# GitLab founder

entity: /record/gitlab.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/gitlab/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "GitLab founder: Sid Sijbrandij", undated. Claim clm_498DC71D3B99, https://asof.is/claim/clm_498DC71D3B99, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/.  

As of November 8, 2026, GitLab's founder on the AsOf record is Sid Sijbrandij, undated on the record, from a primary source (about.gitlab.com) and one further source (blog.ycombinator.com). The record holds 1 claim on GitLab's founder, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-08.

- [GitLab](/record/gitlab.md) | founder | Sid Sijbrandij | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_498DC71D3B99](/claim/clm_498DC71D3B99.md)
  sources: https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55589254, https://blog.ycombinator.com/qa-with-sid-sijbrandij-cofounder-of-gitlab

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [GitLab](/record/gitlab.md) | founder | Sid Sijbrandij | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_498DC71D3B99](/claim/clm_498DC71D3B99.md)
  sources: https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55589254, https://blog.ycombinator.com/qa-with-sid-sijbrandij-cofounder-of-gitlab

## Questions this record answers

### What is GitLab's current founder?

Sid Sijbrandij, undated on the record, from a primary source (about.gitlab.com) and one further source (blog.ycombinator.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 8, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).


## Read on

- This page: /record/gitlab/founder (markdown: /record/gitlab/founder.md)
- Entity twin: /record/gitlab.md · timeline: /timelines/gitlab.md

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