AI Startup Bito Secures $5.7M Funding to Boost Agentic AI for Code Reviews and Foster Faster Enterprise Development Speed
In a significant stride for AI-assisted software development, Bito, a platform specializing in AI-driven code review, has secured a $5.7 million seed extension. The investment, led by Vela Partners and backed by NextView Ventures, Maxitech Ventures, Eniac Ventures, and others, bolsters Bito's total seed-stage funding to $8.8 million.
Amid the revolution brought about by large language models (LLMs) in code generation, Bito is addressing a critical, yet underaddressed bottleneck in the development lifecycle—code review at scale.
"Everyone talks about coding with AI," said Amar Goel, Bito's co-founder and CEO. "However, it's the quality of code review, testing, and maintenance that truly determines the lifespan of production systems." With the injected funds, Bito aims to expand its product capabilities, helping development teams manage the torrent of AI-generated and human-written code set to surge.
The Next Frontier in Development Automation: Agentic AI
What distinguishes Bito is its dedication to agentic AI—a new category of AI systems that transcend passive tooling to function as autonomous agents capable of reasoning and decision-making. Rather than merely suggesting syntax improvements, these agents grasp architecture, detect hidden regressions, and administer fixes in real time—all within the workflow of the developer.
Unlike traditional tools, Bito's AI Code Review Agent is not passive. It actively critiques, plans, and adapts its reviews to align with organizational best practices, tech stacks, and coding styles. Its purview encompasses not only the local pull request context but also broader architectural patterns, making it an invaluable ally in navigating contemporary, fragmented codebases.
This is part of an emerging movement known as vibe coding—a philosophy that envisions developers collaborating with intelligent agents that comprehend not just syntax but context, intent, and team-specific nuances. As vibe coding gains traction among startups and enterprises alike, tools like Bito are becoming indispensable to facilitate the symbiosis between human creativity and machine precision.
Quantifiable Benefits for Modern Engineering Teams
Bito's platform currently sifts through over 10,000 pull requests per week for customers like Gainsight, Whatfix, and PubMatic, delivering substantial improvements in both speed and quality:
- 89% faster pull request merges
- 34% fewer code regressions
- 87% AI-generated feedback
- $14 return for every $1 spent
These figures don't just represent numbers; they reflect reclaimed developer time, heightened code reliability, and reduced engineering overhead. Bito also expedites onboarding for junior developers, offering guidance that escalates every code review session into a mentorship opportunity.
Scalable and Secure for the Enterprise
Security is integral to Bito's design. The platform is SOC 2 Type II certified, does not retain your code, and never employs your code in training models. For industries with stringent compliance requirements, Bito offers on-premises deployment via Docker in addition to its cloud-hosted option.
Bito's integrations span GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and soon Azure DevOps and support more than 50 languages, from JavaScript and Python to Go and C#. Key features include:
- Static code analysis with Mypy, fbinfer, and others
- Security scanning utilizing Snyk, Whispers, and detect-secrets
- Custom review rules, changelists, and detailed PR summaries
- Smart analytics dashboards for tracking pull request quality, velocity, and contributor insights
The company's leadership team comprises industry luminaries:
- Amar Goel, a Harvard alumnus and PubMatic founder
- Anand Das, CTO of Bito and former CTO at both PubMatic and Eyeota (acquired for $165M)
- Mukesh Agarwal, product lead with a background at Microsoft, EY, and RevX (acquired by Affle)
In unison, they are not just building a tool; they are creating a new AI-native layer in the modern software stack, where code creation and review is intelligent, automated, and collaborative.
Addressing the Challenges of Tomorrow
The shift towards AI-generated and AI-reviewed code is imminent—but with it comes risks: context erosion, increased regressions, and velocity without accountability. As companies strive to balance productivity with code integrity, and technical debt, the arrival of tools like Bito—and the broader embrace of vibe coding—offers a crucial path forward.
Bito empowers teams to thrive in this new reality by serving as a trusted engineering partner, not just a linting bot. It learns, reasons, and aids teams in moving faster without compromising trust in their code.
"Developers are the master architects of the future," said the Bito founding team. "With AI as their co-pilot, the possibilities are boundless."
Bito is not merely reviewing code; it is ushering in a new era of developer productivity—one pull request at a time.
- As the development industry embraces vibe coding and AI-generated code, Bito, with its focus on agentic AI, is positioning itself as a valuable investor's choice in the field of technology, aiming to expand its product capabilities to manage the anticipated surge of AI-driven and human-written code.
- With the influx of funding from leading venture capital firms like Vela Partners, NextView Ventures, Maxitech Ventures, and Eniac Ventures, Bito is poised to revolutionize the domain of AI-assisted software development, promising to deliver quantifiable benefits such as faster pull request merges, fewer code regressions, and increased AI-generated feedback—making it an indispensable tool for modern engineering teams.
