# Tempo

> Tempo is a Toronto-based, Y Combinator-backed (S23) AI development environment for React. It pairs a drag-and-drop visual editor with AI code and reasoning agents so founders, product managers, designers, and engineers can build and ship production-grade React apps from the same canvas. Optimized for Vite and Tailwind, it works on real production codebases rather than throwaway prototypes, and connects to backends like Supabase and payment tools like Stripe through its MCP App Store.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Founders:** Kevin Michael (Co-Founder & CEO), Peter Gokhshteyn (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~8-47 (sources vary; ~8 per YC profile, ~47 per company data)
- **Products:** Tempo Visual Editor, Figma Plugin, MCP App Store, Agent+, React Native / Expo support
- **Notable:** Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch company, Raised a $5M seed round backed by YC, General Catalyst, Golden Ventures, BoxGroup, Webflow Ventures, and iNovia, Product Hunt #1 Product of the Day

## Products & services

- **Tempo Visual Editor** — A web-based AI development environment for React that combines a drag-and-drop visual design panel with AI code and reasoning agents, working on real production codebases and optimized for Vite and Tailwind CSS.
- **Figma Plugin** — Converts Figma designs into React code that stays editable in Tempo's visual editor.
- **MCP App Store** — Lets users connect backends (Supabase), payments (Stripe, Polar), and other APIs to a React app in a few clicks, turning Tempo into a full-stack tool.
- **Agent+** — A high-touch, human-in-the-loop managed service where Tempo's own engineers and designers build features directly for customers, sold alongside the self-serve credit-based plan.
- **React Native / Expo support** — Extends Tempo's visual, AI-assisted workflow to mobile app development.

## Achievements

- Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch company
- Raised a $5M seed round backed by YC, General Catalyst, Golden Ventures, BoxGroup, Webflow Ventures, and iNovia
- Product Hunt #1 Product of the Day
- Founders previously led product and engineering at Perpetua (reported ~$150M exit)

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Launched the MCP App Store, letting users connect Supabase, Stripe, and other APIs to React apps in a few clicks.
- **2025** — Introduced tiered pricing separating self-serve AI credits from the human-in-the-loop Agent+ managed service.
- **2025** — Added React Native / Expo support for mobile development and Gemini Search-powered AI reasoning.

## Links

- Website: https://tempo.new
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tempolabs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tempo_labs

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Last updated: 2026-07-30