Kilo Code, an open source coding agent focused on agentic engineering, has raised $8 million in seed funding as it looks to expand its platform and deepen adoption among software developers and engineering teams. The round was led by Cota Capital, with participation from Breakers, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, and Tokyo Black. The company is based in San Francisco and launched earlier this year.
Since its debut in early 2025, Kilo has seen rapid growth, surpassing 750,000 downloads and reaching the top position on OpenRouter. The company reports that its platform now processes more than 6.1 trillion tokens per month and provides access to more than 500 AI models, with additional models added weekly. Kilo works with leading AI providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and Mistral, as well as emerging research labs, to give developers the flexibility to choose the models best suited to specific tasks.
Kilo positions itself as an alternative to AI coding tools that, according to the company, introduce friction through downgraded models, rate limits, complex pricing structures, and vendor lock-in. The platform is designed to let developers use Kilo across multiple environments, including VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, the command line, and cloud-based workflows. For engineering teams, Kilo offers a unified platform that combines agentic coding, low-code application development, and deployment capabilities, while providing centralized management and visibility for technical leaders.
The company has moved quickly to roll out new functionality. Over the past month, Kilo has introduced parallel agents, one-click deployment, AI-powered code review, cloud-based agents, and managed indexing. The company says these features are aimed at helping engineering teams ship software faster and see measurable returns on investment within weeks of deployment.
Kilo was co-founded by Scott Breitenother, founder of Brooklyn Data, and Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and executive chair of GitLab. Breitenother serves as Kilo’s co-founder and chief executive officer. The new capital will be used to expand product development, strengthen partnerships with model providers, and advance the company’s roadmap as it works toward becoming a comprehensive platform for agentic engineering.
KEY QUOTES:
“At Cota Capital, we back companies building the infrastructure that will define the next era of software, and we see Kilo doing this. Kilo’s vision to build an all-in-one, agentic experience for software developers is what the space needs. Engineering leaders seek simple pricing, high-quality code, and model access to stay ahead of the rapid changes in AI.”
Aditya Singh, General Partner, Cota Capital
“Everything we do at Kilo is in pursuit of Kilo Speed. We believe this is the new standard for how engineering teams develop and deploy software, and our mission is to help all engineering teams operate at this pace.”
Scott Breitenother, Co-Founder And CEO, Kilo Code
