag heatPress sentiment 7dHiringCohort 2018-0.0 WoW

What it is

Now add co-authors to your commits — Commit co-authors makes it easy to see who has contributed to every commit, regardless of how many contributors there are—and every author gets attribution in the pull request and in their contribution graph. [Open Source, Developer Tools, GitHub]

Signal score

vs category avg: +10.3
21.6-0.0 WoW
255075100MayMayJuntodayavg 11.321.6

Funding history

4 rounds
Total raised
$511.0M
Latest valuation
$300.0M
Stage
seed
Lead investors: M12 · M12 · M12 · M12 · Jerry Yang
Seed
Feb 2026
Felicis, Madrona, M12, Basis Set
Valuation: $300.0M
$60.0M
source
Series A
Aug 2015
investors undisclosed
$251.0M
SEC
Seed
Aug 2012
investors undisclosed
$100.0M
SEC
Private
Jul 2012
Andreessen Horowitz
Valuation: $750.0M
$100.0M
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Updated May 2026
Network effects
strong

GitHub's commitment to collaborative coding through features like multiple commit authors fosters a strong network effect as more developers engage with the platform, enhancing its value through user contributions.

4 sources
  • More developers than ever are writing code collaboratively, which is facilitated by GitHub's features. source
  • Commit co-authors make it easy to see who has contributed to every commit, aggregating contributions and thus encouraging more collaboration. source
  • Every author gets attribution in the pull request and their contribution graph, enhancing user engagement and contributions. source
  • The ease of adding co-authors to commits promotes collaborative coding practices, reinforcing the platform's network of developers. source
Confidence 70% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Vitalslive · 00:31 UTC
Profile + Activity
21.6
profile only
Rank in cat
Upvotes
Press 30d
Founders
Chris Wanstrath
Co-founder
Scott Chacon
Co-Founder
Phillip Hyett
Vlado Herman
Liveness probedaily 04:30 UTC
Redirected offsite
github.com · last 10:28 UTC
Probe history · 18 probes
May 25latest
GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

No GitHub data available

Stack Overflow tag heat2026-06-17
Category tags · 30d questions
python
283
typescript
44
node.js
41
postgresql
33
next.js
24
angular
22
rust
21
docker
20
react
19
django
14
flask
9
mongodb
9
kubernetes
7
go
7
fastapi
6
vue.js
5
redis
4
terraform
3
angularjs
2
svelte
1
Top tag lifetime2,219,876
Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

No press mentions in the last 7 days.

Cohort survival · Class of 2018weekly

2,435 products launched in 2018 · 100% still active

2,425 active10 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y