stagewise is Part of the YCombinator batch S25
After initial success, the founders of stagewise are excited to announce their participation in the YCombinator S25 batch
We're excited to announce that after the initial success of our open-source launch, Stagewise is part of the Y Combinator S25 batch!
Why We're Joining
Y Combinator gives us the chance to work on Stagewise with full focus and build an ecosystem around the initial traction we've received.
Our goal is to create a more sophisticated solution that enables both technical and non-technical stakeholders to build great frontends with visual vibe coding.
Beyond the MVP
Despite the initial success of Stagewise, a few problems have emerged that significantly limit its use. Our goal is to build the next iterations of Stagewise that tackle these issues step-by-step.
Here's a list of issues we've repeatedly heard from our community:
- Difficult installation
- Limited IDE support
- Recurring issues with app integration
- No proper chat interface, only one-shot commands are possible
- No feedback from agents
Joining Y Combinator will enable us to tackle these problems as quickly as possible and go beyond that. We're confident that Stagewise is the perfect starting point for building an AI-powered frontend development agent that is flexible and easy to use.
We're Staying Open Source
It's important for us to reiterate that we will continue to keep Stagewise open-source.
While we may not open-source additional services built around the toolbar, the toolbar itself, as well as all the interfaces for connecting agents and building plugins, will remain open source.