The rise of generative AI has unlocked incredible potential, but we are seeing tools go beyond by maintaining the human touch in workflows, decision-making, and innovation. From iGent AI’s engineering intelligence to HumanLayer’s human-in-the-loop agent workflows, we are seeing a more thoughtful and balanced approach to AI in software development.
Keep reading to see who’s raised funding, launched new products and made it as our devtools of the week….
🏆 Funding Wins
Filigran Expands Cyber Defense with $35M Series B
Filigran, the cybersecurity startup behind the eXtended Threat Management (XTM) Suite, has secured $35 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners, with continued backing from Accel and Moonfire. Co-founders Samuel Hassine (CEO) and Julien Richard (CTO) are advancing Filigran’s mission to deliver proactive, open-source cybersecurity solutions worldwide. With this funding, Filigran plans to accelerate global expansion, particularly in the U.S. and Pacific regions, while enhancing AI-driven capabilities in their flagship tools, OpenCTI and OpenBAS. These platforms empower organizations to anticipate threats, streamline response, and fortify critical infrastructure.
Read more about Filigran’s funding and plans ahead
GlassFlow Ignites Python Data Streams with $4.8M Seed Round
Berlin-based GlassFlow, has raised $4.8 million in seed funding led by Upfront Ventures, with support from HTGF and prominent industry leaders. Designed to cut months off data pipeline projects, GlassFlow enables real-time processing for AI, IoT, and data-driven apps by removing infrastructure hassles. “By making data streaming accessible for small to mid-size data teams, GlassFlow can save users hundreds of thousands of dollars…We aim to switch data engineers’ focus from building the infra to spending time creating value for the businesses.” said CEO Armend Avdijaj. This funding will fuel product expansions, enabling more flexible transformations and enhanced performance for Python-first teams.
Read more about GlassFlow’s funding and vision here
Speakeasy Secures $15M to Tackle “API Embarrassment” Head-On
Speakeasy, the API development platform on a mission to help developers build reliable APIs without frustration, has secured $15 million in funding, led by FPV Ventures with participation from Google Ventures and Quiet Capital. Co-founder and CEO Sagar Batchu expressed his thanks to his team and customers this week on Linkedin. Speakeasy are tackling common API challenges—like outdated documentation, breaking changes, and lagging SDKs—through automated testing and SDK generation. By focusing on simplicity and quality, Speakeasy empowers developers to create APIs they’re proud of, setting a new standard for reliability and usability in API development. And without feedback and support from the community, tools like this wouldn’t be half of what they are today.
Find out more about Speakeasy’s mission and funding here
🚀 3, 2, 1 ….. Launches
Augment Code Brings Context-Aware AI to Development Teams
Augment Code, co-founded by Scott Dietzen, has launched a groundbreaking platform tailored for developer teams, tackling the challenges of scaling AI across complex codebases. Augment integrates directly with codebases, offering developers real-time code completions, onboarding help, and insights for legacy code—all within familiar IDEs like VSCode and JetBrains. Dietzen shares, “For software engineers on professional teams, context really matters,” and Augment brings just that. Teams at Webflow and Kong Inc. are already experiencing productivity boosts with Augment’s solution.
Try Augment Code for free and experience it with your team’s largest repos
Bluesky Soars with $15M for Decentralized Social Networking
Bluesky Social, a decentralized social network that is creating quite the buzz has raised $15 million to expand its user base and developer ecosystem. Built on the AT Protocol, Bluesky empowers users with choice over algorithms and moderation while offering developers flexible app-building opportunities. This funding, led by Blockchain Capital with Kinjal Shah joining the board, supports user control over data and new features like custom feeds and enhanced safety tools. “Bluesky will always be free to use – we believe that information and conversation should be easily accessible, not locked down,” the team promises, prioritizing accessibility over paywalls.
Join the Bluesky community here
Timescale Unveils pgai Vectorizer, Putting AI Directly in PostgreSQL
Timescale, announced the launch of pgai Vectorizer, an innovative tool that enables developers to integrate AI embeddings seamlessly within PostgreSQL. This open-source tool eliminates the need for external infrastructure, letting developers manage AI workflows, like search engines and retrieval-augmented generation, with familiar SQL commands. “Pgai Vectorizer is a game-changer… allowing us to deliver AI applications faster and more efficiently,” said Web Begole, CTO at MarketReader. By simplifying complex AI development, pgai Vectorizer makes PostgreSQL a comprehensive platform for AI innovation. Congrats Ajay Kulkarni and the team.
