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Snapshot 2026-10-14- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,155
- Developer ToolsRankedof 52
- AgentsRankedof 273
- ProgrammingRankedof 36
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Lightsprint (YC Spring 2026, San Francisco) lets non-engineering teammates direct cloud AI coding agents to plan, preview and ship real features into a company's production codebase, with engineers retaining merge control.
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- 2026-10-13Seed$6M
Investors · 645 Ventures、January Capital、Y Combinator、Rebel Fund、Fjor、Sterling Road、Transpose Platform、Batch Ventures、Founders Capital、Seraph Group
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