Developer Tools Landscape of the United States
1,344 Developer Tools companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Developer Tools in the United States
The list ranks the 1,344 U.S. Developer Tools firms by hiring activity, funding size, and coverage, highlighting companies such as Jitterbit, Anysphere, and the 84 firms currently hiring.
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Jitterbit11last posted Aug 2026
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Dreamweaver11last posted Jun 2026
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Grid Dynamics9last posted Aug 2026
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Workato9last posted Aug 2026
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Rocket Software8last posted Apr 2026
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Celigo8last posted Aug 2026
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Sauce Labs8last posted Jul 2026
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Recursion8last posted Mar 2026
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Anysphere$3.4BSeries D · Nov 2025
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Vercel$863MSeries F · Sep 2025
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Harness$819.2MSeries E · Dec 2025
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Figma$748.6MSeries F · May 2024
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Miro$476.3MSeries C · Jan 2022
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Gitlab$435.2MPost IPO · Sep 2022
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SnapLogic$380.8MSeries G · Dec 2021
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MuleSoft$296.5MFY2017 filing
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Progress$247.8MFY2023 filing
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JFrog$154MFY2021 filing
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A10 Networks$75MFY2022 filing
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Plural4,637tracked employees
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Digital.ai811tracked employees
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Copado700tracked employees
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Cursor5.8%105 tracked events
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Boomi3.1%57 tracked events
- 07GitHub3.1%56 tracked events
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- 01GitHubtop 1kgithub.com
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Padlettop 5kpadlet.com
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Bitbuckettop 10kbitbucket.org
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Visual Studiotop 50kvisualstudio.com
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How the Developer Tools ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
This chart shows the annual count of new Developer Tools companies from 2016 to 2025, with the highest number, 96, recorded in 2016 and 43 in 2025.
Where Developer Tools companies in the United States are based
The table ranks U.S. cities by the number of Developer Tools firms located there, with San Francisco leading at 253 companies followed by New York City and Seattle.
The Developer Tools market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
The breakdown categorizes the products these firms build, noting that enterprise tech and enterprise software dominate, and that most generate revenue through subscriptions.
The biggest kinds of Developer Tools company, by how many we track.
- Enterprise Tech1,308 companies · $18.7B raised · 83 hiring
- Enterprise Software1,199 companies · $17.4B raised · 78 hiring
- SaaS824 companies · $13.6B raised · 62 hiring
- Enterprise Mobility222 companies · $614M raised · 5 hiring
- Low Code Development Platforms144 companies · $202.9M raised · 5 hiring
- Artificial Intelligence79 companies · $5.4B raised · 10 hiring
- Native AI in Software Development78 companies · $5.4B raised · 10 hiring
- Cloud Application Development Platforms49 companies · $1.6B raised · 1 hiring
- Consumer Digital44 companies · $829.6M raised · 2 hiring
- Y Combinator Batches38 companies · $1B raised · 5 hiring
- Deep Tech37 companies · $3.6B raised · 3 hiring
- Remote Work Tools22 companies · $1.3B raised · 1 hiring
Monetization
How Developer Tools companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Developer Tools in the United States
Over the past two years, 878 corporate events were recorded, including 199 key‑people moves, 174 earnings releases, and 123 funding rounds.
- FundingFunctionize, an AI-powered software testing platform, has raised $41 million in Series B funding.2026-05-03
- M&AAdobe has completed its acquisition of Semrush Holdings2026-04-28
- FundingCupertino-based Orkes offers a platform for modern workflow orchestration, allowing businesses to build and scale complex software applications.2026-04-27
- M&AIf it decides not to proceed with the purchase, SpaceX will instead pay Cursor $10 billion over time for what it calls 'AI collaboration'.2026-04-23
- M&ASpaceX secured an option to acquire Anysphere, the parent company of AI coding startup Cursor, for USD 60 billion.2026-04-23
- M&AThe acquisition enables Emergence to expand its presence in enterprise software by incorporating transactional database capabilities into its portfolio.2026-04-18
- FundingCoder has now raised a total of $172.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Qube Research & Technologies, and Uncork Capital.2026-04-06
- FundingHighlight - $40.0M2026-03-30
- FundingBedrock Data secures Snowflake Ventures investment ...2026-03-27
- FundingGasgoo Munich- Physical AI company SynapX announced it has secured nearly $50 million in its maiden funding round, with backing from Horizon Robotics, GL Ventures, Xiaomi Strategic Investment, ShunWei Capital, and Linear Capital.2026-03-20
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Developer Tools company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-29 | ||
| $60B | Announced | 2026-04-23 | ||
| $60B | Terminated | 2026-04-23 | ||
| $60B | Announced | 2026-04-23 | ||
| Thru Inc. | undisclosed | — | 2026-04-21 | |
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-21 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
This view details specific events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins among the sector’s companies.
