This week’s DevTools Newsletter is here to level up your DX. We bring you the latest funding wins, launches and tools that we think deserve a mention; solutions that cut grunt work, security that doesn’t slow you down, and networking that keeps up with your builds. It’s all about faster, safer and happier coding with DevTools that deliver.
Funding Wins
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Incident.io Raises $62m “to Pioneer a New Era of AI-Powered Incident Management”
incident.io’s AI platform streamlines IT incident fixes, slashing downtime for complex systems. With 250,000 incidents handled since 2021, they save firms like Netflix from workflow crashes triggered by microservice glitches. They raised $62 million in Series B funding at a $400M valuation, led by Insight Partners with Index Ventures and Point Nine Capital, to boost On Call, their PagerDuty rival alerting teams during triage. Co-founders Stephen Whitworth, Pete Hamilton, and Chris Evans will expand AI copilots that transcribe Zooms and suggest fixes, calming chaos for thousands of users.
Fern Raises $9M to Perfect API Developer Tools
Fern generates SDKs and API docs, easing integration for 150+ customers like Square. As AI agents overwhelm APIs, outdated docs cost hours—time smaller teams can’t spare. They raised $9 million in Series A funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with Y Combinator, to launch MCP servers for AI-friendly APIs. Founders Danny Sheridan and Deep Singhvi aim to match Stripe’s polish affordably. “Fern migrated 700+ pages of content,” LaunchDarkly’s Matt Makai said, freeing their engineers. Funds will unify playgrounds and SDKs, boosting AI and coder efficiency.
Qevlar AI Raises $14M to Redefine Cyber Protection
Qevlar AI automates Security Operations Centers, cutting threat response from 40 minutes to three. Malware and privilege escalations flood analysts with alerts, risking breaches. They raised $14 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Forgepoint Capital with Olivier Pomel, to integrate with tools like Datadog. Co-founders Ahmed Achchak and Hamza Sayah hit 99.8% accuracy for clients like Nomios. “Qevlar…can handle more than 80% of cases,” Almond’s Julien Steunou said. Funds will scale AI agents to hunt threats proactively, sparing analysts grunt work.
Sekoia.io Raises €26M to Democratize Cyber Defense
Sekoia.io , founded by 
Freddy Milesi , runs an AI platform detecting 4 million threats yearly, protecting clients like SNCF. With NIS2 rules raising cybersecurity demands and analyst shortages lagging, their €26 million Series B targets growth via 50+ MSSP partners. “Of 4 million threats in 2024, 25% were caught automatically,” Milesi says. Funds will advance AI for faster responses, bringing top-tier defense to smaller firms facing rising attacks.Full scoop at Sekoia.io’s site
Tailscale Raises $160M to Streamline Secure Networking
Tailscale’s identity-first platform connects devices for millions, from Perplexity to SAP. VPNs choke on AI workloads and hybrid clouds, dropping GPU links when speed’s critical. They raised $160 million in Series C funding, led by Accel with CRV, Insight Partners, Heavybit, Uncork Capital, George Kurtz, and Anthony Casalena. Co-founders Avery Pennarun, David Crawshaw, and David Carney will use funds to simplify cloud migrations and secure AI apps, ensuring coders focus on building, not battling network configs.
3, 2, 1… Launches
Mastra’s MCP Registry Registry Simplifies AI Tool Discovery
Mastra , founded by Sam Bhagwat, Abhi Aiyer, and Shane Thomas, launched the MCP Registry Registry, an open-source meta-registry that streamlines discovery of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This solves the chaos of tracking multiple MCP registries, enabling AI agents to quickly find and integrate tools for tasks like file access or API calls. Built on their TypeScript framework, it’s a boon for developers building scalable AI applications.
“It’s the USB-C for AI tools” – Bhagwat
Explore this game-changer and start building smarter agents at mastra.ai.
Security Champions Get a Boost with Arnica’s Latest Drop
Arnica’s Security Champions with Arnica feature is here to bridge the AppSec-dev divide. It uses behavioral analysis to spot security-savvy coders, automating their role in risk mitigation via Slack and Jira workflows. This tackles the 65% lower breach risk tied to champion programs, per Nominet, without bogging down dev velocity. Nir Valtman and his Atlanta-based team baked in granular access controls to keep things tight. For DevSecOps teams eyeing smoother collaboration, this is a must.
Check out how it scales security culture at arnica.io.
