Emergent Series A funding of $23 million positions the AI-powered platform for global growth in vibe coding, with backing from Lightspeed, Y Combinator, Together Fund, Prosus Ventures, and investors including Jeff Dean, Devendra Chaplot, and Balaji Srinivasan.

The AI startup secured $23 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $30 million after a $7 million seed round, which Y Combinator and the Together Fund supported. The Bengaluru-based startup plans to grow its team, expand research, and scale operations globally. It will also establish a new hub in Palo Alto to strengthen its presence in North America.

Founded in 2025 by Mukund Jha and his brother, Emergent offers a subscription platform that allows users to create apps instantly. Its AI-powered system manages user interfaces, logins, payments, backend servers, and scaling without requiring coding knowledge. A team of autonomous AI agents handles coding, testing, and deployment, effectively replacing the need for traditional developers.

“My brother and I built Emergent to equip anyone with an idea and a phone to create software affordably,” said Mukund Jha, co-founder and CEO, Emergent.

Fast Growth and Global Adoption

In just 90 days, Emergent reported $15 million in annual recurring revenue. It attracted more than one million users who built over 1.5 million apps. Adoption has been rapid across industries. For instance, a Michigan jewelry retailer developed software to manage pricing across 50 stores.

At the same time, a small business digitized its wheelchair inventory using photos and prompts. Another user developed an app for chronic pain management, and a UK-based founder created an EV marketplace to capture a growing sector.

“Emergent addresses the technical friction of starting or growing a business. Now, anyone, from small business owners and aspiring founders to creators, can bring their vision to life, no matter how complex, at a fraction of the time and cost. Our platform unlocks new possibilities for everyone — not just software engineers.”

Competing in a Growing Market

Emergent’s rise comes as competition intensifies in AI-driven app development. Recently, Rocket, another app-building platform, raised $15 million in seed funding led by Salesforce Ventures and Accel. With strong backing and rapid adoption, Emergent aims to differentiate itself through its in-house AI coding agent and secure, scalable infrastructure.

“Remember when photography demanded understanding lenses, aperture, lighting, film development and more? Then the iPhone compressed all of it into a single button for billions of people. Emergent collapses the complexity of software into a single button anyone can press to ship, scale and earn. Lightspeed is proud to back them on this journey,” said Hemant Mohapatra, partner at Lightspeed.

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