:Qodo
{{Short description|AI tool for generating and reviewing code}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Qodo
| logo = File:Qodo logo 2025.png
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| former_name = Codium
| type = Private
| industry = AI
| predecessor =
| founded = 2022
| founder = Itamar Friedman, Dedy Kredo
| hq_location_city = Tel Aviv
| hq_location_country = Israel
| area_served =
| num_employees = 50
| num_employees_year = 2024
| website = {{URL|qodo.ai}}
}}
Qodo (formerly Codium) is a code integrity platform that uses AI to help create software through out its development stages.{{cite news | url=https://www.tlv.partners/investing-in-the-future-of-software-testing/ | title=Investing in the Future of Software Testing: CodiumAI's Code Integrity Platform | newspaper=TLV Partners | date=22 March 2023 | last1=Harel | first1=Dana }}{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/qodo-raises-40m-series-a-to-bring-quality-first-code-generation-to-the-enterprise/ | title=Qodo raises $40M Series a to bring quality-first code generation and testing to the enterprise | date=30 September 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.timesofai.com/news/qodo-raises-usd-40m-to-boost-ai-driven-coding/ | title=Qodo Raises $40M to Boost AI-Driven Coding - Times of AI | date=30 September 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://fortune.com/2024/10/01/rogo-ai-startup-finance-raised-18-5-million-series-a/ | title=Exclusive: Rogo, an AI startup focused on finance, raised its $18.5 million Series A }}
History
Qodo was founded in 2022 by Itamar Friedman, formerly Alibaba Group’s Director in their Israeli AI Lab, Dedy Kredo who previously led product and data science teams at Exploriem and VMware. By 2024, the company grew to employ 50 people across Israel, the U.S., and Europe.{{cite web | url=https://www.qodo.ai/blog/introducing-qodo-a-new-name-the-same-commitment-to-quality/ | title=Introducing Qodo (Formerly Codium) | date=30 September 2024 }}
Qodo's early funding included investments from TLV Partners,{{cite news | url=https://www.tlv.partners/investing-in-the-future-of-software-testing/ | title=Investing in the Future of Software Testing: CodiumAI's Code Integrity Platform | newspaper=TLV Partners | date=22 March 2023 | last1=Harel | first1=Dana }} Vine Ventures,{{cite web | url=https://vineventures.com/blog/qodo-formerly-codiumai-raises-40m-series-a/ | title=Qodo (Formerly CodiumAI) Raises $40M Series A | date=2 October 2024 }} and angel investors from Snyk, OpenAI, and VMware. In 2023, the company raised $11 million in seed funding. In 2024, Qodo completed a $40 million Series A funding round led by Susa Ventures and Square Peg, with additional contributions from Firestreak Ventures, ICON Continuity Fund, and previous investors TLV Partners and Vine Ventures.{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-30/ai-code-checker-qodo-raises-40-million-to-serve-bigger-clients | title=AI Code Checker Qodo Raises $40 Million to Serve Bigger Clients | newspaper=Bloomberg | date=30 September 2024 }}
Qodo’s timeline includes the launch of TestGPT in March 2023,{{cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/testgpt-a-generative-ai-tool-for-ensuring-code-integrity-is-released-for-beta/ | title=TestGPT, a generative AI tool for ensuring code integrity, is released for beta | date=22 March 2023 }} AlphaCodium in January 2024,{{cite web | url=https://www.qodo.ai/blog/alphacodium-state-of-the-art-code-generation-for-code-contests/ | title=State-of-the-art Code Generation with AlphaCodium | date=17 January 2024 }} CoverAgent in May 2024,{{cite web | url=https://www.qodo.ai/blog/we-created-the-first-open-source-implementation-of-metas-testgen-llm/ | title=First open-source implementation of Meta's TestGen–LLM | date=20 May 2024 }} and PR-Agent in April 2024{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/codiumai-rolls-out-ai-coding-agent-to-half-a-million-software-developers-302107086.html | title=CodiumAI Rolls Out AI Coding Agent to Half a Million Software Developers }} followed by Codiumate in April 2024 and an enterprise platform in July 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.analyticsinsight.net/generative-ai/testgpt-a-generative-ai-tool-that-guarantees-code-integrity | title=TestGPT: A Generative AI Tool that Guarantees Code Integrity | date=4 April 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://siliconangle.com/2023/03/22/codiumai-debuts-testgpt-ai-powered-tool-tests-code-errors/ | title=CodiumAI debuts TestGPT, an AI-powered tool that tests code for errors | date=22 March 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/codium-announces-codiumate-a-new-ai-agent-that-seeks-to-be-devin-for-enterprise-software-development/ | title=Codium announces Codiumate, a new AI agent that seeks to be Devin for enterprise software development | date=3 April 2024 }} The company rebranded to Qodo in July 2024, coinciding with a $40 million Series A funding round.