I think this is our biggest edition yet for 2025! We have startups and scaleups raising millions to simplify developer workflows, tame messy data, and power the next wave of AI innovation. Whether it’s automating translations or scaling open-source infrastructure, there’s a lot to get excited about!
To keep up with rapidly growing startups in the devtool sector, we are super excited to welcome Ben Chipchase to our recruitment team! 👏
So if you’re hunting for your next gig in a DevTools startup, contact Ben or swing by devtoolsjobs.com to explore what’s out there!
🏆 Funding Wins
Lingo.dev Sparks a Global Glow with $4.2M Seed Boost
Lingo.dev, formerly Replexica, simplifies app localization for developers by automating front-end translations with AI precision. The startup nabbed $4.2M in Seed funding, led by Initialized Capital, with Y Combinator and angel investors pitching in.
Founders Max Prilutskiy and Veronica Prilutskaya, who sold Notionlytics last year, already power teams at Mistral AI and Cal.com with their mix of LLMs for context-aware translations. The duo kicked things off with a prototype from a Cornell University hackathon in 2023. “…the [goal] is to eliminate friction from localization so thoroughly, that it becomes an infrastructure layer and natural part of the tech stack,” said Prilutskiy. This raise will scale their vision globally.
Serverpod Soars with €2.7M to Elevate Flutter Futures
Serverpod, an open-source Dart app server, empowers Flutter devs to code scalable backends that sync flawlessly with frontends. They’ve snagged €2.7M in Seed funding, led by node.vc, with Greens Ventures and PreSeed Ventures chipping in.
By auto-generating client code, they tackle the headache of clunky server calls, making them as easy as local ones. Founded in 2021 by Viktor Lidholt (ex-Google Flutter dev), Isak Dunér (startup vet), and Alexander Sandor (Minecraft lead at Mojang), the team’s channelling this cash into Serverpod Cloud, a new Dart server base via Relic, and a slew of fresh features.
Details at Serverpod’s announcement
Cycloid Ignites Sustainable DevOps with €5M Series A
Cycloid – Sustainable Platform Engineering snagged €5M in Series A funding, led by Reflexion Capital with five French angels, adding to a €3M round in 2020. The Paris-based innovator builds a self-service portal to simplify platform engineering and push eco-conscious DevOps.
Founded in 2015 by ex-Red Hat exec Benjamin Brial, Cycloid tames multi-cloud complexity with swift automation. They offer a self-service portal that delivers: no-expertise-needed access, automated infrastructure and security, streamlined dev workflows, and FinOps-GreenOps support for sustainable cloud use. This cash will cement their European presence and drive a North American rollout.
Pulse Captures $3.9M to Decode Business-Critical Data
Pulse is tackling the chaos of unstructured business data, transforming PDFs, spreadsheets, and messy document formats into structured, LLM-ready datasets. The San Francisco-based startup just secured a $3.9M seed round led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross (NFDG), with backing from Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital Scout, and execs from NVIDIA, OpenAI, and Ramp. Founded by Sid Manchkanti (CEO) and Ritvik Pandey (CTO), Pulse’s API already powers Fortune 100s and top AI startups, slashing manual workflows and boosting data accuracy. With plans to expand into multimodal formats, Pulse is pushing the boundaries of intelligent document processing.
AND….One from a Bigger Player
Together AI Lands $305M to Scale the AI Acceleration Cloud
Together AI raised a staggering $305M Series B to power the next wave of AI model training and deployment. The round was led by General Catalyst and Prosperity7, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, NVIDIA, Kleiner Perkins, and more. Over 450,000 developers and enterprises—including Salesforce, Zoom, and SK Telecom—already rely on its AI Cloud for cutting-edge inference, model fine-tuning, and training. With plans to deploy NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs across North America and advance open-source AI, Together AI is cementing itself as the go-to platform for AI developers worldwide.
🚀 3, 2, 1… Launches
Wildcard Opens the Door for AI Agents to Use APIs
Wildcard (YC W25) is making API access seamless for AI agents, allowing them to discover and execute API flows using natural language. Founded by Kaushik Mahorker and Yagnya Patel, the platform provides a new agents.json registry and SDK that lets developers integrate APIs in under 90 seconds. With 10 curated APIs already available, including verified providers like Resend and Alpaca, Wildcard is shaping the future of AI-native API interactions. If you’re building AI agents, this might be the missing piece.
