Ruby Startup News

The latest from the Ruby ecosystem: funding rounds, product launches, and community updates.

Funding

Bolt.new reaches $40M ARR in 5 months

The AI-powered development tool built on Rails hits explosive growth, becoming one of the fastest-growing Ruby startups ever.

Bolt.new via TechCrunch
Release

Rails 8 officially released with major performance improvements

The latest version of Ruby on Rails brings Solid Queue, Solid Cache, and significant speed improvements out of the box.

via Rails Blog
Press

Gusto reportedly exploring 2026 IPO

The payroll giant built on Rails is considering going public, which would be a landmark moment for the Ruby ecosystem.

Gusto via Bloomberg
Event

SF Ruby Conference 2025 breaks attendance records

Over 450 Rubyists gathered at Fort Mason for the largest Ruby conference on the West Coast, featuring talks from Matz and DHH.

via SF Ruby Newsletter
Funding

Thatch raises $38M Series A for health benefits platform

The Ruby-powered startup modernizing health benefits for startups secures major funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Thatch via TechCrunch
Release

Ubicloud open sources its Ruby-based cloud platform

The AWS alternative makes its control plane code available to the community, built primarily in Ruby.

Ubicloud via GitHub
Press

Ruby ranks in top 5 most loved languages in 2025 survey

The Pragmatic Engineer survey shows Ruby developers remain among the happiest, with strong job satisfaction scores.

via Pragmatic Engineer
Funding

NexHealth reaches unicorn status with $1B+ valuation

The healthcare API platform built on Rails joins the unicorn club after explosive growth in the healthtech sector.

NexHealth via Forbes

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