The tool has already saved customers like Faire and PromptLayer a significant amount of time. Grit's primary customer base are later stage technology companies and some firms in Fintech. The startup's open beta currently supports application codebases written in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, CSS and Terraform, and plans to cover every major programming language by the end of the year.
Key takeaways:
- Grit, a startup that has developed a generative AI-powered developer assistant, has emerged from stealth with a $7 million funding round.
- The AI tool automatically analyzes a program’s codebase, tracks it over time, and suggests updates and improvements.
- Grit can be installed as a Github app or connects to GitLab, where it scans a company’s code repository and builds an index of it.
- Though just a year old, Grit has already saved customers like Faire and PromptLayer tremendously in terms of time, reducing some projects from six months to a week.