When was Astral founded?

Astral was founded in 2021 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Astral located?

Astral is headquartered in New York City, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Astral?

Charlie Marsh of Astral. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Astral have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Astral is 23.

Is Astral a funded company?

Astral is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Apr 18, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Astral?

Astral's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Apr 18, 2023, with participation from 5 investors. Its primary sector is Application Development Tools. In United States, the Application Development Tools sector has seen $2.82B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Astral rank among its competitors?

Astral ranks 21st amongst 231 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Qodo, which secured $70M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Astral?

Astral's top competitors include Code Metal, Sonar and Qodo. Among them, Qodo secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Astral - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Developer of high-performance tools designed to improve Python ecosystem productivity. The company provides a linter designed for speed and integration. It also offers a package registry and related utilities. The tools support open-source projects and aim to enhance developer workflows.

Website: astral.sh
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Founded Year

2021

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$4M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Apr 18, 2023, $*****

Investors

Accel & 5 more

Ranked

21^st among 231 active competitors

Employee Count

23 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Code Metal & 280 more

Exit Details

Acquired by OpenAI (Mar 20, 2026)

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Astral got acquired by OpenAI on Mar 20, 2026.

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Astral has raised a total funding of $4M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Apr 18, 2023 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Astral has 2 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Astral:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 18, 2023	9072586	Seed	6411178	3859191	8307092	3360790

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The founders of Astral is Charlie Marsh. Charlie Marsh is the CEO of Astral.

Here are the details of Astral's key team members:

Charlie Marsh: Founder & CEO of Astral. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Astral's employee count trend

Astral has 23 employees as of May 26. Here is Astral's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Astral include Code Metal, Sonar and Qodo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Astral, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Code Metal 2023, Boston (United States), Series B	Provider of AI-powered solutions for automated code translation and edge deployment	$184M	Salesforce Ventures, Shield Capital & 11 others	65/100
2nd	Sonar 2008, Vernier (Switzerland), Series D	Developer of static code analysis tools for continuous code inspection	$458M	Insight Partners, General Catalyst & 3 others	64/100
3rd	Qodo 2022, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	AI powered code generation platform	$120M	Qumra Capital, Square Peg Ventures & 10 others	63/100
4th	Semgrep 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Platform offering code analysis and review solutions	$193M	Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 4 others	63/100
5th	CodeRabbit 2023, El Dorado Hills (United States), Series B	AI powered code review platform	$88M	CRV, Scale Venture Partners & 8 others	62/100
6th	Codacy 2012, Lisbon (Portugal), Series B	Platform offering automated code review solution	$29.9M	Join Capital, Bright Pixel Capital & 11 others	61/100
7th	Graphite 2020, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of open-source code review and CLI tools for engineers	$72M	Accel, Andreessen Horowitz & 8 others	60/100
8th	Greptile 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series A	AI powered code search and explainer platform	$45.5M	Initialized Capital, Y Combinator & 2 others	58/100
9th	Codeant AI 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Provider of an AI code health platform for code review	$2.5M	Y Combinator, vitalstage ventures & 5 others	55/100
10th	Nullify 2022, Sydney (Australia), Seed	AI powered code review platform	$17M	Two Sigma Ventures, SYN Ventures & 6 others	55/100
21st	Astral 2021, New York City (United States), Acquired	Developer of high-performance tools designed to improve Python ecosystem productivity	$4M	Accel, Caffeinated Capital & 4 others	45/100