# Emergent

> Emergent is an AI app builder that turns plain-language ideas into working, monetizable software. Its autonomous coding agents handle design, coding, testing, deployment, and scaling behind the scenes, giving non-technical users something that feels like a cloud-based engineering team. Founded by twin brothers Mukund and Madhav Jha and backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Lightspeed, Google, and Y Combinator, Emergent reached roughly $50M in ARR within seven months of launch and counts more than 5 million users across 190+ countries.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Mukund Jha (Co-Founder & CEO), Madhav Jha (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~75-150 employees (San Francisco HQ plus a large Bengaluru office)
- **Products:** Emergent AI App Builder, Multi-agent orchestration engine, Credit-based agentic workspace
- **Notable:** Reached ~$50M ARR within about 7 months of launch, Raised $100M total within 7 months of launch, Tripled valuation to ~$300M at Series B

## Products & services

- **Emergent AI App Builder** — A full-stack AI platform where users describe an app in plain language and autonomous agents generate, test, and deploy it with real backends, databases, authentication, file storage, and payments.
- **Multi-agent orchestration engine** — Separate AI agents handle design, coding, testing, deployment, and scaling; the system can debug issues, install libraries, read logs, and retain state across sessions.
- **Credit-based agentic workspace** — A cloud-based developer workspace with credit-based pricing, Stripe payment integration, and one-click deployment for market-ready applications.

## Achievements

- Reached ~$50M ARR within about 7 months of launch
- Raised $100M total within 7 months of launch
- Tripled valuation to ~$300M at Series B
- 5M+ users across 190+ countries
- 6M+ applications built on the platform
- One of the fastest Series A to Series B timelines in AI

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Raised $70M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a ~$300M valuation; reported ~$50M ARR and 5M+ users.
- **2025-09** — Raised $23M Series A led by Lightspeed to let consumers build apps.

## Links

- Website: https://emergent.sh
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/emergentlabshq
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emergent.sh/

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Last updated: 2026-07-12