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Herdr

Herdr builds an open-source runtime and native app that keep fleets of terminal coding agents running and show which one needs you.

herdr.dev · Ankara

CALL NO.CS·HERDR·26

StageSeedSeptember 2026 · led by Bessemer Venture Partners[1][2][4]

Raised$6Mdisclosed rounds[1][2][4]

Headcount1as of Sep 2026[3][12]

Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Founded2026[14][3]

Money

Raised $6M across disclosed rounds.[1][2][4]

Seed closed September 2026, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.[1][2][4]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, e2vc.[2][4]

People

Can Celik, Founder[14][2][12][15]

Signals

Nov 2 2026launchHerdr releases herdr-core runtime and native desktop app, all Apache 2.0[5][7]

Oct 30 2026launchHerdr exposes its interface layout as plain-text files an agent can edit[7]

Sep 11 2026newsOmarchy Linux integrates the Herdr terminal multiplexer[3]

Sep 8 2026fundingHerdr raises $6M seed led by Bessemer Venture Partners[1][2][4]

Aug 6 2026newsHerdr joins Y Combinator fall 2026 cohort and keeps the runtime open source[12][3]

Comps

tmux · github.com · Herdr is described as a competitor to tmux tailored for coding agents, using the same client-server PTY model but adding agent status states.[3][8]

Claude Code · anthropic.com · Herdr does not replace agents like Claude Code; it hosts them, so a developer choosing how to run Claude Code across projects weighs Herdr against the agent's own terminal workflow.[3][10]

Codex · openai.com · Codex is one of the agents Herdr is built to host and coordinate, so the same buyer decides whether to run it bare or inside Herdr.[10][13]

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[1]Herdr raises $6M to put a team behind its solo agent runtime

Nov 2026 · runtimewire.com

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[2]Türk yapay zekâ girişimine 6 milyon dolar yatırım – Girişim Ajandası