Periscope Co-Founder Kayvon Beykpour Launches Macroscope with $40M Funding

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Periscope co-founder Kayvon Beykpour has launched Macroscope, a new startup that helps companies gain transparency in software development.
The company raised $40 million from top investors, including GV, Lightspeed, and Thrive Capital.

Key Facts

Macroscope integrates with GitHub, Atlassian, and Linear, using AI from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI to propose code improvements and streamline project oversight.
Early adopters include A24, Class, and Seed Health, with the platform priced at $30 per developer per month.

Background

Kayvon Beykpour, who co-founded Periscope and sold it to Twitter in 2015, has returned with a new startup, Macroscope, aimed at helping companies monitor software development. The startup has raised $40 million from investors including GV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Thrive Capital.

Beykpour said the idea for Macroscope came from the absence of transparency in software projects. “As Twitter’s head of product, I often found myself just trying to understand the state of things,” he said. “Despite important tasks and skilled engineers, there was little visibility into how work was moving forward.”

Unlike Periscope, which targeted general users, Macroscope focuses on businesses. The platform is linked with GitHub code repositories and is also connected to Atlassian and Linear project management software. It also involves the AI offered by Anthropic, Google and OpenAI to propose code improvements and solutions to questions posed by managers and developers.

Macroscope did well in testing, revealing known bugs better than similar tools. It also helps managers oversee developer activity without relying solely on meetings. “If managers still need meetings to check progress, we’ve failed,” Beykpour said.

Early users of Macroscope include film studio A24, online education company Class, and probiotics firm Seed Health. The platform costs $30 per developer per month, which includes management features, slightly lower than competing services like Cursor.

Macroscope was co-founded in 2023 by Beykpour, Periscope co-founder Joseph Bernstein, and Rob Bishop, founder of AI startup Magic Pony. The company has 17 employees and operates out of San Francisco.