Trigger.dev provides developers with an Apache-2 licensed, cloud-hosted platform that turns ordinary TypeScript functions into scalable micro-services capable of handling complex, asynchronous AI-agent workflows. The system abstracts queues, retries, concurrency management, debugging and observability, allowing teams to focus on product logic rather than distributed-systems plumbing. Its reliability is evidenced by more than 30,000 developers running over 250 million agent executions per month across use cases such as ed-tech real-time summarization for MagicSchool and high-volume video-ad generation for Icon.com. The company’s bet on TypeScript leverages the language’s popularity with both human developers and large language models, aiming to become the default infrastructure layer for AI-native applications. A vibrant community supports the project, reflected by 12,000+ GitHub stars and rapid adoption since its third-generation launch roughly 18 months ago. Future product work includes deeper observability features, MicroVM-based faster cold-starts, secure code sandboxes, context-management tooling and additional third-party integrations. Financially, the firm recently secured a $16 million Series A to accelerate hiring and product expansion while continuing its open-source strategy.

Total raised

$16M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Dec 2025