Emergent
AI App Builder
About Emergent
Emergent is a “vibe coding” platform, founded in 2024 by twin brothers Mukund Jha (CEO) and Madhav Jha (CTO), that lets people build production-ready software using plain-language prompts instead of code. Rather than positioning itself against developer-first tools like Cursor or Claude Code, Emergent has deliberately targeted small businesses, solo founders, and non-technical operators.
More than 12 million applications have been built on the platform, spanning digital storefronts, marketplaces, ERP systems, CRM software, and financial dashboards.
The company, based in San Francisco and Bengaluru, has become one of the most closely watched names in the “vibe coding” category alongside Lovable, Replit, and Bolt, and has recently added enterprise-oriented features like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification, SSO/SAML authentication, and role-based access control as it courts larger organizations in addition to individual builders.
Founders
Funding History
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Emergent do?
Emergent is an AI-powered application builder that enables users to create production-ready web and mobile applications using natural language prompts. Its autonomous coding agents handle planning, coding, testing, deployment and infrastructure.
Who founded Emergent?
Emergent was founded in 2024 by twin brothers Mukund Jha, former Google engineer and Dunzo co-founder, and Madhav Jha, former Amazon AI scientist and Dropbox machine learning engineer.
How much funding has Emergent raised?
As of July 2026, Emergent has raised approximately $230 million across Seed, strategic funding from Google's AI Futures Fund, Series A, Series B and Series C rounds.
What is Emergent's latest valuation?
Emergent was valued at approximately $1.5 billion following its $130 million Series C funding round announced on 15 July 2026.
Who are Emergent's major investors?
Its investors include Creaegis, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google AI Futures Fund, Prosus Ventures, Together Fund, Y Combinator and several prominent AI and technology angel investors.
Where is Emergent headquartered?
Emergent is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a significant engineering presence in Bengaluru, India.
