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Kilo is a technology company.
Kilo delivers an integrated software platform specifically for coaching gyms, encompassing comprehensive management tools for memberships, staff, and scheduling. It also features automated billing, reporting, custom website creation, and lead management via its Gym Lead Machine. This suite streamlines operations and enhances efficiency for fitness businesses, providing a unified solution for day-to-day needs.
Co-founded by John Franklin and others, Kilo was established in 2020. The company emerged from a deep understanding of the operational challenges faced by gym owners, driving the creation of an all-in-one solution. This insight into the fitness industry's complexities motivated the development of a platform to simplify daily administrative burdens and empower business growth.
Kilo supports diverse fitness businesses, including personal training studios, CrossFit affiliates, and martial arts schools across the USA, Canada, and the UK. Its vision centers on empowering owners by automating administrative tasks, thereby freeing them to focus on coaching and community building. This strategic approach aims to foster more sustainable and profitable ventures within the fitness sector.
Kilo has raised $8.0M across 1 funding round.
Kilo has raised $8.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Kilo has raised $8.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Kilo's investors include Richard Song, Benjamin Dunphy, Banana Capital, Floodgate, QED Investors, Slow Ventures, Bill Ackman, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Decisive Capital Management, Goodwater Capital, Ratio Ventures.
Kilo is a technology company focused on building an open-source AI coding agent designed to enhance software development workflows. Its product, Kilo Code, serves developers and engineering teams by providing a configurable, model-vendor-neutral AI assistant that integrates deeply into coding environments to accelerate productivity and collaboration. The platform aims to transform developers into "conductors" managing fleets of AI agents, thereby solving challenges related to fragmented tools, token wastage, and lost context in AI-assisted coding. Since its launch, Kilo has gained significant traction with over 750,000 downloads and processes trillions of tokens monthly, reflecting strong growth momentum fueled by recent seed funding and enterprise feature rollouts[1][2][6].
Kilo was founded by Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and former CEO of GitLab, inspired by the rising demand among developers for transparent, trustworthy, and extensible AI coding tools. The idea emerged from the open-source coding agent movement, with a vision to build a fully visible and configurable system. The company started as a passion project funded by Sijbrandij’s capital and has evolved into a remote-first startup with about 30 employees across North America and Europe. Early pivotal moments include the collaboration with French AI lab Mistral AI to test frontier models and the rapid adoption of Kilo Code by thousands of developers, validating its model-neutral and open-source philosophy[1][2].
Kilo rides the wave of AI augmentation in software engineering, a trend accelerating as AI models become more capable and integrated into developer workflows. The timing is critical as organizations seek scalable, secure, and efficient AI tools that enhance rather than replace human creativity and oversight. Market forces such as the proliferation of AI models, demand for open-source solutions, and the need for enterprise-ready AI tooling favor Kilo’s approach. By enabling developers to orchestrate AI agents effectively, Kilo influences the broader ecosystem by setting standards for transparency, flexibility, and collaboration in AI-assisted coding[1][2].
Kilo is positioned to expand its influence by scaling its platform into more complex business workflows and enterprise environments, leveraging its recent $8 million seed funding. Future trends shaping its journey include the maturation of multi-agent AI systems, deeper integration of AI in software development lifecycles, and growing enterprise adoption of AI tools with strong governance. Kilo’s commitment to openness and developer empowerment suggests it will continue to lead innovation in AI coding agents, potentially becoming a foundational platform in the AI-driven software development ecosystem[1][2][6].
Kilo has raised $8.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $8.0M Seed in December 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | $8.0M Seed | Richard Song, Benjamin Dunphy | Banana Capital, Floodgate, QED Investors, Slow Ventures, Bill Ackman, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Decisive Capital Management, Goodwater Capital, Ratio Ventures |