DevTools: Funding Triumphs, Product Pioneers, and Pathways to Progress

We're back with another edition of DevNews, your go-to source for the latest developments in the DevTools startup sector. This week, we've got an array of exciting funding news, product launches, and events!

In addition, we have a new section on educational opportunities that promise to keep you on the cutting edge of the industry and enhance personal and professional development.

?? Funding - Congratulations to...

1?? Imbue (formerly Generally Intelligent) for raising an astounding $200 million to advance the realm of AI. Imbue is on a mission to build practical AI agents that can accomplish larger goals and safely work for us in the real world. This Series B funding round, with participation from Astera Institue, Nvidia, and others, will accelerate the company’s development of AI systems that can reason and code. They're achieving this by training foundation models optimized for reasoning. Learn how Imbue is shaping the future of AI. ?? Learn More

2?? Zenity , the pioneers of low-code/no-code development security for securing $16.5 million in Series A funding. The round was lead by Intel Capital and joined by existing investors Vertex Ventures and Upwest, as we as new investors from Gefen Cpaital and B5. Zenity, the Israel-based startup, empowers organizations leveraging low-code/no-code platforms to unlock and promote development in a secure and compliant way while mitigating the risks. Learn how they plan to revolutionize the way we build software securely. ?? Learn More

3?? DevDynamics , an Indian-based engineering analytics platform, has raised an impressive $600,000 in their first funding round. DevDynamics.ai is building a co-pilot for software engineering leaders to drive peak performance at all levels. Their platform integrates with major engineering tools such as Jira, Github, Pagerduty, CI/CD tools, and several others. The platform assists engineering leaders in optimizing engineering operations by using research-backed metrics like DORA and SPACE framework. By identifying bottlenecks throughout the software development lifecycle, the product provides actionable insights to improve developer productivity and shipping velocity. Learn how they plan to revolutionize software engineering. ?? Learn More

?? Launches & Upgrades

1?? Evervault - Evervault's September product update introduces exciting new features, including end-to-end PCI Compliance, Card Reveal, PII Encryption, and more.

?? Evervault's mission is to make data privacy simple for developers, and their latest updates aim to enhance data security. ?? Learn More

2?? iterative.ai - Iterative has a game-changing product update for the 300,000+ DVC Extension users in VS Code. Now, you can easily share experiments with colleagues using DVC Studio.

?? Iterative focuses on improving the data science workflow, and this update enhances collaboration among data scientists. ?? Watch the Demo

3?? Infisical - Infisical's August product update includes features like Audit Logs 2.0, Native Integrations, and GitHub SSO, providing enhanced security and integration options.

?? Infisical offers solutions for secrets management and identity access management, and their latest update adds more flexibility and security. ?? Learn More

?? Education - Personal and Professional Growth

1?? Escape - Escape launches API Security Academy, a hands-on learning experience for GraphQL security. Learn to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in GraphQL apps.

?? Escape focuses on improving security knowledge in the DevTools sector, and their academy aims to empower developers with GraphQL security expertise. ?? Enroll Now

2?? Codacy - Codacy launches Codacy Pioneers; an initiative aimed at fostering personal and professional growth in the DevTools industry by providing access to a host of experienced mentors who are some of the world’s top Open Source developers.

?? Codacy is an automated code quality and coverage platform that analyzes source code and identifies issues as you go, helping developer teams shop robust software by scanning over 40 programming languages. ?? Explore Opportunities

3?? You Got This! - we learned about this fabulous free platform last week at DevRelCon. Created by Developer Advocate, ???????????? Kevin Lewis , You Got This is a "learning hub focused on core skills needed for a happy and healthy work life", offering a wide range of topics for personal and professional growth.

?? This platform is dedicated to helping individuals excel in their careers while maintaining a healthy work-life balance and truly has something for everyone! ?? Browse the Library

??? Events - Mark Your Calendar

??? apidays - The world's leading API conference series is happening today and tomorrow in London. Explore the latest trends in APIs for smarter platforms and business processes. ?? Get Your Tickets Last Minute

?? DPESummit 2023 - Hosted by Gradle Inc. , this event focuses on Developer Productivity Engineering and Developer Experience.

Join in San Francisco from September 20-21st. ?? Grab Your Pass

That's it for this week's edition of DevNews! Stay tuned for more exciting updates and insights from the dynamic world of DevTools startups. Have a happy and productive week ahead!