Pythagora (YC W24) has just raised $4 million in seed funding for its open-source dev tool that builds entire apps from scratch just by talking to you.
There's always a need for software development, but it can be expensive. Large Language Models (LLMs) are great at writing code snippets but struggle with building full apps. They lack the ability to iterate and adapt like human developers do. However, all these tasks in software development are repetitive and predictable.
Founded by Zvonimir Sabljić, Leon Ostrez, and Senko Rašić, Pythagora is an open-source tool that builds apps from scratch by talking to users. Using LLMs, Pythagora automates developer workflows (debugging, refactoring, etc.) and asks user questions whenever it needs feedback. It's an IDE extension built on top of their open-source tool, GPT Pilot, which has over 28k Github stars.
You start by describing an app you want to build; then, it asks you questions about the details of the app to write the full app specifications. Once the specs are done, it starts coding. When it finishes a task, it asks you to test the app and tell it if something is incorrect. It iterates with you by changing the code and asking you for feedback until the task is finished. Finally, it commits the code it has written and proceeds to the next task until the entire app is finished.
Congrats to the team on the round!
