Antler India led the $600K pre-seed funding round for Kusho, a startup that creates AI agents to boost software reliability. Blume Founders Fund, UpSparks Capital, and angel investors Mohit Kumar and Vatsal Singhal (co-founders of Ultrahuman) and Ashok Hariharan (CEO of IDfy), among others, also participated in the round.
Founded in 2023 by Sourabh Gawande and Abhishek Saikia, Kusho simulates an AI software developer that can find bugs in code with a fraction of the time and significantly greater accuracy than a human, using proprietary models combined with foundational LLMs. In order to guarantee that code is tested both during development and with each new release, these AI agents make use of LLMs.
“We empower software developers to focus on building and shipping great software without having to worry about unnoticed bugs, ultimately saving time, enhancing overall codebase quality, and making releases stable and error-free. By automating manual and time-consuming tasks, developers can significantly reduce time-to-market and project costs, making Kusho an invaluable asset for tech teams,” said Saikia, co-founder and CEO of Kusho.
venture capital in its early stages Antler is a global investor in more than 1,000 businesses. Antler’s Partners in India, Nitin Sharma and Rajiv Srivatsa are also co-founders of the Antler India Fund.
