The AI-powered DevTools space doesn’t show any signs of slowing down, and neither do we! AI-driven automation is transforming DevTools—from smarter security to self-learning AI agents—and this week’s lineup proves it.
🏆 Funding Wins
FileAI Banks $14M to Bring AI-Powered Automation to Enterprise Data
Singapore-based fileAI has raised $14M in Series A funding, led by Illuminate Financial, Antler Elevate, Insignia, and Heinemann Group, to supercharge AI-driven automation for unstructured enterprise data. Used across finance, legal, and operations, FileAI’s platform processes massive volumes of PDFs, emails, and spreadsheets, slashing manual workloads and unlocking hidden business value. “This funding milestone marks a significant step forward in redefining enterprise automation with AI,” said CEO and Co-founder Christian Schneider. The investment will fuel R&D and accelerate the launch of a new AI-powered platform designed for precision document comparison, discrepancy detection, and compliance assurance.
LogicStar Lands $3M to Fix Software Bugs With AI Agents
Swiss startup LogicStar AI has secured $3M in pre-seed funding, led by Northzone, to develop AI agents that autonomously maintain software applications. Unlike traditional AI coding assistants, LogicStar’s technology focuses on detecting and fixing bugs in deployed applications—automating a tedious but essential part of software development. CEO and Co-founder Boris Paskalev, whose previous startup DeepCode was acquired by Snyk, is leading the team in building a model-agnostic approach that integrates with LLMs like GPT and DeepSeek. The funding will support expansion beyond Python to JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java, with a beta release expected later this year.
Semgrep Secures $100M to Scale Autonomous AppSec for Developers
Semgrep, the security platform keeping developers and security engineers in sync, has raised $100M in Series D funding, led by Menlo Ventures with backing from Felicis, Lightspeed, Redpoint, and Sequoia. Semgrep’s AI-powered security tools proactively identify and fix vulnerabilities in code, reducing false positives and improving developer productivity. “We want using Semgrep to be like hiring an AppSec engineer to do the boring work…,” said CEO Isaac Evans. The funding will drive AI research, expand Semgrep’s security capabilities, and scale its go-to-market team with industry leaders from Snyk, HashiCorp, and Palo Alto Networks.
Read Isaac Evans’ announcement
🚀 3, 2, 1… Launches
Superglue Simplifies Data Integration With Open-Source Flexibility
For developers drowning in custom integration code, superglue (YC W25) is here to help. Founded by Adina Goerres and Stefan Faistenauer, the open-source tool sits between applications and APIs, automatically transforming incoming data into the required format—no manual mapping needed. Unlike rigid connector platforms, Superglue works with any API, giving developers full control over their integrations while eliminating vendor lock-in. Its self-healing proxy detects format changes, ensuring seamless transformations. Companies in industries like fintech and e-commerce are already using it to cut integration time from weeks to minutes.
Start building with Superglue; get updates and join their discord
a0.dev Makes React Native App Development Faster Than Ever
Building a mobile app takes weeks – a0.dev (YC W25) can do it in minutes. Founded by Seth Setse and Ayomide Omolewa, the AI-powered platform generates full React Native frontends instantly, handling navigation, state management, and UI screens so developers can focus on functionality. For quick prototyping, the Component Generator creates custom UI screens in seconds. With live previews and cloud-hosted builds, a0.dev removes the hassle of provisioning profiles, TestFlight delays, and Mac requirements. Designed by indie developers for indie developers, it’s making mobile development as accessible as building a website.
Try it out at a0.dev and start shipping faster
ZeroPath Brings AI-Powered Security to Every Codebase
Code security just got smarter with ZeroPath. Founded by Dean Valentine, Nathan H., Raphael Karger, and Etienne Lunetta, the AI-driven platform scans code like a pentester—identifying vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposed secrets. Unlike traditional scanners, ZeroPath understands the full context of a codebase, reducing false positives and delivering one-click patch generation. It integrates with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, providing actionable security insights without disrupting developer workflows. With validation from real-world zero-day discoveries, ZeroPath is making software security practical, powerful, and developer-friendly.
Explore ZeroPath on Product Hunt and show your support!
Weave Gives Engineering Leaders a Clearer View of Their Teams
Forget counting lines of code – Weave (YC W25) gives engineering leaders real insights into team productivity. Founded by Adam Cohen and Andrew Churchill, the AI-powered platform analyzes pull requests and reviews, measuring both output and quality with machine learning. By classifying work into features, bug fixes, and maintenance, Weave helps managers spot inefficiencies, refine code review processes, and scale high-performance teams. Early users have already seen double-digit productivity boosts by identifying blockers and optimizing engineering workflows.
