Emergent debuts mobile app after USD $100m run rate

Emergent has launched a mobile app for its AI-based software creation platform, as it reported reaching a USD $100 million annual run rate within eight months of its public launch.

It said it doubled the annual run rate from USD $50 million to USD $100 million in one month, and that more than six million builders in more than 190 countries have created more than seven million apps on the platform.

Emergent positions itself within the "vibe coding" trend, which centres on natural language and AI-assisted software creation. It says its approach lets users turn ideas into software products without traditional development processes.

Mobile release

The new mobile app, Emergent AI, is available on iOS and Android. Users can create apps on a phone and publish them to Apple's App Store and Google Play, according to Emergent.

The mobile product supports voice prompts to start building an app and allows users to switch between mobile and desktop through unified editing. Emergent says its platform can be used to create websites, mobile tools, and SaaS products.

More than 10,000 mobile apps were built and shipped during early access, the company said. It did not disclose how many were consumer products, internal tools, or prototypes.

Funding backdrop

The mobile launch follows a USD $70 million Series B round that Emergent said brought total funding to USD $100 million. The round included Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, according to the company. Emergent also listed Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, Y Combinator, and Google's AI Futures Fund among its backers.

Mukund Jha leads Emergent as Co-founder and Chief Executive. He previously spent eight years at Dunzo as Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer.

Market context

Emergent is entering a crowded market for AI-assisted development tools, where vendors are competing to shift more software creation from professional developers to non-technical users. Its pitch focuses on speed and accessibility, framing the product as an alternative to longer development cycles, higher build costs, and limited access to engineering talent.

In its announcement, Emergent contrasted its approach with custom software development, which it said typically takes three to seven months and costs USD $25,000 to USD $150,000 or more. Those ranges vary widely by application type, compliance requirements, and integration complexity.

Emergent also pointed to smartphone adoption as a driver for mobile-based creation, citing a figure that 91% of American adults own a smartphone.

User examples

Emergent said its platform is used by non-technical founders, operators, and business owners who launch products directly through the service. It cited examples, including a marketing consultant who built five revenue-generating SaaS applications without a coding background.

It also highlighted an author who built an AI publishing platform and is scaling it globally. Another example described an energy firm that built a production app in days, saving USD $150,000 and 2,000 developer hours, according to the company.

Company view

The Co-founder and CEO said the focus is to remove the constraint of needing to be at a desk to build software.

"The best ideas rarely wait for you to be at your desk," said Mukund Jha, Co-founder and CEO of Emergent. "The need for new software building tools is clear, as evidenced by Emergent's traction. We wanted to make sure creativity never stops. Now you can speak your idea into Emergent's mobile app, and our AI turns it into a real, working app in minutes."

The mobile app is available now, and Emergent expects users to build and publish apps directly from it.