Research area
AI coding labs
Code models and agents built as research labs rather than dev-tool startups. We track 3 labs in this area, which have raised $1.74B in disclosed rounds between them; the most valuable is Poolside, at $12B.
3labs
$1.74Bdisclosed raised
$24Breported valuations
| Lab | Topic | Location | Founders from | Founded | Last round | Valuation | Raised | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoolsideCode-specialised foundation models trained with RL from code execution; open-weight Laguna…site · x · in | Coding & software agents | San Francisco, US | ex-GitHub, ex-Athenian | 2023 | Licence + investment $1BAug 20, 2026 · Nvidia | $12B | $1B | Licensed |
| CognitionDevin, the autonomous software engineer; the blog's counterexample to a rigid talent-capit…site · x | Coding & software agents | San Francisco, US | · | 2023 | Series C $400MSep 8, 2025 · Founders Fund | $10B | $421M | Product |
| MagicUltra-long-context models for software engineering.site · x | Coding & software agents | San Francisco, US | ex-Meta | 2022 | Series C $320MAug 29, 2024 · Eric Schmidt, Jane Street | $1.5B | $320M | Research only |
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