Zed
Also known as Zed Industries, Zed Industries, Inc.
Company behind Zed, the open-source code editor in Rust from the makers of Atom and Tree-sitter.
At a glance
Who owns it
Investors include Sequoia Capital.
People
Nathan Sobo (CEO), Antonio Scandurra and 2 others
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- Zed Industries makes Zed, an open-source code editor written in Rust for macOS, Linux and Windows, with real-time collaboration and AI features.
- It was started by Nathan Sobo, Antonio Scandurra and Max Brunsfeld, who had built the Atom editor at GitHub, after Atom was discontinued in 2022.
- Zed was announced in 2023, open-sourced in 2024 and reached version 1.0 in April 2026.
Why it matters
- A widely followed new code editor, built by the team behind Atom and Tree-sitter.
Key facts
- Founders
- Nathan Sobo (CEO), Antonio Scandurra and Max Brunsfeld, all from GitHub's Atom team2
- History
- Announced in 2023; open-sourced in 2024; version 1.0 in April 20261
- Funding
- $32 million from Sequoia Capital, announced in 20251
- Language and licence
- Rust; mostly GPL 3.0 or later, some parts Apache 2.01
Who owns it
Investors include Sequoia Capital.
Investors
- Sequoia Capital
$32 million, announced in 2025 · since 2025 1
People
Led by
- Nathan Sobo
CEO 2
Founded by
- Nathan Sobo
- Antonio Scandurra
- Max Brunsfeld
Links
Sources
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