exe.dev
Providing persistent, agent-friendly Linux VMs optimized for AI-assisted development and automated workflows.
At a Glance
- Software Developers
- AI Researchers
- SaaS Engineering Teams
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exe.dev
Cloud VMs with SSH Access
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Latest News
exe.dev moves VMs behind new global load balancer and anycast network
exe.dev introduces HTTPS API for SSH-like execution
Launch of Agent Cloud for VM cloning
exe.dev announces pre-seed funding and team expansion
Products & Services
Private, persistent Linux environments with systemd, accessible via SSH. Includes features like built-in HTTPS, IAM, and DNS.
Feature for quickly cloning VMs, optimized for running AI agents and automated workflows.
An API that allows for SSH-like execution over HTTPS, simplifying integration with web-based tools and agents.
Token-based system for accessing underlying LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) directly from within the exe.dev environment.
Market Position
Differentiated from ephemeral dev environments (like Codespaces) by offering persistent VMs with full systemd support, and from cloud providers by being developer-first and SSH-integrated.
Leadership
Founders
David Crawshaw
Co-Founder and CEO of exe.dev. Previously Co-Founder and CTO of Tailscale. Worked at Google on the Go programming language team and Android.
Josh Bleecher Snyder
Co-Founder of exe.dev. Previously an early engineer at Tailscale, Director of Software Engineering at Braintree, and Co-Founder of card.io (acquired by PayPal/Braintree).
Executive Team
David Crawshaw
CEO & Co-Founder
Ex-Tailscale CTO, ex-Google Staff Engineer.
Josh Bleecher Snyder
Co-Founder
Ex-Tailscale, ex-Braintree Director.
Founding Story
Started by ex-Tailscale engineers David Crawshaw and Josh Bleecher Snyder to solve the need for fast, persistent, and secure environments where LLMs and agents can execute code reliably.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based for VMs (Individual and Team plans) and usage-based for Shelley Tokens (LLM access) and additional resources (disk, data transfer).
Pricing Tiers
25 VMs, 2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 25 GB disk, 100 GB transfer.
Includes SSO, admin controls, and shared burst capacity.
Custom features like AWS VPC integration and enterprise SSO.
Target Markets
- Software Developers
- AI Researchers
- SaaS Engineering Teams
- AI Agent execution
- Remote development via SSH
- Ephemeral dev environments
- Hosting persistent dev services (Postgres, Redis)
- Individual developers and early-stage AI startups