Developer Tools hub: 158 startups and 7 funds matched in our directory. Search the full startup corpus from /startups.

Developer Tools startups and investors we cover

Shortlist companies and funds tagged Developer Tools in our directory. This hub is a sector cut, not a complete market census. Search every startup from /startups or open the investor list.

Startups in this sector

Showing 12 of 158 matched profiles.

  • Turso

    SQLite-compatible database infrastructure for AI agents, isolated tenants and local-first apps; Supabase announced its acquisition in October 2026.

  • Supabase

    Open-source Postgres backend platform — database, auth, storage, edge functions, and vector search for developers and AI app builders.

  • doxx.net

    Private-networking startup building Agentic Defined Networking for people, devices and AI agents.

  • Herdr

    YC terminal runtime for AI agents — $6M seed led by Bessemer; YC and e2vc participated; no valuation.

  • Cognition

    Autonomous AI software engineer Devin — agents that code, debug, and ship production software for enterprises.

  • Deeptune

    RL environment vendor building high-fidelity computer-use training gyms for AI labs (acquired by Mercor, 2026).

  • Clipto

    Local-first AI search across video, audio, images, and documents on a user’s computer, with optional MCP access for agents.

  • AfterQuery

    Expert datasets and RL environments that encode how doctors, lawyers, and other practitioners actually work, sold to frontier AI labs.

  • Clerky

    YC S11 legal-paperwork platform for high-growth startups and the attorneys who represent them.

  • Callosum

    Heterogeneous intelligence layer that routes each AI task to the best model and chip.

  • Keenable

    Independent web search index and retrieval API built for AI agents, not ten-blue-link humans.

  • Cursor

    AI-native code editor (Anysphere) that forks VS Code for agentic programming workflows.

Investors in this sector

Showing 7 of 7 matched funds.

  • ANIMO Ventures

    Seed-stage firm investing $500K–$2.5M in U.S. companies from ideation through early traction, with a focus on developer tools, productivity software, and marketplace businesses. Known portfolio includes WorkOS and The Browser Company.

  • Active Capital

    San Antonio pre-seed venture firm founded in 2017 by entrepreneur Pat Matthews (ex-Webmail.us / Rackspace). Backs technical founders building AI-native enterprise software and cloud infrastructure. Typical checks $100K–$1M with ability to follow; closed Fund III at $28M+ (2025). HQ at 110 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX; also invests nationally from a Texas base.

  • DIG Ventures

    London-based early-stage venture firm founded by MuleSoft creator Ross Mason. DIG Ventures backs pre-seed and seed B2B software companies, with Fund III focused on enterprise AI, cloud and the infrastructure layer supporting AI-native businesses across Europe and Israel.

  • Foundry

    Boulder, Colorado network-driven venture firm (foundry.vc; historically Foundry Group) founded in 2007 by Brad Feld, Seth Levine, Ryan McIntyre, and Jason Mendelson. Invests in early-stage technology companies and early-stage venture funds. HQ commonly listed in Boulder (e.g. Walnut Street). Public materials describe Foundry 2022 as a $500M fund and the firm’s final fund while partners continue deploying and supporting the portfolio.

  • Intel Capital

    Corporate venture investor backing computing, semiconductor, enterprise software and deep-technology companies. Intel Capital joined CScale as a strategic investor in 2026.

  • Trilogy Equity Partners

    Greater Seattle early-stage venture firm formed in 2006, headquartered in Bellevue, WA (155 108th Ave NE, Suite 400). Operator-led partnership with wireless and enterprise roots; invests primarily at seed (also pre-seed/Series A) in Pacific Northwest technology companies and aims to lead rounds from seed to scale.

  • focal

    focal is an AI-native venture firm focused on leading inception and pre-seed rounds, commonly with initial investments from $500,000 to $3 million. It participated in doxx.net's $38 million Series A.