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AI coding startups are becoming a hotspot for VCs. Here are the 12 copilots that have landed funding from funds like a16z, Lightspeed, and Menlo Ventures.

October 14, 20240
Poolside co-founders Eiso Kant (left, CTO) Jason Warner (right, CEO)

Poolside

Founded in 2023, the San Francisco-based startup is building its own foundation models, API, and coding assistants to bring generative AI to software developers. Poolside has so far raised $626 million in VC funding, and its notable investors are Bain Capital Ventures, DST Global, Felicis Ventures, and Redpoint Ventures.

Magic raised a $117 million Series B in February 2024. It announced $320 million in additional funding in August 2024.
Mintlify co-founders Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee

Mintlify

Founded in 2022, Mintlify uses AI to automate software documentation. Based in San Francisco, the startup was a member of Y Combinator’s W22 batch, and it’s raised $21 million so far in VC funding. In addition to a16z and Y Combinator, BCV is also an investor.

Zenlytic raised a $9 million Series A funding round in October 2024.
Headshot of Sarah Nagy, CEO of Seek AI

Seek AI

Founded in 2021, New York-based Seek AI is building a platform for people to build code by using natural, everyday language. The startup raised a $9 million seed round in 2023, and it’s disclosed $10.5 million in VC funding from investors Battery Ventures and Conviction Partners.

Espresso AI raised a $9 million seed funding round in November 2023.
Espresso AI co-founders Ben Lerner, Alex Kouzemtchenko, and Juri Ganitkevitch

Espresso AI

Brooklyn-based Espresso AI is tackling the rising expenses associated with cloud computing. Its generative AI analyzes queries and optimizes them to save time and money.

Founded in 2023, the startup has raised $11 million in VC funding, the most recent being its $9 million seed round in November 2023. Espresso’s notable investors include Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and FirstMark Capital’s Matt Turck.

Dosu raised an $8 million seed funding round in June 2024.
Blitzy cofounders Brian Elliott and Sid Pardeshi

Blitzy

Based in Boston and founded by a former Nvidia engineer, Blitzy builds AI copilots to automate coding. The startup, which was spun out of the Harvard Innovation Lab, was funded by Link Ventures, Bessemer, Flybridge, NFX, Picus, and Asymmetric.

Granola raised a $4.25 million seed funding round in May 2023.
Granola co-founders Chris Pedregal and Sam Stephenson

Granola

Based in London, Granola is a productivity tool that combines AI-generated transcripts with a person’s notes to create better meeting notes with generative AI.

As the startup grows, Lightspeed Venture Partners, which led Granola’s seed funding round, explained that the tech will combine AI, code editing, and knowledge work to increase productivity in the workplace. Granola’s other investors include Betaworks, Mike Krieger, and Nat Friedman.

Ellipsis raised a $2 million seed round in April 2024 as part of Y Combinator’s W24 batch.
Nick Bradford and Hunter Brooks, Ellipsis co-founders

Ellipsis

A member of Y Combinator’s W24 batch, Ellipsis automatically reviews code, catches errors, and can enforce a team’s style guide. The startup was founded in 2023 and is based in New York. Dalton Caldwell led Y Combinator’s investment in Ellipsis, and its additional investors are Twenty Two Ventures and Transpose Platform.