Firebender
YC W24San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2023 Β· 1 employees Β· Hiring Β· 1 known investors
Firebender is an IntelliJ plugin that provides an AI coding assistant for Android developers, offering codebase context, access to emulator and compose previews, and language server protocol tools for debugging and feature development.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceAI AssistantUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (W24)
Firebender was founded in 2023 by Aman Gottumukkala and Kevin Tang.
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Aman GottumukkalainπFounder2023β2026Previously, he was a Kleiner Perkins engineering fellow and early engineer at Paradigm, where he worked on trading infrastructure and zero-knowledge cryptography research; he also interned at Google, Instagram, Twitch, and Microsoft during college.
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Kevin TanginπCo-Founder and CEOKevin Tang worked as a software engineer at Two Sigma, where he designed and built service infrastructure for trading and modeling teams. He began programming in high school by developing Roblox games.
Investors Β· 1
Competitors Β· 3
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Firebender do?
- Firebender is an IntelliJ plugin that provides an AI coding assistant for Android developers, offering codebase context, access to emulator and compose previews, and language server protocol tools for debugging and feature development.
- Who founded Firebender?
- Firebender was founded by Aman Gottumukkala, Kevin Tang in 2023.
- Who are Firebender's investors?
- Firebender's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Firebender headquartered?
- Firebender is headquartered in San Francisco, US.


