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Atom 1.0

GitHub's text editor [Tech]

Developer Tools·by GitHub, Inc.·Launched Jun 2015·Profile + Activity 19.5·0 upvotes·github.com

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LivenessActiveRankScore 19.5Last commit—SO tag heat—Press sentiment 7d—Hiring—Cohort 2015+0.0 WoW

What it is

GitHub's text editor [Tech]

Signal score

vs category avg: +8.2

19.5+0.0 WoW

Funding history

4 rounds

Total raised

$511.0M

Latest valuation

$300.0M

Stage

seed

Lead investors: M12 · M12 · M12 · M12 · Jerry Yang

Seed

Feb 2026

Felicis, Madrona, M12, Basis Set

Valuation: $300.0M

$60.0M

source

Series A

Aug 2015

investors undisclosed

$251.0M

SEC

Seed

Aug 2012

investors undisclosed

$100.0M

SEC

Private

Jul 2012

Andreessen Horowitz

Valuation: $750.0M

$100.0M

source

Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Defensibility classification confidence below display threshold (0.7). Re-evaluating.

Press mentions

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Profile + Activity

19.5

profile only

Rank in cat

—

Upvotes

—

Press 30d

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Founders

Chris Wanstrath

Scott Chacon

Phillip Hyett

Vlado Herman

Liveness probedaily 04:30 UTC

Redirected offsite

github.com · last 14:04 UTC

Probe history · 7 probes

Jun 16latest

GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

No GitHub data available

Stack Overflow tag heat2026-06-17

Category tags · 30d questions

python

283

typescript

node.js

postgresql

next.js

angular

rust

docker

react

django

flask

mongodb

kubernetes

fastapi

vue.js

redis

terraform

angularjs

svelte

Top tag lifetime2,219,876

Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

No press mentions in the last 7 days.

Cohort survival · Class of 2015weekly

12,940 products launched in 2015 · 100% still active

12,899 active41 sunset

Still active

100%

Median lifespan

4.9y

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