Edith Harbaugh

Edith Harbaugh, Co-Founder and Executive Chair of LaunchDarkly

Edith Harbaugh is the co-founder and former CEO of LaunchDarkly, a feature management platform that helps companies build and deliver software quickly. She has over 15 years of experience in engineering, product management, and marketing with both consumer and enterprise startups.2

Key Facts About Edith Harbaugh:

• Co-founded LaunchDarkly in 2014 to address challenges with feature migration, rollouts, experimentation, and segmentation that she faced at previous companies like TripIt and Concur1
• Served as CEO of LaunchDarkly from July 2014 to February 2023, leading the company to unicorn status with a $3 billion valuation after raising $200 million in Series D funding2
• Currently serves as Executive Chair of LaunchDarkly, which has over 4,000 global customers including Intuit, IBM, and Atlassian1
• Has worked in various product and engineering roles at startups like TripIt, Concur, Vignette, and Epicentric3
• Holds a BS in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College3
• Serves as a mentor at the HMC INQ startup accelerator and the Alchemist Accelerator3
• Co-hosts the "To Be Continuous" podcast on continuous delivery and software trends3

Harbaugh's experience founding and leading LaunchDarkly has informed her philosophy as an angel investor, emphasizing the importance of asking for money directly, providing founders with regular feedback and perspective, and focusing on building a small, nimble team to drive early growth.4