TechCrunch AIJun 10, 2026, 3:00 PMJulie Bort

Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in

Ex-Datadog founders raise $7M seed for Niteshift, an AI coding agent betting enterprises will prioritize model freedom over vendor lock-in.

Niteshift, an AI coding agent startup founded by Datadog veterans, has closed a $7 million seed round backed by a notable angel investor group. The company's core thesis is that enterprises will increasingly resist being locked into a single AI model provider as coding tools mature. Positioned as a model-agnostic alternative, Niteshift aims to give companies more control over their AI development infrastructure.

由前 Datadog 員工創辦的 AI 編程代理新創 Niteshift,近日宣布完成 700 萬美元的種子輪融資,投資陣容由多位頂尖天使投資人組成。

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