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Astral
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Astral builds open-source Python developer tools written in Rust, including the uv package manager, the Ruff linter and the ty type checker.
Funding
- Last round or tender
- Seed, Apr 18, 2023, $4M raisedAstral, Apr 18, 2023Led by Accel. Its Series A and B, led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz, were never announced with amounts.
- Last valuation
- No citable valuation
Secondary venues
No public venue page on file.
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Reads
Acquisition: Agreed
A deal is announced and has not closed.
Prepared by PiggyGPT, as of Oct 7, 2026
Signals
- Mar 19, 2026Astral announced an agreement to join OpenAI as part of the Codex team; CNBC reported the terms undisclosed and the deal subject to closing conditions including regulatory approval.Astral, Mar 19, 2026
Named counterparties
- OpenAIThe acquirer under the agreement Astral announced.Astral, Mar 19, 2026
Counterparties are named for a cited reason: a partnership, an investment, or a stated appetite. Naming is not a forecast.
A summary of what the figures on this page add up to, prepared by PiggyGPT from the record on file and its cited sources. Not the Street's view, and not advice.
Sources
- Astral to join OpenAIAstral, Mar 19, 2026
- OpenAI to acquire developer tooling startup Astral in boost for Codex teamCNBC, Mar 19, 2026
- Announcing Astral, the company behind RuffAstral, Apr 18, 2023
- AboutAstral
Researched Oct 7, 2026