Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. As AI coding tools generate billions of lines of code each month, a new bottleneck is emerging: ensuring that software works as intended. Qodo, a startup building AI agents for code review, testing, and governance, is betting that verification will define the next phase of software development. The New York-headquartered startup has raised a $70 million Series B round led by Qumra Capital, bringing its total funding to $120 million. Maor Ventures, Phoenix Venture Partners, S Ventures, Square Peg, Susa Ventures, TLV Partners, Vine Ventures, Peter Welinder (OpenAI), and Clara Shih (Meta) also joined in the round. Qodo is aiming to serve as a layer focused on improving trust in AI-generated code as enterprises accelerate adoption of tools like OpenClaw and Claude Code. Many are discovering that faster code output doesn’t necessarily translate into reliable or secure software. While most AI review tools focus on what changed, Qodo focuses on how code changes affect entire systems, fac