How popular is Windsurf among developers?

Windsurf has 277 GitHub stars, ranked #166 on the AI-Buzz Developer Momentum Index. Metrics are updated daily from npm, PyPI, and GitHub.

What is Windsurf's developer sentiment?

Windsurf has a negative developer sentiment on Hacker News, with 24% positive mentions across 82 analyzed comments (high confidence). Sentiment is derived from AI-Buzz's automated analysis of Hacker News discussions.

How much funding has Windsurf raised?

Windsurf has raised $243M across 3 funding rounds. The most recent was a Series C.

What is Windsurf's Developer Momentum Index score?

Windsurf has a Developer Momentum Index (DMI) score of 11/100, ranking it #166 among all AI companies tracked by AI-Buzz. The DMI is a composite score combining developer adoption (package downloads), community signals (Hacker News mentions and sentiment), GitHub activity, and search demand.

Windsurf

AI-powered code editor. Built for pair programming with AI.

DMI: 11#166 of 262HN 30d: 93

277 · 17 forks

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Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.

HN Discussion Rank#4 in Code Generation by HN mentions (out of 21 tracked)

HN vs Category11.6x category median (93 vs 8 median)

Funding Trajectory3 rounds in 18 months, accelerating, ($28M → $65M → $150M)

Community Sentiment24% positive HN sentiment (82 comments) • High confidence

Funding Rounds

Series C$150M

2024

Investors:

General Catalyst

Series B$65M

2024

Investors:

Kleiner Perkins

Series A$28M

2023

Investors:

Greenoaks

Investors

General Catalyst Greenoaks Kleiner Perkins

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According to AI-Buzz, Windsurf ranks #4 in Code Generation for HN discussion share (out of 21 tracked with 5.9% of HN discussion), with 24% positive developer sentiment (82 HN comments analyzed).

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AI-powered code editor. Built for pair programming with AI.

Estimated Company Size

11 - 50 employees

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2023

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Windsurf is an AI-powered code editor. Built for pair programming with AI. Competes with Cursor.

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Community engagement metrics that indicate developer traction and interest.

Hacker News Mentions(30 days)

Mentions in HN discussions. Source: Hacker News Algolia API.

93current

↑11.6x category median

90-day trend↑ +55.0%

hn mentions grew from 60 to 93 (+55.0%) over the last 90 days.

Community Sentiment(82 comments analyzed)High confidence

Sentiment analysis of Hacker News comments only. Does not include Reddit, Discord, or other platforms.

24% positive

90-day trend↓ -42.9%

hn sentiment positive declined from 42 to 24 (-42.9%) over the last 90 days.

GitHub Stars(total)

Total stars indicate project popularity and developer adoption.

277current

↓<0.1x category median

90-day trend

github stars remained stable at 277 over the last 90 days.

GitHub Forks

Forks indicate active developer engagement and contribution interest.

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Windsurf

AI-powered code editor for pair programming, offering context-aware AI assistance, real-time collaboration, and integrated development tools like terminal and Git.

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