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Outline

Backed byIndex Ventures
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Outline is an open-source team wiki and knowledge base. Beautifully fast with real-time collaboration, Slack integration, public sharing, and full markdown support. Self-host on your servers or use Outline Cloud.

Location
San Francisco, USA
Raised
$6.5M
Stage
Series A
Founded
2017
Category
Open Source
Funding
VC-backed
Team
10-50

Funding figures as of Jul 2025 ยท not independently verified

Founders of Outline

  • Tom Moor
  • Jori Lallo

Investors backing Outline

  • Index Ventures

Frequently asked questions

What does Outline do?

Outline is an open-source team wiki and knowledge base. Beautifully fast with real-time collaboration, Slack integration, public sharing, and full markdown support. Self-host on your servers or use Outline Cloud.

Where is Outline based?

Outline is based in San Francisco, USA.

When was Outline founded?

Outline was founded in 2017.

How much has Outline raised?

Outline has raised $6.5M in their Series A round as of Jul 2025.

Who founded Outline?

Outline was founded by Tom Moor, Jori Lallo.

Who has invested in Outline?

Outline is backed by Index Ventures.

How Outline would pitch themselves

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01Target customer

Developers + open-source communities + enterprises wanting an OSS-first tool in this category, with optional commercial support.

02Problem they solve

Outline is an open-source team wiki and knowledge base. Beautifully fast with real-time collaboration, Slack integration, public sharing, and full markdown support. Self-host on your servers or use Outline Cloud. The category has historically been served by tools that miss the modern workflow this product is built around.

03Key differentiator

Outline differentiates on fast, collaborative, wiki-style knowledge base. Backed by Index Ventures, $6.5M raised โ€” the company has resources + validation to compound this thesis. Founded by Tom Moor + team.

04Go-to-market strategy

Series-A scaling stage โ€” building outbound sales motion, hiring first AEs, layering on customer success. Mix of PLG (where the product allows) + direct sales for higher-ACV deals.

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