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Collaborative code editor with CRDT synchronization
Zed Industries
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Collaborative code editor with CRDT synchronization
Overview
Zed.dev offers a collaborative code editor for software teams where discussions, planning, and code live in hierarchical channels with shared documents. It uses Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to keep code and notes synchronized as multiple developers edit concurrently, enabling a multi-threaded workflow. Features include jumping to teammates’ code positions, following work, role switching for reviews, built-in screen sharing, and Vim-style editing alongside VS Code key bindings. The goal is to provide reliable, high-performance, integrated collaboration for coding, chat, and project tracking, typically via a subscription for premium features.
About Zed Industries
Industries
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$42M
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Founded
2021
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Zed 1.0 release in April 2026 adds Git, SSH, debugging, and DeepSeek-V4 models.
- Sequoia-led $32M Series B in 2025 funds DeltaDB and AI agent collaboration.
- Zed for Business provides centralized billing and role-based controls for enterprises.
What critics are saying
- Gram fork by Kristoffer Grönlund in May 2026 cannibalizes Zed's subscriptions.
- VS Code's 10M users and Copilot entrench switching costs against Zed's 150K.
- Immature Windows support loses 40% developer base to VS Code within 6 months.
What makes Zed Industries unique
- Zed uses Rust and GPUI for GPU-accelerated UI outperforming Electron-based editors.
- Zed employs CRDTs via DeltaDB for character-level multiplayer code synchronization.
- Zed integrates Agent Client Protocol for seamless human-AI collaborative coding.
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Funding
Total Funding
$42M
Below
Industry Average
Funded Over
2 Rounds
Industry standards
Benefits
Remote Work Options
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 2%1 year growth
↓ -2%2 year growth
↑ 5%Gram, a new text editor written in Rust, has launched as a stripped-down fork of Zed that removes AI integration, chat features and telemetry. Developer Kristoffer Grönlund cited concerns over Zed's terms of service and opposition to AI integration in code editors as motivations for the fork. The editor eliminates Zed's LLM integration, collaboration features, subscriptions and accounts whilst retaining core text-editing functionality. Grönlund criticised Zed's original terms of service, which required users to be over 18 and included clauses against reverse-engineering. Notably, Zed Industries revised its terms the same day Gram went public. Gram currently requires manual compilation, whilst Zed remains available as ready-made binaries for macOS, Linux and Windows in both x86-64 and Arm64 variants.
Starting today, Gemini CLI is integrated with Zed, bringing Gemini's models directly into Zed's Rust-based environment.
Zed Industries has released version 0.200.4 of the Zed editor, introducing a range of new features and enhancements aimed at improving user experience across different operating systems.
Sequoia is leading the Series B funding for Zed, an AI-powered code editor built from scratch in Rust, used by 150K active developers monthly. Zed is praised for its speed, lightweight design, and extensibility, with a strong focus on collaboration with both humans and AI agents. Despite the challenge of convincing developers to switch IDEs, early results are promising.
Zed Industries, creator of the open-source code editor Zed, has raised $32 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital, bringing total funding to over $42 million. The investment will enhance Zed's development of real-time collaboration features between developers and AI agents within code. Zed's unique approach uses character-level permalinks for contextual coding, aiming to transform software development into a collaborative experience.
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About Zed Industries
Industries
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$42M
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Founded
2021
Zed Industries is Hiring for 4 Jobs on Simplify!
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