
Continue is a company focused on AI-native development, providing an open-source platform that enables developers to create, share, and use custom AI code assistants. Their product integrates with popular IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains, offering features such as code autocompletion, codebase referencing, and natural language code rewriting. The platform supports multiple AI models and various context sources, aiming to amplify developers' productivity rather than automate them. Continue is positioned as a forward-looking tool for organizations to tailor AI code assistants to their specific development environments and practices, fostering a future where AI capabilities evolve alongside developers.

Continue is a company focused on AI-native development, providing an open-source platform that enables developers to create, share, and use custom AI code assistants. Their product integrates with popular IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains, offering features such as code autocompletion, codebase referencing, and natural language code rewriting. The platform supports multiple AI models and various context sources, aiming to amplify developers' productivity rather than automate them. Continue is positioned as a forward-looking tool for organizations to tailor AI code assistants to their specific development environments and practices, fostering a future where AI capabilities evolve alongside developers.
Product: Open-source Continuous AI platform for developer workflows and AI coding assistants
Founders: Ty (Tyler) Dunn (CEO) and Nate Sesti (CTO)
Founded: June 2023
Funding: $5.1M total; notable seed activity in Nov 2023 and Feb 2025
Integrations: VS Code and JetBrains IDE extensions; CI/PR checks and tooling integrations
Developer productivity tooling; AI-assisted code review, automation, and custom code assistants.
2023
Developer tools / Software
$2.1M
Seed announced at end of YC S23 with participation from angels
$3M
Announced additional $3M seed SAFE
“Led by Heavybit / Jesse Robbins with participation from angels including Julien Chaumond, Lisha Li, and Florian Leibert”