Tessl is pioneering spec-driven development
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Software development is undergoing its biggest shift since open source.
Spec-Driven Development reimagines how we build: intent is written in natural language and captured in specs, AI generates the implementation, and systems evolve themselves over time. The result is higher-quality software, built faster, by more people, with AI at the core.
This transformation from code-centric to spec-centric software starts with Agents.
Agents are powerful, but today they’re unreliable. They rush to code before understanding the requirements, claim success prematurely, hallucinate open source APIs, and break features when adding new ones. Without guardrails, agents are fast but fragile, and unfit for production codebases.
Tessl’s products keep agents on rails and well informed. Framework specs define the functionality agents need to build, and contain tests to verify their work. Registry specs distribute reusable knowledge to agents, preventing hallucinations and ensuring they apply the right practices. Overall, they focus developers on what to build, and help agents tackle the how.
The outcome: you get the speed of agentic coding, with the reliability of production software.
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A bold vision, led by a team with decades of experience building developer tools, scaling startups into category leaders, and delivering products used by millions
Guy Podjarny is the founder & CEO of Tessl, the pioneering AI Native Development platform. Guy previously founded Snyk, which created and leads the Developer Security market, scaling it to an $8B company. Before that, he founded Blaze and sold it to Akamai, where he served as CTO. Guy is an active angel investor, and a co-host of the AI Native Dev podcast.
Guy Podjarny
Founder & CEO at Tessl
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Tessl raises $125M at $500M+ valuation to build AI that writes and maintains code
Many startups and larger tech companies have taken a crack at building artificial intelligence to code software. Now another new player is coming out of the shadows to throw its hat into the ring, with a mission to fix the many problems that will arise when humans and all those AIs are writing code together.
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Exclusive: Tessl worth a reported $750 million after latest $100 million funding to help it build ‘AI native’ software development platform
Tessl, a startup founded by a veteran entrepreneur who wants to use AI to revamp how computer programmers design, code, and maintain software, has raised $125 million across two previously undisclosed funding rounds
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Snyk founder's new venture, Tessl, raises $125M for AI native software development
Tessl is building a system of record for the AI native development era – an open platform that enables and accelerates the work of AI-native developers.
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Keep your agents on the rails with Tessl
The Tessl Framework and Registry are now available in beta
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