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Onlook

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Founded 2024Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Onlook is the fastest way for anyone to craft exceptional experiences in code. We built an open-source, visual editor for code that merges design, development, and AI.

Since launching, Onlook hit #1 on Hacker News, was the #1 trending repo on GitHub–twice– and has earned over 26,000 GitHub stars.

Founded by Daniel Farrell, a designer of 10+ years and former Head of Growth, and Kiet Ho, an ex-Amazon and ex-ServiceNow engineer, Onlook is on a mission to finally solve the gap between design and development.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Daniel Farrell

Founder/CEO

Cofounder and CEO of Onlook. Designer, GTM strategist, and micromobility maniac now building in the design <> dev space. Professional designer for over a decade, first 100 employee at Bird on the Global Expansion Strategy team, cofounder of Wanderlift (long-distance ridesharing) and former Head of Growth at DIMO.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
4team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2024 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The homepage contains prelaunch or closure language; availability needs review.

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