{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/qodo-raises-40m-series-a-to-bring-quality-first-code-generation-to-the-enterprise/ | title=Qodo raises $40M Series a to bring quality-first code generation and testing to the enterprise | date=30 September 2024 }} As of 2024, Qodo’s tools have over 370,000 installations on JetBrains and more than 466,000 on VSCode.{{cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/how-codiumai-is-accelerating-ai-agent-driven-enterprise-application-development/ | title=How CodiumAI is accelerating AI agent driven enterprise application development | date=9 July 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://plugins.jetbrains.com/organizations/CodiumAI | title=Qodo - Vendor }}https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Codium.codium&ssr=false#review-details
Qodo provides several products and features for software development and testing. Qodo Gen includes code generation and completion, an AI-powered chat feature, and tools for test generation, planning, and coverage. It supports JetBrains{{cite web | url=https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/21206-qodo-gen-formerly-codiumate- | title=Qodo Gen (Formerly Codiumate) - IntelliJ IDEs Plugin | Marketplace }} and VSCode IDEs.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Codium.codium#qodo-Gen-Chat Qodo Merge includes AI-powered chat, automated code reviews, and automatic code description generation. In September 2024, a Chrome extension was released for Qodo Merge, which is compatible with GitHub.{{cite web | url=https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pr-agent-ai-powered-code/ephlnjeghhogofkifjloamocljapahnl | title=Qodo Merge: AI-Powered Code Reviews & Chat - Chrome Web Store }} Supported models include the GPT family, Claude Sonnet 3.5, and Qodo's proprietary models. Qodo’s research division has also developed AlphaCodium, focusing on advancing AI-driven coding solutions.{{cite arXiv | eprint=2401.08500 | last1=Ridnik | first1=Tal | last2=Kredo | first2=Dedy | last3=Friedman | first3=Itamar | title=Code Generation with AlphaCodium: From Prompt Engineering to Flow Engineering | date=2024 | class=cs.LG }}
The company has received notability and coverage from mainstream media including WSJ,{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/israeli-startup-community-at-home-and-abroad-prepares-to-fight-60cea308 | title=Israeli Startup Community, at Home and Abroad, Prepares to Fight | newspaper=Wall Street Journal | date=10 October 2023 | last1=Chernova | first1=Yuliya | last2=Rosenbush | first2=Steven | last3=Bousquette | first3=Isabelle }} Bloomberg,{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-30/ai-code-checker-qodo-raises-40-million-to-serve-bigger-clients | title=AI Code Checker Qodo Raises $40 Million to Serve Bigger Clients | newspaper=Bloomberg | date=30 September 2024 }} TechCrunch{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/22/codiumai-is-using-generative-ai-to-help-developers-build-code-logic-tests-automatically/ | title=CodiumAI is using generative AI to help developers build code logic tests automatically | date=22 March 2023 }} and Inc.https://www.inc.com/peter-cohan/why-codiumai-could-pass-four-tests-for-a-high-potential-startup.html among others.{{cite web | url=https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-ca/radar/tools/codium-ai | title=Codium AI | Technology Radar | Thoughtworks Canada }}{{cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/how-codiumai-is-accelerating-ai-agent-driven-enterprise-application-development/ | title=How CodiumAI is accelerating AI agent driven enterprise application development | date=9 July 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://createsend.com/t/d-A07C12A11DA9CF3F2540EF23F30FEDED | title=VC Daily: Defense Tech Breaks up with China; Venture-Capital Storytime }}{{cite web | url=https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/30/qodo-raises-40m-advance-ai-driven-code-integrity-solutions/ | title=Qodo raises $40M to advance AI-driven code integrity solutions | date=30 September 2024 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.qodo.ai/ Official website]