MattermostAdam Enterkin · Appointment → Chief Revenue OfficerApr 2026
User TestingRyan Roland · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerApr 2026
PDQPDQ Connect Jira integration (Integration)Mar 2026
KomodorGlobal Partner Program (Partner Program)Mar 2026
National Instrumentsscale undisclosedSep 2024
Armoryexemption granted for semi-annual reporting — British Columbia Securities CommissionApr 2026
- ftc v adobeconsumer protection violations regarding hidden termination fees and convoluted cancellatiOct 2024
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +11.0%, half slower.
Who is building Developer Tools in the United States
The section profiles 995 founders and CEOs across 670 firms, showing that Stanford, MIT, and UC Berkeley are the most common alma maters and that many previously worked at Google or Microsoft.
Founder & CEO Miro, ex-Founder Vitamin Group. Higher School of Economics BBA 2009, 2011
Ex-New Relic, Adobe, Microsoft. University of Utah BS 1996
Workato, ex-Skype, ex-Qik, UCLA
Ex-Founder Jaman, Informatica.
Creative Destruction Lab, ex-Genesys, ex-National Australia Bank, Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2021
Cloudbees, ex-Red Hat, ex-Jboss, Epfl, 1999
Ex-Founder & CEO Larsen Consulting, S4G Consulting, Virtual Company Services, Belaxis. University FASTA 2004…
Ex-CEO & President Kaseya & FatWire Software, CTO CA Technologies. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 1981…
Ex-Co-Founder Distiller, Copious, Offspeed, Lushcrush, Vamoose.
- flagged as repeat founders24
- no repeat-founder flag840
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Who funds Developer Tools in the United States
It lists 1,095 investors who participated in 659 funding rounds since 2016, with the typical round valued at $5.5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Y Combinator | 87 | 39 | Jan 2026 |
| Accel | 38 | 22 | Nov 2025 |
| Sequoia Capital | 25 | 13 | Jun 2025 |
| Insight Partners | 23 | 18 | Dec 2024 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 17 | 7 | Nov 2025 |
| Redpoint Ventures | 17 | 7 | Jan 2026 |
| Google Ventures | 17 | 6 | Nov 2025 |
| Scale Venture Partners | 16 | 7 | Jul 2024 |
| Battery Ventures | 16 | 5 | Apr 2026 |
| CRV | 13 | 6 | Nov 2025 |
The typical round is $5.5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Developer Tools funding rounds in the United States
The highlight is Anysphere’s $2.3 billion Series D round, and the section lists ten other large recent funding events.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Dmega-round | $2.3B | Nov 2025 | Accel, Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz +4 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $900M | May 2025 | Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel | |
| Series Fmega-round | $415.7M | May 2024 | Coatue, Alkeon Capital Management, General Catalyst +13 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $400M | Jan 2022 | Accel, TCV, GIC +8 more | |
| Series Bmega-round | $350M | Jan 2022 | K1 Investment Management | |
| Series Fmega-round | $300M | Sep 2025 | Accel, GIC, BlackRock +9 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $268M | Sep 2019 | Goldman Sachs, Y Combinator, Adage Capital Management +10 more | |
| GitHub | Series Bmega-round | $251M | Jul 2015 | Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital +1 more |
| Series Emega-round | $250M | May 2024 | Accel, CRV, Google Ventures +6 more | |
| Series E | $200M | Jun 2021 | Durable Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley, Andreessen Horowitz +5 more |
146 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series C$90MApr 2026
Series B$60MApr 2026
Seed$4.2MApr 2026
Seed$5.5MMar 2026
Seed$60MFeb 2026
Series A$24MFeb 2026
Series BundisclosedFeb 2026
Developer Tools jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
In the past year, 174 employers posted 2,926 jobs, most often requiring TypeScript, React, Python, AWS, and SQL, with a median salary of $120 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Developer Tools employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- typescript107▲
- react106▲
- python100▲
- aws76▲
- sql62▲
- salesforce61▲
- java56▲
- javascript54▲
- kubernetes52▲
- gcp46▲
- Manager$127k/yr (n=92)
- Senior$130k/yr (n=43)
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