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Botany.io

DefunctTechstars '20

Seattle, US · Founded 2019 · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Seattle software company building an "engineering TeamOps" platform that coaches and measures software engineering teams.

Also known as Botany

Founders & leadership

Botany.io was founded in 2019 by Andy Cunningham.

ACAndy Cunningham
Andy CunninghamCTO, Founder

Investors · 2

Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K

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Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Botany.io was a Seattle, Washington-based software company founded in 2019 that developed what it described as an operating system for software engineering teams. Its product, positioned as "Engineering TeamOps," acted as a virtual coach for an entire engineering organization, using data and real-time nudges to help teams improve their development processes, build better working habits, and collaborate with more shared context.

The tooling was intended to integrate into existing development environments and to support team performance management and project management workflows rather than replace them. The company is classified as a private, enterprise-focused DevOps software vendor operating on a recurring software revenue model. A company research profile lists its operating status as closed.

Business model

Enterprise software sold as a SaaS product for software engineering organizations, classified under a recurring software revenue model.

Recurring software (SaaS) revenue.

Traction

Reported by a company research profile as having built a platform adopted by several engineering teams; the company had fewer than 10 employees.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Positioned in the DevOps and engineering productivity software segment alongside companies such as OpsBerry AI, BotCity, DreamTeamOS and Athen.ai.

Technology

A DevOps/team-operations platform that applies data analysis and real-time nudges to engineering team workflows, integrating with existing development environments to surface process and collaboration improvements.

Go-to-market

Software engineering teams and enterprise engineering organizations.

Geography

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States, with United States geographic exposure.

History

Founded in 2019 in Seattle. The company took part in the Techstars New York City 2020 accelerator program and reported total funding of $120,000 as of July 2020, with Techstars listed as an investor. Its operating status is later reported as closed.

Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Employee countJan 2026<10
HeadcountAug 20264
Total fundingJul 2020$120K

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Jul 2020
Botany.io raised $120,000

Most recent reported funding round of $120k; total raised as of July 13, 2020 was $120k. Techstars is listed as an investor.

$120K source ↗

Jan 2020
Participated in Techstars New York City accelerator

Botany.io is listed as part of the Techstars: New York City 2020 accelerator class.

source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

▸Research sources · 2

primary sources listed

2 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Botany.io do?
Seattle software company building an "engineering TeamOps" platform that coaches and measures software engineering teams.
Who founded Botany.io?
Botany.io was founded by Andy Cunningham in 2019.
Who are Botany.io's investors?
Botany.io's investors include Rosecliff Ventures, Techstars.
Where is Botany.io headquartered?
Botany.io is headquartered in Seattle, US.