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From Figma to Code in a Flash: Superflex 2.0 Lands
Frontend devs, rejoice, Superflex 2.0 turns Figma designs into production-ready code with one click, matching your UI components and style. No more hours lost on repetitive conversions. With .gitignore rules and context-aware outputs, it’s a precision tool for design engineers and PMs too. Aibek Yegemberdin and Boris Janković, who pivoted from their own dev bottlenecks, built this to free up time for business logic.
If pixel-perfect code sounds like your jam, this is the upgrade you need. Get coding faster at superflex.ai.
Metabase Makes Embedded Analytics a Breeze for All
Want analytics in your app without the engineering slog? Metabase‘s new React SDK for embedding dashboards delivers. It powers real-time metrics for 70,000+ organizations, letting non-devs tweak charts while coders focus on core features. The team behind it, including founders Sameer Al-Sakran and Allen Gilliland, crafted an open-source tool that ensures user-friendly schemas, dodging clunky in-house builds. From public dashboards to in-app reports, it’s a scalability win for startups and enterprises.
Curious how it fits your product? See it in action and save weeks at metabase.com.
Airtable AI Assistant: No-Code Apps Meet Conversational Power
Airtable’s AI Assistant launch lets anyone build apps through chat, no dev degree required. Ask it to tweak schemas, automate tasks, or deploy AI researchers to analyze contracts—it delivers. It sidesteps code-heavy AI tool pitfalls, empowering non-technical builders with verifiable results. The Airtable team, with founders Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, and Emmett Nicholas at the helm, pushed this leap toward accessible software creation.
For founders and engineers eyeing faster prototyping, this is your shortcut. Build smarter and explore the possibilities at airtable.com.
Okta’s Launch Week ‘25 Fortifies Identity for the AI Era
Okta’s latest updates, Advanced Posture Checks and Non-Human Identity protection, tame the chaos of securing AI agents and human users. Integrating with Microsoft 365 and Salesforce, they enforce Zero Trust without slowing workflows. The Okta team, led by founders Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest, delivered these tools to govern service accounts and slash compliance risks. For DevOps teams juggling identity sprawl, it’s a lifeline to stay breach-proof.
Want to lock down your stack seamlessly? Discover the full suite and get started at okta.com.
Aikido Malware Feed Zaps Open-Source Threats in Record Time
Open-source devs, meet Aikido Malware—a free, AGPL-licensed feed catching npm nasties 291.7% better than OpenSSF, with a 5-minute detection window. As malware spikes 156% yearly, the team, including founders Roeland Delrue, Willem Delbare, and Felix Garriau built this to guard against typosquatting and hijacks.
“We’re making high-signal threat data accessible,” – Delarue
With PyPI and GitHub Actions support coming, it’s a community-driven shield for startups and scale-ups. Protect your codebase and join the mission from Aikido Security at intel.aikido.dev.
DevTools of the Week
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Gotta Love It: Lovable Speeds Up Software Creation
Lovable’s mission is clear: building software shouldn’t take forever.
Their AI-powered platform tackles this by turning ideas into full-stack apps in seconds, empowering developers and non-coders alike. Whether it’s crafting sleek UIs or hooking up backend features like auth and data storage, Lovable handles the heavy lifting with integrations like Supabase.
The team, led by founders Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin, recently launched Dev Mode and custom domain buying, making iteration and deployment even smoother. And as you can see from the banner above the promise of Lovable 2.0 is imminent.
With €6.8M raised in 2024 and 50,000+ users creating 1,000+ products daily, they’re gaining serious traction.
“It’s like a super senior developer sharing tricks,” Osika says.
From startups to solo devs, Lovable’s precision edits and large codebase support (100,000+ lines) are a game-changer.
They’re hiring top talent to keep pushing accessibility and scale.
This week, Lovable earns our spotlight for making software creation fast and inclusive. Check it out at https://lovable.dev/.
Acquistions
Cloudflare Acquires Outerbase & Launches AutoRAG
Cloudflare’s acquisition of Outerbase (Acquired by Cloudflare) strengthens its Developer Platform for building AI-driven apps. Outerbase’s intuitive database interface lets developers browse tables and run queries without advanced SQL skills, simplifying data management. The team, led by co-founder Brandon Strittmatter, is integrating their tech into Cloudflare Workers, D1, and Durable Objects to ease full-stack development. Just days in, they’ve launched Database Replicas, with a site showing faster global query speeds. This addresses the complexity of database-backed apps for AI needs, backed by Cloudflare’s 28.76% revenue growth. Alongside this, Cloudflare’s AutoRAG beta automates data ingestion and semantic retrieval, boosting AI efficiency. Congrats to both teams—learn more at cloudflare.com and outerbase.com.
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