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AI startups · AI that writes software

Emergent

“Our thesis has always been to build a production-grade application for serious builders,” Mukund Jha (CEO), quoted by TechCrunch, company-reported

  • $1.5Bvaluation at its last closed round, Jul 15, 2026
  • 2025founded
  • Has a product2 things shipped, by our search
The facts

Emergent at a glance.

Read Oct 20, 2026. Valuations and amounts are copied as each source states them; a figure that is only reported (talks, or people familiar with the deal) is labeled as reported.

Kind of company
AI that writes softwareCoding agents and tools that write, fix and ship software.
Based in
San Francisco (company-stated); most staff in Bengaluru, India
Founded
2025TechCrunch, Jul 15, 2026
Last closed-round valuation
$1.5B$1.5 billion post-money (TechCrunch, Jul 15, 2026)
What it has shipped
Has a product
Founders
  • Mukund Jha: co-founder and CEO (background not stated) (TechCrunch, Jul 15, 2026)
  • Madhav Jha: co-founder and CTO; Mukund's brother (TechCrunch, Jul 15, 2026)
Latest news

Series C of $130 million at $1.5 billion post-money; CEO reports $120 million annual run-rate revenue and over 200,000 paying customers. Jul 15, 2026

TechCrunch, Jul 15, 2026

What it has built

Shipped, or not yet.

“Has a product” is what our search found: something the public can use or buy, a model or API, research only, or nothing public.

product · Jun 8, 2026

E3: autonomous app building on Emergent

Source
product · Sep 16, 2026

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Source
2 rounds

Funding, as reported.

Every round we found, with the amount, valuation and investors as the source states them.

WhenRoundAmountValuationInvestors namedSource
Jan 20, 2026Series B$70 million$300 million post-moneySoftBank Vision Fund 2 (co-lead), Khosla Ventures (co-lead), Prosus, Lightspeed, Together, Y CombinatorTechCrunch
Jul 15, 2026Series C$130 million$1.5 billion post-moneyCreaegis (lead), MNI Ventures-Claypond, Sentinel Global, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, Y CombinatorTechCrunch
Our note

Worth knowing.

Our note: Revenue and customer counts are company-reported. Country listed as India because TechCrunch calls it an 'Indian AI coding startup'; the company says it is headquartered in San Francisco.