Vibe coding AI startup Emergent has raised $70 Mn (INR 637.1 Cr) in a Series B funding round led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank, with participation from existing investors Prosus, Lightspeed, Together Fund and Y Combinator. The fresh capital will be used to expand its team, accelerate product development as well as expand into new markets. Founded in 2024 by Dunzo cofounder and CTO Mukund Jha and brother Madhav Jha, Emergent helps users build production-ready apps autonomously using its agentic AI platform. The vibe coding platform helps users build production-ready apps from simple text prompts, handling frontend, backend, databases, authentication, payments, and deployment without traditional coding. The platform uses specialised AI agent in a multi-agent framework to turn ideas into functional software quickly, catering to non-technical founders, creators, and developers who want to accelerate product development. “We are seeing millions of people build and ship real businesses, workflows, and products in days. As a result, many are generating new sources of income. By helping everyday people build and monetise their ideas, Emergent is stepping in to power the most crucial segment of the economy – small businesses and entrepreneurs,” Mukund said. The platform is powered by a hybrid AI model… Read MoreInc42 Media
