HumanLayer
YC F24San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 2 employees · Hiring · 1 known investors
HumanLayer is an AI IDE and collaboration platform that enables software engineers to accelerate development across the entire software development lifecycle using AI agents. The platform provides structured workflows, task management, and human-in-the-loop code review capabilities for teams building complex software systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F24)
HumanLayer was founded in 2023 by Dexter Horthy.
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Dexter Horthyin𝕏CEO and Co-FounderDexter Horthy spent seven years in engineering, software engineering, product management, and executive roles at Replicated, a Series C developer tools company, where he worked on container orchestration for enterprise customers. He has coded since high school and currently focuses on context engineering approaches for coding agents.
Investors · 1
The YC application· Fall 2024 batch
Alumni Q&A
- What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
- The founders aim for HumanLayer to become the central place where software is built and teams collaborate, with the goal of engineers shipping 2-3x faster by giving humans leverage rather than replacing them with AI.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HumanLayer do?
- HumanLayer is an AI IDE and collaboration platform that enables software engineers to accelerate development across the entire software development lifecycle using AI agents. The platform provides structured workflows, task management, and human-in-the-loop code review capabilities for teams building complex software systems.
- Who founded HumanLayer?
- HumanLayer was founded by Dexter Horthy in 2023.
- Who are HumanLayer's investors?
- HumanLayer's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is HumanLayer headquartered?
- HumanLayer is headquartered in San Francisco, US.