Bitrig
YC S25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 3 employees · 1 known investors
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Bitrig is an AI-assisted development tool for building native applications. Built by former members of Apple's SwiftUI team, it enables developers to create high-quality, polished apps with reduced complexity.
Also known as Aurelia
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
Bitrig was founded in 2025 by Kyle Macomber, Tim Donnelly, and Jacob Xiao.
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Kyle Macomberin𝕏Co-founder & CEOPreviously, he spent more than ten years at Apple leading development of SwiftUI and managing teams working on Swift Charts, WidgetKit, and the Swift Standard Library. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.
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Tim Donnellyin𝕏Co-FounderTim Donnelly worked on SwiftUI at Apple and Square, and previously co-founded Storehouse, which was acquired by Square. He holds a BFA in Design from the University of Washington.
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Jacob Xiaoin𝕏Co-founder, EngineeringJacob Xiao spent 15 years at Apple where he led development on SwiftUI and contributed to Xcode and UIKit. He previously built Opacity, a graphical design tool, and is now co-founding bitrig.
Investors · 1
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2 people who came through bitrig went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 3
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- What does Bitrig do?
- Bitrig is an AI-assisted development tool for building native applications. Built by former members of Apple's SwiftUI team, it enables developers to create high-quality, polished apps with reduced complexity.
- Who founded Bitrig?
- Bitrig was founded by Kyle Macomber, Tim Donnelly, Jacob Xiao in 2025.
- Who are Bitrig's investors?
- Bitrig's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Bitrig headquartered?
- Bitrig is headquartered in San Francisco, US.