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Re:Ask HN: Why do VCS see market opportunity in dev tools? by vintagedave on Thursday June 29, 2023 @04:48AM (#36517985)
There’s lots of investment acquiring existing mature dev tools companies too.

They definitely see something. It could just be a recurring revenue stream, but why that space? Lock-in?

Re:Ask HN: Why do VCS see market opportunity in dev tools? by zonethundery on Thursday June 29, 2023 @08:30AM (#36519507)
It's a picks/shovels play in PE-land. They really like tools being successfully sold into .gov.