Explore pgai Vectorizer’s capabilities
HumanLayer Adds a “Human-in-the-Loop” to Agentic AI
HumanLayer (YC F24), founded by Dexter Horthy, has launched an API and SDK designed for “tool-calling” AI agents needing human feedback and approvals for critical decisions. The platform empowers developers to include manual oversight in automated workflows, from back-office approvals to dynamic data labeling, and integrates easily with Slack, SMS, and email. Founder Horthy shares, “I realized that the most useful functions we can give to any software are also the most risky. This is especially true for non-deterministic systems driven by LLMs. I realized that anyone who wants to build agents that do meaningful things will need tools for approval and oversight. So, I started hacking on HumanLayer to enable teams to safely build high-impact agents and put them to work ambiently and autonomously in the background.” Companies using HumanLayer report safer, production-ready AI with continuous human input.
Get started with HumanLayer today
Revyl Catches Bugs Before They Go Live with Smart Observability
Revyl (YC F24), co-founded by Anam H. and Landseer Enga, is a proactive observability platform designed to catch bugs early, before they reach production. Inspired by Hira’s experience at Uber, Revyl automates end-to-end testing across web, iOS, and Android, identifying UI or microservices issues with minimal maintenance. The platform’s telemetry-powered tests accelerate bug triaging, cutting down time to pinpoint issues and minimizing customer-impacting failures. This launch is a game-changer for quality assurance teams needing robust bug prevention tools.
Learn more about Revyl’s observability platform
Quantiphi’s Codeaira Aims for “10X Developer” Productivity with AI Agents
Quantiphi is an AI-first digital engineering company co-founded by Ritesh Patel and Asif Hasan. Their newwest solution, Codeaira, a new AI-powered developer agent, offers over 200 ready-to-use utilities and human-guided workflows for coding precision.
Codeaira integrates securely within customer infrastructure, enhancing security without sacrificing flexibility. “Developers are reporting a 50 to 85 percent increase in productivity using the agentic workflows and 200-plus ready-to-use utilities in Codeaira,” said Hasan. By combining generative AI and human oversight, Codeaira accelerates software development, helping developers focus on complex tasks with a user-friendly, scalable solution.
See how Codeaira can elevate your development workflow
Highlight’s Launch Week Brings Powerful Monitoring Features to Developers
Open-source monitoring platform highlight.io wrapped up its Launch Week with impressive new tools, from user event analytics to anomaly detection. The platform, known for its seamless observability, introduced user-friendly features like custom funnels for conversion tracking, variable dashboards, and automated alerts using the Prophet algorithm for outlier detection. Highlight’s SDK updates for Ruby, JavaScript, and .NET ensure instant insights across stacks, empowering teams to monitor performance issues and engage users effectively.
Catch all the updates from Highlight’s Launch Week
Integuru by Taiki Brings API Integration to the Unintegrated
Taiki (YC W24)’s Integuru, founded by Richard Zhang, is an AI-driven tool that enables developers to build low-latency integrations for platforms lacking official APIs, from financial services to logistics systems. Originally created as an internal solution, Integuru automates reverse-engineering by monitoring network requests and generating integration code—cutting down on the complex manual work typically required. With its open-source availability on GitHub, developers can customize and contribute to the agent, expanding Integuru’s functionality across diverse use cases and making once-unreachable data accessible.
Try Integuru and contribute on GitHub
🔦 DevTools of the Week
iGent AI: Bringing Intelligence to Every Step of Software Development
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on iGent AI, a London-based startup that just launched Maestro, a platform designed to transform software engineering by integrating AI intelligence into every phase of development. Backed by £6.3M in Seed funding led by HV Capital, co-founders Sean Ward and Martin Szummer envision Maestro as more than a coding assistant—it’s a collaborative partner in design, architecture, and scaling.
“Maestro transforms how we approach software engineering,” says Ward, explaining how the platform allows developers to focus on strategic decisions while Maestro navigates the details with adaptability and insight. Szummer, drawing from his work in conversational AI at VocalIQ, emphasizes, “What sets Maestro apart is its ability to engage in the full spectrum of software engineering… making informed architectural decisions, anticipating scalability issues, and maintaining consistency across large, complex systems.”
With early access now available, iGent AI invites teams to experience Maestro’s capabilities firsthand.
Discover more about iGent AI and apply for early access to Maestro
SigNoz: Community-Built Observability for Developers, by Developers
Our second spotlight this week shines on SigNoz, an open-source observability platform that’s transforming how developers monitor app performance. Founded by Pranay Prateek and Ankit Nayan, SigNoz offers an accessible, all-in-one solution for metrics, logging, and tracing—without the high costs of traditional APM tools. Designed with developer needs in mind, SigNoz integrates seamlessly with OpenTelemetry and leverages the efficient ClickHouse database, making it a powerful and affordable alternative in the observability space.
With recent funding and a growing community (now at 19,000 GitHub stars), SigNoz is scaling quickly. The team plans to further enhance its cloud service and introduce observability tools earlier in the development cycle, making it easier for developers to catch performance issues well before deployment.
If you haven’t already, check out their “GitHub repo, explore the project, and get involved. Your contributions and feedback are always welcome.”
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Thanks for being a part of our community, and we’ll be back soon with more exciting updates. Until then, happy building!
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