Pierre
Pierre, formerly known as Umbrella Company, is a B2B company based in New York and San Francisco, offering a comprehensive platform for product engineering that integrates code hosting, review, documentation, and continuous integration.
Company History
The company, formerly known as Umbrella Company, launched in 2023. It is based in New York, NY, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA. The company participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. It operates within the B2B sector, specifically targeting the Engineering, Product, and Design industries.
Services
The company offers a platform that integrates code hosting, review, documentation, and continuous integration. This platform features a modern rich text editor that supports resizable images and videos without requiring Markdown. Additional features include built-in team presence, real-time notifications, and a scriptable continuous integration system using TypeScript. The platform supports integrations with Discord, GitHub, and Linear.
Products
The company's main product is an engineering tool that offers a variety of features. These include a multiplayer editor for real-time collaboration, a unique diff style called blended diffs, AI-powered summarization and categorization of code changes, a file explorer that renders Markdown, SVGs, and images inline, and image rendering in diffs for both new and modified images. Another innovative feature is the character-based comments on code and descriptions, along with preview deploy comments included alongside code comments.
Integration and Collaboration Tools
The platform allows quick setup with a command-line interface and includes robust integration capabilities with services such as Discord, GitHub, and Linear. The presence of real-time notifications and team presence features ensures that teams are always informed. The company also provides early access through a community Discord or a waitlist.