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New developer tools startups, founded 2020 on

The new wave: 81 developer tools startups founded in 2020 or later that have raised money in rounds we track, $3.0B between them, placed in 5 segments.

81startups on the map
5segments
$3.0Braised between them
APIs and backendmost funded segment

APIs and backend

49

+25 more

CI/CD and DevOps

9

Testing and QA

8

Observability and monitoring

8

Code collaboration

7

Segment by segment

APIs and backend

49 startups · $1.7B raised

  1. SupabaseSupabase is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.United States$950M
  2. ConvexConvex is a San Francisco-based company that offers an open-source reactive backend platform designed for web developers.United States$120M
  3. Parallel Web SystemsParallel Web Systems is an AI infrastructure company focused on enhancing how AI agents interact with the web.United States$100M
  4. BufBuf is a developer platform company founded in 2020 that focuses on tooling for Protocol Buffers (Protobuf), the schema language uCanada$68M
  5. RunwareRunware is an AI-as-a-Service company based in San Francisco, founded in 2023 by Flaviu Radulescu and Ioana Hreninciuc.United States$50M
  6. LIBLABLIBLAB provides SDK-as-a-service for companies who want to have SDKs for their APIs.United States$42M
  7. Method FinancialMethod Financial is a financial connectivity API for consumer liability data + paymentsUnited States$42M
  8. MintlifyMintlify is an AI-native documentation platform designed to help companies create, host, and manage developer-facing documentation.United States$37M

CI/CD and DevOps

9 startups · $374M raised

  1. BlacksmithBlacksmith is a managed Continuous Integration (CI) cloud service that serves as a drop-in replacement for GitHub Actions runners.United States$131M
  2. PliantPliant helps companies in issuing adaptable physical and virtual credit cards tailored to their unique business requirements and processes.Germany$123M
  3. InfisicalInfisical is a San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup founded in 2022 by Maidul Islam, Vlad Matsiiako, and Tony Dang.United States$56M
  4. Copia AutomationCopia Automation is a technology company based in New York, founded in 2020.United States$40M
  5. RootlyRootly is an AI-native on-call and incident management platform founded in 2020 in San Francisco, California.United States$12M
  6. RWXRWX, or Readwriteexecute, Inc., is a software startup founded in 2022 and based in Columbus, Ohio.United States$7.0M
  7. IiGeoliseUnited Kingdom$4.1M
  8. AkeeroAkeero integrates with automation and DevOps tools to design secure cloud-native apps and networks.Ireland$1.2M

Testing and QA

8 startups · $350M raised

  1. PostHogPostHog is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2020 by James Hawkins and Tim Glaser.United States$145M
  2. QodoQodo is an enterprise-grade generative AI platform that enhances code quality and governance for engineering teams.United States$110M
  3. NamespaceNamespace is a developer infrastructure company that enhances CI pipelines and developer workflows with high-performance build andUnited States$42M
  4. JunctionDevelopers at leading digital health companies, from Metabolic clinics to Longevity, use Junction to remotely access granular healUnited States$21M
  5. MomenticMomentic is an AI-native platform designed for engineering teams to create, execute, and maintain end-to-end tests for web, iOS, aUnited States$15M
  6. TestkubeTestkube is a Kubernetes-native test orchestration and execution platform designed for AI-driven engineering teams.United States$8.0M
  7. SvixSvix is an open-source webhooks-as-a-service platform founded in 2021, designed to help companies send, receive, and test webhooksUnited States$7.8M
  8. webapp.iowebapp.io was a Toronto-based B2B SaaS company that specialized in developer tools for building, testing, and deploying full-stackCanada$945K

Observability and monitoring

8 startups · $201M raised

  1. Dash0Dash0 is a private observability software company founded in 2023 and based in New York, NY.United States$145M
  2. SiffletSifflet is a data stack observability platform that delivers actionable insights to data engineers and data consumers.France$18M
  3. Last9Last9 is a cloud-native site reliability engineering (SRE) and observability platform founded in 2020 by Nishant Modak and Piyush Verma.United States$11M
  4. Better StackBetter Stack is a Prague-based observability platform that helps engineering teams monitor, debug, and resolve software issues efficiently.United States$10M
  5. HoneyHiveHoneyHive is an AI observability and evaluation platform tailored for production AI agents and large language model applications.United States$9.3M
  6. OllyGardenOllyGarden is a Berlin-based software startup founded in January 2025, focusing on observability tools that enhance telemetry pipeGermany$5.6M
  7. FeelbatFEELBAT is a French technology startup founded in July 2020, specializing in connected structural monitoring sensors.France$1.1M
  8. KeetKeet is a next-gen fleet monitoring software.United States$500K

Code collaboration

7 startups · $304M raised

  1. CodeRabbitCodeRabbit is an AI-powered platform that automates code reviews for software development teams.United States$203M
  2. ModerneModerne is a developer collaboration platform that specializes in automated code refactoring, analysis, and security remediation.United States$35M
  3. GreptileGreptile is a San Francisco-based AI company that specializes in enhancing software development through its AI code review agent aUnited States$34M
  4. SwimmSwimm is an AI-augmented application understanding platform founded in 2019, headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.United States$28M
  5. CodigaCodiga is a software development platform that focuses on static code analysis and automated code reviews.United States$2.1M
  6. CodeAnt AICodeAnt AI is the agentic code security platform, combining defense and offense in a single self-learning engine.United States$2.0M
  7. PromptlessPromptless is a software development company based in San Francisco, founded in 2024 by Prithvi and Frances.United States$500K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in developer tools, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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