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Buffer

Social media publishing and analytics for creators and businesses.

A public listing does not imply membership or availability for introductions.

Customers

marketers

Business model

subscription

Funding

Venture-backed

The business

Problem
social publishing
Founders disclosed in reviewed sources
Joel Gascoigne
Pricing
Published plans; see the pricing source for current rates.Pricing | Buffer ↗
Payment providers / launch platforms
Payment provider not disclosed
Launch platform not documented
Buffer: Social media management for everyone ↗Pricing | Buffer ↗Buffer | About Us ↗Buffer | Open ↗

Publicly disclosed numbers

MRR

$2,200,000

monthly recurring revenue · Dashboard snapshot; rounded by publisher
Observed 2026-09-24 · public disclosure

Buffer | Open ↗

ARR

$26,700,000

annual recurring revenue · Dashboard snapshot; rounded by publisher
Observed 2026-09-24 · public disclosure

Buffer | Open ↗

Monthly active users

270,875

users · Snapshot; reporting period not specified
Observed 2026-09-24 · public disclosure

Buffer | Open ↗

Investors & funding

2014-12 · public disclosure

Series A

$3,500,000 · announced amount

Investors not disclosed in this source

Buffer | Open ↗

2011-12 · public disclosure

Seed

$330,000 · announced amount

Investors not disclosed in this source

Buffer | Open ↗

Company milestones

2010-11 · public disclosure

Startup Sprint launch

Buffer began as a project for scheduling social posts.

Buffer | Open ↗

2018-08 · public disclosure

Series A investor buyout

Buffer reports spending $3.3 million to buy out its main Series A investors. Historical venture funding remains part of its history.

Buffer | Open ↗

Growth evidence

Documented actions and reported outcomes. These are starting points for experiments, not proof that a tactic caused growth.

No sourced growth example added yet. Founder contributions can help fill this in.

Sources & freshness

Profile reviewed 2026-09-25. Disclosures are historical snapshots unless a live connection is explicitly identified.

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