Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million

With the advent of “vibe coding,” AI agents have unleashed a deluge of code onto companies that many are now struggling to manage. This sudden inundation has been called “code overload.” Reports have shown that AI-generated code can introduce significant problems—including bugs and other quality issues—into codebases, which then have to be fixed by senior engineers before the code can be “shipped” to market. Now, a new company is trying to fix this problem using the same tool that caused it: AI.