Welcome to this week’s edition of Develocity, where we highlight the latest strides in developer tools. These new developments are like jigsaw pieces, each fitting perfectly into the larger puzzle of innovation, enhancing the overall experience for developers.
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🏆 Funding Wins
Qodo Codes Ahead with $40M Series A to Power Code Integrity
Qodo (formerly CodiumAI), has raised an impressive $40M in Series A funding, led by Susa Ventures and Square Peg, bringing their total funding to $50M. Founded by Itamar Friedman and Dedy Kredo, Qodo focuses on helping developers ensure code integrity, offering tools that generate, test, and verify code to meet the highest standards. This funding will accelerate their vision of empowering developers to build reliable, production-ready software.
Find out more about this exciting milestone on Qodo’s blog.
Resolve AI Raises $35M to Streamline Incident Resolution
Resolve AI, co-founded by Spiros Xanthos and Mayank Agarwal, has secured $35M in a Seed round led by Greylock, with support from Unusual Ventures and a group of notable angel investors. Their AI-powered platform automates the resolution of production incidents, helping engineers reduce Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR) and focus on building instead of firefighting. With this funding, Resolve AI plans to expand its capabilities, making real-time troubleshooting even more efficient.
Aspect Build Secures $3.85M to Tackle Monorepo Complexity with Bazel Expertise
Aspect Build, founded by Bazel veterans Alex Eagle and Greg Magolan, has locked in $3.85M in Seed funding from FirstMark Capital and industry experts like Jamie Cuffe. This is in addition to $850k raised from friends and family to bootstrap Aspect development. Known for their deep contributions to the Bazel ecosystem, the team is helping developers manage the ever-growing challenges of multi-language monorepos. Aspect Builds’ tools, already adopted by Airtable and Sourcegraph, streamline complex build processes and integrate seamlessly with CI pipelines. With this new backing, Aspect Builds aims to further simplify monorepo management and boost productivity for engineering teams.
Check out their blog for more details.
Instant Sparks a $3.4M Seed Round to Redefine Firebase Development
Instant co-founded by Stepan Parunashvili and Joe Averbukh, has raised $3.4M in Seed funding, backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel, and notable tech angels like James Tamplin and Paul Graham. Instant offers developers a Firebase-like experience with added capabilities such as automated authentication, permission handling, and data reactivity across React, RN, and vanilla JS. “We’re excited to bring this to the world—what used to take months now takes weeks,” shared Parunashvili. The platform is already seeing rapid adoption and offers a demo you can try in seconds.
Observe Secures $145M to Accelerate Growth and Unveils Project Voyager
Observe, Inc., a leader in observability solutions, has raised $145M in Series B funding, with backing from Evolution Equity Partners and Madrona Ventures. The funds will fuel the company’s continued expansion, coinciding with the launch of Project Voyager, which introduces the AI Investigator and OpenTelemetry-Native APM to help engineering teams resolve incidents faster. CEO Jeremy Burtonshared that Voyager aligns with their vision for simplifying machine-generated data analysis. With clients like Capital One and Topgolf, Observe continues to transform how businesses manage and analyze their data.
Learn more about Project Voyager.
🚀3, 2, 1, ….Launches
Launch of Gaxos Labs to Empower Game Developers
Gaxos.ai has officially launched Gaxos Labs, a set of AI-powered development tools built to help game developers boost creativity, speed up development, and unlock new revenue opportunities. With Gaxos Labs, developers can streamline asset creation, integrate new in-game AI features, and allow players to generate their own content. “It’s all about making game development easier and more fun while pushing the limits of what’s possible,” shared Andrii Kuratov, Project Manager at Gaxos.AI. Whether it’s 2D art or 3D models, Gaxos Labs integrates seamlessly into Unity workflows, making it a must-try for studios looking to innovate.
Check it out here.
Gitpod Unveils Gitpod Flex with Automations and Zero-Trust Environments
Gitpod has launched Gitpod Flex, a revolutionary step toward making development environments as flexible as ever. Key highlights include new automations that allow developers to customize and streamline workflows, Gitpod Desktop to leverage local compute power, and fully integrated zero-trust environments for maximum security. “These past 2.5 years at Gitpod have been a rollercoaster,” says Lucas Valtl, Head of Product and Customer Experience. “But Gitpod Flex is a huge milestone for us, making development environments secure, flexible, and powerful.” This launch marks a new era for Gitpod, giving developers unmatched control over their dev setups.
Try it out here.
