Cline

About Cline

Cline is an open-source AI coding platform that provides transparent, uncompromised access to frontier AI models. It aims to amplify human capability through complete visibility and control over AI usage, with a client-side architecture ensuring security and compliance for enterprises. Their mission is to offer the best coding agent possible, prioritizing transparency, universal model access, and user control.

Products & Services

Cline AI Coding Agent:A client-side AI coding tool that plans, explores codebases, and executes complex tasks with full transparency. It supports multiple AI models (e.g., Claude, Gemini, Kimi K2) and offers control over costs and model selection.

Cline Teams:A solution for enterprises and startups, providing centralized billing, usage analytics, and seat management while maintaining strict security requirements.

MCP Integration:Connects to databases, APIs, and documentation via the Model Context Protocol, enabling Cline to interface with external systems.

.clinerules:Allows users to define project-specific instructions for coding standards and team conventions to ensure consistent code.

Context Intelligence:Displays a progress bar to show context usage by Cline, ensuring transparency with no hidden token limits.

Terminal Mastery:Executes commands, reads outputs, and debugs errors directly in the terminal, acting as a pair programming partner.

Specialties

AI Coding Open Source Software Enterprise Security Model-Agnostic AI Integration Client-Side Architecture

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Series A T: - FT: Series A	A: 32000000 MR: - FA: 32M FAN: 32000000	D: 2025-07-31 FD: 2025-07-31	10 investors

Series A Latest

2025-07-31

$32.0M

10 investors (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

A

Anonymous

Lead Developer

Recent News

Cline Announces New Product Launch

2 days ago

Company unveils innovative solution to transform the industry, expanding market reach and capabilities...

Leadership Team Expands with Industry Veteran

1 week ago

New executive brings 20+ years of experience to accelerate growth and strategic initiatives...

Company Recognized as Industry Leader

2 weeks ago

Receives prestigious award for innovation and customer satisfaction in competitive market...

Key Competitors

C1

Competitor Alpha

Series B · $50M raised

C2

Competitor Beta

Series C · $120M raised

C3

Competitor Gamma

Series A · $25M raised

C4

Competitor Delta

Seed · $10M raised