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Optic

Acquired · Making APIs Developer-friendly

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Why it ranks

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12signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIVespinShared: code review, engineer, butYC X26New York CityStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredPullRequestShared: code reviewYC S17AustinStartup →Developer toolsAxoloShared: code review, developerYC W21ParisStartup →AIInactiveGraiShared: version control, apis, changeYC S22San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveCodeballShared: code review, changeYC W21StockholmStartup →OtherBazShared: code review, during, beforeStartup →OtherCodeRabbitShared: code review, changeStartup →
Companies closest to Optic
Company
VespinShared: code review, engineer, butYC X26ActiveAI, Devtools
PullRequestShared: code reviewYC S17AcquiredDevtools
AxoloShared: code review, developerYC W21ActiveDevtools
GraiShared: version control, apis, changeYC S22InactiveAI, Data, Devtools
CodeballShared: code review, changeYC W21InactiveAI, Devtools
Baznot in a program hereShared: code review, during, beforeElsewhereOther
CodeRabbitnot in a program hereShared: code review, changeElsewhereOther

Adjacent

AIDiffEnderShared: code reviewAlchemist Class 38San FranciscoStartup →OtherCodacyShared: code reviewSeedcamp 2012Startup →OtherQuack AIShared: code reviewEF 2023ParisStartup →OtherGraphite (acquired by Cursor)Shared: code reviewNeoStartup →AIOpslaneShared: code review, catch, versionYC S24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Optic
Company
DiffEnderShared: code reviewAlchemist Class 38Not statedAI
CodacyShared: code reviewSeedcamp 2012Not statedOther
Quack AIShared: code reviewEF 2023Not statedOther
Graphite (acquired by Cursor)Shared: code reviewNeo Not statedOther
OpslaneShared: code review, catch, versionYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools

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About Optic

We help developers collaborate at scale and build better APIs. Optic’s open source tools makes it easy for developers to document API changes, review each other’s API changes during code review, and catch breaking changes before they reach production. **tl;dr** It’s version control but for behavior not code. We are taking the really successful ideas from Git / Code Review / CI and applying them to API descriptions and (future) other non-code artifacts. Engineers at [Snyk](https://snyk.io/) use Optic daily to make the new Snyk API great. Read their engineering blog: [Snyk's shift left approach to API development | Snyk](https://snyk.io/blog/snyk-api-development-shift-left/)

YC batch
S18 · Summer 2018
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
Developer tools
Team size
5
Location
New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, Open Source

Optic in S18: 131 companies, 29% AI

Optic: questions

Which YC batch was Optic in?

Optic was in Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch (S18).

Is Optic still active?

Y Combinator lists Optic as acquired.

Where is Optic based?

Optic lists New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.