Check out Wildcard’s launch here
LaunchNotes Unveils Graph to Supercharge Engineering Productivity
Engineering managers drowning in status meetings can now turn to Graph, LaunchNotes’ latest AI-powered solution built on Claude in Amazon Bedrock. By integrating with GitHub, Jira, and Linear, Graph transforms engineering data into real-time insights, reducing stand-up meetings by 50% and cutting incident identification time fivefold. Founded by Tyler Davis and Jake Brereton, LaunchNotes is betting big on AI-driven productivity to help teams scale without breaking alignment.
Explore how Graph can streamline your team’s workflow
TensorPool Takes the Hassle Out of Cloud GPUs for ML Training
TensorPool (YC W25), co-founded by Joshua Martinez, Hlumelo Notshe, and Tycho Svoboda, is making GPU access as easy as running code locally. With a simple CLI, machine learning practitioners can deploy jobs across multiple cloud providers at half the cost of traditional solutions. No more SSH setups or manual resource scaling—TensorPool automatically finds the best-priced GPU instances while maintaining reliability. If you’ve ever struggled with ML infra, this might be the smoothest setup yet.
Copado Brings AI-Powered DevOps Directly to Slack
Copado is meeting developers where they work with three new AI-powered DevOps apps now available in the Slack Marketplace. The platform brings Copado’s Plan, Release, and Expert capabilities into Slack, enabling instant sprint planning, automated release notes, and one-click environment management. “This integration empowers developers to plan smarter, release faster, and leverage expert guidance—all without leaving Slack,” said Gloria Ramchandani ☁, Copado’s Senior VP of Product.
Find out how to streamline your DevOps in Slack
Somnia’s Shannon Testnet Sets the Stage for High-Speed Blockchain Development
Somnia has launched the Shannon Testnet, a major step toward its upcoming mainnet. With innovations like MultiStream consensus, IceDB, and advanced compression techniques, the testnet is designed to handle over a million transactions per second with sub-second finality. Founder Paul Thomas describes it as “the proving ground for a fully on-chain future.” Developers can now test and optimize their blockchain applications at unprecedented scale.
Learn more HERE about Somnia: The Dream Computer for a Fully Onchain World and Shannon Testnet
Oki AI Automates Project Tracking for Engineering Leaders
Keeping track of engineering projects just got easier with Oki AI, a YC-backed startup co-founded by Luofei C. and Aayush Tyagi. Oki aggregates data from Slack, GitHub, and Jira into a single AI-powered dashboard, automatically surfacing blockers and under-resourced projects—no manual input required. Instead of wasting time on “What’s the status?” meetings, teams can focus on solving problems faster.
Lightski Brings AI-Powered Writing to Engineering Docs
Documentation is often the least-loved part of engineering, but Lightski (YC W23) is changing that. The new AI-rich text editor, built by the team behind Cursor, connects to GitHub and auto-generates drafts based on your codebase. Engineers can refine, collaborate, and iterate in a Notion-like editor without starting from scratch. If you’ve ever stared at a blank page dreading an RFC, Lightski might just become your new best friend.
🔦 DevTools of the Week
Augment Code is Bringing AI-Powered Coding to the Enterprise
Software engineering is a trillion-dollar industry, yet most teams still struggle with slow development cycles, fragile code, and endless backlogs of feature requests and bug fixes. AI-powered coding tools promised relief, but most have fallen short…until now.
Augment Code, founded by Igor Ostrovsky and Guy Gur-Ari in 2022, is built for professional teams working with large, complex codebases. Unlike generic AI coding assistants, Augment understands context; the architecture, dependencies, and coding patterns that make each project unique. The result? Faster onboarding, fewer context switches, and higher-quality code.
Augment’s rise has been swift. In April 2024 they emerged from stealth and raised a $227 million Series B round, bringing its total funding to $252 million and valuation at $977 million. Backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, Index Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, Augment is poised for rapid growth. Investors are taking notice. “Augment Code has built a truly brilliant team,” said Mike Speiser, managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures. “We are already seeing great things from Augment, and we are just getting started.”
For teams already using Augment, the impact is clear. Developers testing it against GitHub Copilot have called it the superior choice, with some reporting significant time savings when writing unit tests and navigating codebases. Speed is another standout – code completions happen in under 100 milliseconds, making interactions feel instantaneous. Engineers also praise Augment’s deep contextual awareness, which allows it to answer questions about unfamiliar parts of the codebase, suggest meaningful edits, and even provide real-time support via Slack.
Built with enterprise needs in mind, Augment delivers both performance and security. It’s designed for large-scale development, offering SOC 2 Type II compliance and robust third-party testing. With industry leaders like Eric Schmidt calling it “the most interesting” AI tool for coding, Augment is proving that AI doesn’t just assist developers, it amplifies their capabilities.
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