Incredibuild Acquires Kypso to Accelerate Code Development Pipelines in the AI-Native Era

Incredibuild, long known for supercharging software build times, has announced the acquisition of Kypso, a fast-rising AI startup founded by former Snyk engineers Adam Gold and Tomer Ezer. The move marks a defining step in Incredibuild’s transformation from a build-acceleration company into a full-scale, AI-driven platform designed to turbocharge every phase of the software development lifecycle.

Kypso specializes in embedding context-aware AI agents directly into tools developers already rely on — GitHub, Jira, Slack — weaving automation and intelligence into the day-to-day rhythm of engineering work. With this acquisition, Incredibuild aims to extend its reach beyond traditional build acceleration, accelerating the entire development pipeline from code review and testing to deployment.

“With this acquisition, we are doubling down on our mission to become a comprehensive platform for pipeline acceleration – especially as AI reshapes how code is written and delivered,” said Shimon Hason, CEO of Incredibuild. “Combining Incredibuild’s acceleration capabilities with Kypso’s advanced AI platform, we’re enabling next-generation build runners to support the massive volume of code being written by AI — empowering engineering teams to overcome growing complexity and paving the way for a new era of AI-driven development.”

Kypso’s founders share a similar vision. “Our mission from day one was to accelerate engineering teams’ delivery by streamlining their operations,” said Adam Gold, Kypso’s CEO and Co-Founder. “By joining forces with Incredibuild, we now have the scale and reach to bring this vision to thousands of engineers worldwide, while continuing to innovate and expand what’s possible for software creation.”

This marks Incredibuild’s second acquisition in less than a year, following its 2024 purchase of Garden, signaling a clear strategy to evolve from an acceleration tool into a foundational platform for AI-native engineering.

From Build Acceleration to AI-Native Engineering

Founded in 2002 in Tel Aviv by Uri Mishol and Uri Shaham, Incredibuild began with a simple but powerful idea: developers waste immense time waiting for code to compile. By distributing those tasks across idle machines on a network, Incredibuild turned an ordinary workstation into a supercomputer. Over the past two decades, that idea grew into a platform trusted by companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, Citibank, Epic Games, and Nintendo.

Its secret lies in distributed computing, intelligent caching, and orchestration — all designed to make every part of the software lifecycle faster. When developers hit “build,” Incredibuild silently orchestrates workloads across multiple CPUs and servers, dramatically cutting wait times. What once took hours can now happen in minutes.

But as artificial intelligence enters the picture, the very definition of “build acceleration” is evolving. Developers aren’t just writing code anymore — they’re managing floods of AI-generated code. Build systems that once scaled linearly now need to handle exponential growth in code volume, tests, and artifacts.

That’s where the acquisition of Kypso comes in. Incredibuild isn’t just speeding up compilers anymore; it’s building a framework for AI-driven engineering pipelines that can adapt to this new velocity.

The Rise of Kypso

Kypso emerged in 2023 with a vision to reinvent how engineering teams collaborate. Founded by two veterans from Snyk, the cybersecurity unicorn, Kypso focused on solving a new pain point: while AI could write more code than ever before, teams were still bogged down by manual reviews, ticket tracking, and fragmented communication.

The solution was deceptively simple — embed intelligent, context-aware AI agents directly into existing developer workflows. Rather than forcing teams to adopt new software, Kypso’s agents live inside familiar tools like GitHub, Jira, and Slack. They review pull requests, summarize changes, flag stale code branches, and even provide insight into team velocity. The result is a subtle but powerful layer of automation that feels less like a bot and more like a digital colleague.

For small teams, Kypso removed the friction of coordination. For large enterprises, it offered visibility and consistency at scale. Within two years, it became a quiet favorite among early adopters in the dev-ops world, positioning itself at the sweet spot between generative AI and engineering productivity.

Why the Deal Makes Perfect Sense

The logic behind the acquisition is clear. Incredibuild’s roots are in raw computational acceleration — distributing workloads, optimizing builds, reducing wait times. Kypso’s strength lies in AI-powered workflow intelligence — the ability to reason about what engineers are doing, anticipate blockers, and automate repetitive steps.

Together, they form a continuum: from code conception to deployment, every step can now be optimized, monitored, and accelerated. For Incredibuild, this means expanding its mission from cutting build times to streamlining the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC). For Kypso, it’s a chance to scale globally and plug into the infrastructure of some of the world’s most sophisticated engineering teams.

The timing couldn’t be better. As generative AI tools flood repositories with machine-authored code, companies are struggling to keep up with testing, integration, and release management. What used to be a developer’s bottleneck — waiting for builds — has shifted to the organizational layer: reviews, testing, compliance, and orchestration. Incredibuild’s acquisition positions it to attack that bottleneck head-on.

Shimon Hason has framed this moment as an inflection point for the company: “We’re not just accelerating code anymore. We’re accelerating the process of creation itself.”

A Broader Market Shift

The deal also reflects a larger trend across the software industry. The lines between development, operations, and AI have blurred. Modern engineering teams are becoming AI-native ecosystems — where human and machine collaboration is continuous, and success depends less on writing code and more on orchestrating systems that write, test, and ship themselves.

Incredibuild’s expansion from build acceleration to full pipeline acceleration echoes what’s happening across the market. Companies that once specialized in niche developer tooling are racing to integrate AI orchestration, telemetry, and automation into their platforms. The goal isn’t just to make software faster to build — it’s to make the entire act of software creation more intelligent and self-optimizing.

With Incredibuild’s customer base spanning gaming, finance, and cloud infrastructure, the impact could be profound. The integration of Kypso’s technology will likely result in smarter dashboards, AI-driven insights into bottlenecks, and adaptive automation that responds in real time to changes in the codebase.

It’s not hard to imagine a near future where Incredibuild’s platform automatically allocates compute resources, triggers tests, reviews pull requests, and deploys updates — all while learning from every iteration.

The Road Ahead

For Kypso, joining Incredibuild represents both validation and acceleration. It transforms the young startup from a promising AI agent developer into a key player within a platform used by some of the world’s most demanding engineering teams. For Incredibuild, it’s a leap beyond its origins — an opportunity to redefine how software pipelines operate in an era dominated by AI-generated code.

The acquisition will see Kypso’s entire team join Incredibuild, leading the company’s AI-native platform efforts. Together, they aim to deliver tools that not only speed up builds but also understand the context behind them — the intent, dependencies, and priorities that make engineering workflows tick.

The stakes are high. Integrating a nimble AI startup into a mature platform is never easy. The challenge lies in weaving Kypso’s agent technology seamlessly into Incredibuild’s distributed architecture while maintaining the frictionless experience that developers love. Yet if they succeed, the combined entity could define the new benchmark for developer productivity in the AI era.

Incredibuild’s ambitions are clear: to become the backbone of software creation in a world where AI writes, tests, and optimizes much of the code. As the company continues its expansion — and with two acquisitions in as many years — it’s carving out a space as the essential infrastructure for AI-native engineering.

The message to the industry is unmistakable: the future of software isn’t just about writing better code. It’s about building better systems that build themselves.