Pythagora Launches v1 to Build Production-Ready Apps with Just Your Voice
Pythagora (YC W24) has officially launched its v1, a game-changing AI developer tool that allows users to build production-ready web apps by simply talking to Pythagora. With this VS Code extension, developers can manage the entire codebase without writing a single line of code. “What sets Pythagora apart is how it keeps you, the human, in the loop,” say founders Zvonimir Sabljić and Leon Ostrez. Pythagora even asks for your feedback to ensure features are built exactly how you want them. It’s a breakthrough for developers aiming to move fast without sacrificing quality.
Explore Pythagora v1 here.
Graphite Debuts AI-Powered Code Reviewer for Teams on GitHub
Graphite is transforming code reviews with its newly launched Graphite Reviewer, an AI-powered tool designed to give developers real-time, actionable feedback on their pull requests. This AI companion can catch bugs, suggest improvements, and ensure consistency without the usual noise found in other AI tools. “Reviewer is built to eliminate false positives and give you high-signal feedback fast,” shares Merrill Lutsky, co-founder & CEO of Graphite on ProductHunt. With integrations for GitHub, this tool is already making waves among engineering teams.
Give it a try for free during October here.
OpenAI Brings New API Tools to Developers at DevDay 2024
OpenAIhas rolled out four new tools at DevDay 2024, setting the stage for more sophisticated AI app development. The Realtime API enables low-latency speech-to-speech applications, while Vision Fine-Tuning enhances visual recognition for tasks like object detection. Developers can also save time and costs with the new Prompt Caching feature, and smaller models can now be fine-tuned via Model Distillation. These tools are available immediately, with free tokens offered through October.
Learn more about the tools here.
Firebender Introduces AI Assistant for Android Studio Developers
Firebender, the AI-powered assistant for Android Studio, has launched its highly anticipated AI plugin, designed specifically to help Android developers speed up their workflow. The tool integrates directly with Android Studio, using real-time knowledge from Logcat, the emulator, and your codebase to offer precise, context-aware suggestions for Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Multiplatform, and other modern frameworks. “We built Firebender because existing AI tools for Android were just not good enough,” shared co-founders Aman Gottumukkala and Kevin T.. The plugin is free to use, with no logging or storing of your code, ensuring privacy and security.
Try Firebender here.
🔦 DevTools of the Week
Crowdbotics: AI-Powered Development for Faster, Smarter Software Builds
Crowdbotics is changing the way businesses build software by taking the guesswork out of development. Founded by Anand Kulkarni, the company provides an AI-driven platform that speeds up the entire software development process, from generating product requirements to deployment. Instead of developers starting from scratch, Crowdbotics uses pre-built, pre-validated components, helping teams focus on what matters—innovation.
What sets Crowdbotics apart is its ability to ensure enterprise-level consistency and compliance through features like Enterprise Context, which allows companies to set standards across multiple apps, reducing risks and speeding up delivery times. Developers also benefit from the newly introduced Azure Deployer, which makes launching apps to the cloud a seamless process with just a click.
As Crowdbotics continues to grow, they’re staying committed to reducing complexity in software development, making it faster, smarter, and less risky for teams of all sizes. With cutting-edge solutions like cloud cost estimation and seamless integration with Jira, Crowdbotics is helping businesses scale their tech, without scaling the headaches.
Learn more about how Crowdbotics can transform your development process here.
Releem: Supercharging MySQL and MariaDB Performance, Now Featured on DevHunt
This week, we’re also shining a spotlight on Releem, an AI-powered tool that’s transforming how developers manage and optimize their MySQL and MariaDB databases. Founded by Roman Agabekov in 2020, Releem began as a simple CLI tool and quickly evolved into an all-in-one solution for keeping database servers fast, secure, and reliable. With automatic performance tuning, fast slow query identification, and comprehensive monitoring, Releem takes the hassle out of database management, allowing developers to focus on building instead of troubleshooting.
Designed to work with both on-premise databases and AWS RDS, Releem adapts to the workload and ensures optimized performance at all times. Over 4,000 developers and companies already rely on Releem to manage their databases, making it a go-to tool in the industry.
Releem is also making waves on DevHunt, where it’s receiving great feedback for its open-source agent and streamlined database performance management. Curious to see what the buzz is about? Show your support and explore Releem on DevHunt and discover how it can help keep your databases running at peak performance.
Thanks for reading, and remember to keep an eye on these companies, try out their products and show your support — they’re just getting started!
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