Find out more here on Youtube and Weave’s website
Osmosis (from Gulp) Gives AI Agents Real-Time Learning Capabilities
Imagine if AI could immediately learn from their mistakes? Osmosis is working on it. Created by Kasey Z. and Baiqing (Andy) L. (founders of Gulp (YC W25)) the new framework enables AI agents to adapt and improve in real-time, optimizing workflows and cutting inefficiency. By maintaining a memory of past interactions, Osmosis refines task execution, making agents faster, smarter, and more cost-effective. In head-to-head tests, it outperformed OpenAI Operator, delivering results 3x faster with 6x fewer steps. If you’re building AI agents and struggling with accuracy or performance, Osmosis might be the missing piece.
Learn more or book a demo with the founders here
Subtrace Brings Backend Teams Full Visibility Into Every Request
Subtrace (YC W25) “resolves production issues in minutes, not months”. Founded by Adhityaa Chandrasekar and Sachin Sridhar, the platform captures every request’s payload, latency, headers, logs, and status, giving backend developers an easy-to-use, DevTools-like interface. With fast filtering, replay capabilities, and collaborative debugging, Subtrace eliminates the need to sift through scattered logs. YC-backed teams are already using it to cut incident resolution time from months to minutes.
If you are a backend or full stack developer…try it yourself with a single command
Ember Robotics Keeps Robots Running With Edge-First Diagnostics
Robots don’t always have internet access – Ember Robotics (YC S24) ensures they stay operational anyway. With backgrounds at Tesla and Simbe Robotics, founders Shivani Mouleeswaran and Ritika Shrivastava built a real-time diagnostics platform designed for low-network environments. Hailed as ‘Datadog for Robots’ Ember helps robotics teams detect issues early, monitor system performance, and fix failures before they escalate, whether in labs or large-scale deployments. With smart caching, built-in sensor plugins, and seamless ROS integrations, Ember takes the guesswork out of debugging robotic systems.
Need better robot monitoring? Book a demo or reach out to the team!
Atla Selene Mini Raises the Bar for AI Model Evaluation
As AI-generated content floods production, companies need fast, accurate evaluation models—and Selene Mini from atla is leading the charge. This 8B parameter small language model (SLM) outperforms GPT-4o on RewardBench, EvalBiasBench, and Auto-J, providing precise evaluations across 11 industry benchmarks. Unlike general-purpose LLMs, Selene Mini was specifically trained to assess AI outputs, excelling in absolute scoring, classification, and pairwise preference tasks.
“One week in, and the response to Selene Mini has been incredible… Leading on benchmarks is one thing. Getting confirmation from real-world applications is another!” — Maurice Burger
Try Selene Mini now: 🔹 Download on Hugging Face 🔹 Run locally on Ollama 🔹 Sign up for early access to Atla’s strongest model
🔦 DevTools of the Week
SmythOS: The AI Operating System Powering Intelligent Automation
Founded by Michael Umansky, Alexander De Ridder, and Gary Haymann, SmythOS is redefining AI automation with its AI Operating System, enabling enterprises to deploy and manage AI agents seamlessly. The Dallas-based company emerged from the founders’ early AI innovations, including pioneering work in the ChatGPT plugin store, where they saw firsthand the need for coordinated AI automation.
Making AI Agents Accessible
SmythOS was built on the idea that AI should be as easy to implement as websites. Its Agent Weaver tool allows businesses to create production-ready AI agents without coding, transforming complex workflows into scalable, automated solutions. From fraud detection to workflow optimization, SmythOS enables AI-driven efficiency at a fraction of traditional development costs.
Latest Updates to Enhance AI Workflows
In the past week, SmythOS has introduced key enhancements to make AI agent deployment even more seamless:
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Form Previews: Easily visualize agent skills, test functions individually, and receive alerts for missing components.
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Agent LLM with Pass-Through Mode: Deploy SmythOS agents as OpenAI-compatible LLMs in just three lines of code, with support for Python, JavaScript, and more.
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Chat Message View Embodiment: Enjoy a smoother chat experience with a full-screen message view for better interaction.
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One-Click Plugins: Instantly connect Google Sheets without needing an API key.
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Expanded Model & Integration Support: Now supports OpenAI 03 Mini for optimized LLMs, Serpstat for SEO, and ScrapingBee for web scraping.
Looking ahead, SmythOS is shaping a future where AI is not just a tool but a true business partner. The company is focused on expanding its agent network, refining agent collaboration, and making AI more accessible across industries and geographies. From enterprises in finance to small startups experimenting with automation, SmythOS is laying the groundwork for a new era of AI-driven innovation.
That’s almost us done for this week, but before we go, a couple of big industry updates worth noting. Dynatrace rolled out major upgrades to its AIOps observability platform, including live debugging and natural language-driven insights—big news for developers looking to catch and fix issues faster. And, Appfire just snapped up Pluralsight Flow, a move that signals an even stronger push toward software engineering intelligence and data-driven developer productivity.
And…. now we’re done 🙂
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