startups · devtools · updated Aug 6, 2026
trending devtools startups, ranked by investor follow signal
frontrun tracks 51 devtools companies and watches which ones the follow graphs of 2,000+ venture investors converge on. these are the devtools companies with the most new tracked follows in the last 90 days - most of them before any announced round. counts are public; which investors are behind them is in the product.
| # | company | what they do | followers | first flagged | tracked follows (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endeavor Optical Networks @endeavorspace | Join EON! | 111 | Aug 4, 2026 | +15 |
| 2 | Convex @convex | The backend platform she tells you not to worry about | 26,977 | Feb 26, 2026 | +6 |
| 3 | schematikio @schematikio | the cursor for hardware - by @samuelbeek & an amazing team | 2,181 | Mar 24, 2026 | +5 |
| 4 | Impeccable @impeccable_ai | The design vocabulary your AI didn't know it needed. Agent skill, cli and chrome extension. By @pbakaus and @renaissgeek | 2,742 | Apr 8, 2026 | +5 |
| 5 | here.now @here_now | Web hosting for agents | 404 | Mar 8, 2026 | +4 |
| 6 | Merge @merge_api | The connective infrastructure for production AI | 3,278 | May 27, 2026 | +4 |
| 7 | Rivet @rivet_dev | Rivet Actors are the primitive for stateful workloads. Built for AI agents, collaborative apps, and durable execution. Open-source. | 4,521 | Apr 2, 2026 | +4 |
| 8 | PromptLayer @promptlayer | Version and test your agents. The right way | 5,786 | Jul 6, 2026 | +4 |
| 9 | noondesign @noondesign | The first dual-canvas where you design how a product looks how it works. | 7,588 | Apr 3, 2026 | +4 |
| 10 | Magnitude @usemagnitude | The best way to code with open models. npm i -g @magnitudedev/cli | 226 | Jun 20, 2026 | +3 |
every devtools company we track a page for
12 companies, alphabetical.
Astral · Convex · Endeavor Optical Networks · here.now · Impeccable · Merge · noondesign · Orca ADE · PromptLayer · Rivet · schematikio · vibecodeapp_
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