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The one-glance read on who they are and how they grow. Each point is verifiable from the receipts above.
An open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI that plans, edits, and runs code autonomously, now past 5M installs and a $32M raise.
Founder-led, community-led (open-source distribution).
5M+ installs and 57K GitHub stars as of January 30, 2026, built on a $32M Seed+Series A raise (Series A closed July 31, 2025, ~$110M valuation).
As of 2026-07-09, live LinkedIn tests push a model-agnostic infrastructure pitch alongside free-access promotion for the new Devstral 2 model inside Cline.
Cline's funnel runs on unpaid distribution, GitHub stars and Hacker News threads feed installs, while its paid ads target existing developers into Teams/Enterprise seats, not new awareness.