# Cline

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/cline-bot

Cline makes an open-source AI coding agent that runs in IDEs, the terminal and a desktop app to read, edit and run code from natural-language tasks. Website: https://cline.bot

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $32 million, Seed and Series A, led by Emergence Capital, announced July 31, 2025.

- **$32 million Seed and Series A**, announced July 31, 2025. Led by [Emergence Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/emergence-capital). Sources: [Cline (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/31/3125274/0/en/cline-raises-32m-in-seed-and-series-a-funding-to-bring-agentic-ai-coding-to-enterprise-software-teams.html), [VC News Daily](https://vcnewsdaily.com/cline/venture-capital-funding/mfrldncjlg).

## Whether AI names Cline

- On the AI coding map: named or cited in 12 of 53 answers to Presspool's AI coding questions on October 19, 2026 (ChatGPT 2 of 8, Claude 1 of 8, Perplexity 3 of 8, Gemini 3 of 8, Copilot 2 of 8, Google AI Mode 1 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 5). [See the map](https://presspool.ai/niches/ai-coding). Most often named in the same answers: [Cognition](https://presspool.ai/companies/cognition-com) (11), [Cursor](https://presspool.ai/companies/cursor-com) (11), [Replit](https://presspool.ai/companies/replit-com) (5), [Superblocks](https://presspool.ai/companies/superblocks-com) (4), [OpenHands](https://presspool.ai/companies/openhands-dev) (2).

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Sources AI cites when it names Cline

Presspool asked its [8 AI coding questions](https://presspool.ai/niches/ai-coding#questions) on October 19, 2026; 12 of the 53 answers named or cited Cline, on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Mode. The sites those 12 answers cited most:

1. zapier.com: 5 of 12 answers
2. superblocks.com: 4 of 12 answers
3. builder.io: 2 of 12 answers
4. claude.com: 2 of 12 answers
5. cline.bot: 2 of 12 answers
6. cursor.com: 2 of 12 answers
7. datacamp.com: 2 of 12 answers
8. github.com: 2 of 12 answers
9. goodday.work: 2 of 12 answers
10. hostinger.com: 2 of 12 answers

Counted over only the answers that named or cited the company. Each count is a dated sample and does not say why the company was named.

## Related records

- Also on the [AI coding map](https://presspool.ai/niches/ai-coding): [Anything](https://presspool.ai/companies/anything-com), [Augment Code](https://presspool.ai/companies/augmentcode-com), [Bilt](https://presspool.ai/companies/bilt-me), [Bolt.new](https://presspool.ai/companies/bolt-new), [CodeRabbit](https://presspool.ai/companies/coderabbit-ai), [Cognition](https://presspool.ai/companies/cognition-com), [Cursor](https://presspool.ai/companies/cursor-com), [Emergent](https://presspool.ai/companies/emergent-sh), [Factory](https://presspool.ai/companies/factory-com), [Greptile](https://presspool.ai/companies/greptile-com), [Imbue](https://presspool.ai/companies/imbue-com), [Klarent](https://presspool.ai/companies/klarent-ai), [LightSprint](https://presspool.ai/companies/lightsprint-ai), [Lovable](https://presspool.ai/companies/lovable-dev), [Magic](https://presspool.ai/companies/magic-dev), [Meticulous](https://presspool.ai/companies/meticulous-ai), [Momentic](https://presspool.ai/companies/momentic-ai), [OpenHands](https://presspool.ai/companies/openhands-dev), [Poolside](https://presspool.ai/companies/poolside-ai), [Qodo](https://presspool.ai/companies/qodo-ai), [Replit](https://presspool.ai/companies/replit-com), [Rocket](https://presspool.ai/companies/rocket-new), [SolveAI](https://presspool.ai/companies/solve-ai), [Superblocks](https://presspool.ai/companies/superblocks-com), [Tessl](https://presspool.ai/companies/tessl-io), [Unblocked](https://presspool.ai/companies/getunblocked-com), [Verdent](https://presspool.ai/companies/verdent-ai), [Warp](https://presspool.ai/companies/warp-dev), [Zencoder](https://presspool.ai/companies/zencoder-ai).
- Other rounds led by [Emergence Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/emergence-capital): [Verda](https://presspool.ai/companies/verda-com) ($189 million (€163 million) Series B plus additional investment, September 22, 2026).

## Sources

- [Own site](https://cline.bot/)
- [Independent source](https://www.infoworld.com/article/4024327/12-ai-coding-agents-at-the-cutting-edge.html)
- [Cline (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/31/3125274/0/en/cline-raises-32m-in-seed-and-series-a-funding-to-bring-agentic-ai-coding-to-enterprise-software-teams.html)
- [VC News Daily](https://vcnewsdaily.com/cline/venture-capital-funding/mfrldncjlg)

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