Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Back Emergent’s $70M Series B as 5M+ Users Build AI Apps Worldwide

• Emergent’s ARR has grown from $100K to $50 million in just seven months, driven by more than 5 million users worldwide

Emergent, the fast-growing AI software creation platform that helps anyone build full-stack, production-ready web and mobile applications, announced it has raised $70 million in Series B funding from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Prosus, Lightspeed, Together, and Y Combinator. In total, Emergent has now raised $100 million within seven months of launch. The funding comes as more than 5 million users are already building and shipping real products on Emergent across more than 190 countries.

The funds will be deployed to fuel continued team expansion, accelerate product development, and drive entry into new markets, as demand for AI-powered software creation surges among entrepreneurs and small businesses globally. The backing from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 reflects growing confidence in Emergent’s long-term vision and execution.

In just seven months, Emergent has scaled to $50 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and is on track to surpass $100 million ARR by April 2026, cementing its position among the fastest-growing AI companies worldwide and the fastest-scaling technology startup in India by revenue.

Emergent’s Series B comes less than three months after its Series A, marking one of the fastest Series A–to–Series B progressions in the category. The round also follows Google’s recent backing of Emergent, underscoring strong validation from leading global technology and capital partners. Notably, the investment marks SoftBank’s return to AI investments in India, signalling renewed conviction in the country’s next wave of AI-led companies.

Software creation is undergoing a structural shift,” said Mukund Jha, co-founder and CEO of Emergent. “It used to be that only people with technical training or capital got to turn ideas into real products. Emergent flips that model. 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 monetize their ideas, Emergent is stepping in to power the most crucial segment of the economy – small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Emergent is growing at a pace we rarely see because it is tapping into a segment that has never been served,” said Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures. “When barriers to software creation fall this quickly, behavior changes across industries, not just within the technology sector. Emergent is early in shaping how software gets created and monetized over the next decade, not just the next product cycle, and its users are quick to share their success.

Emergent is harnessing AI to unlock a massive wave of entrepreneurship by removing the technical and capital barriers that have historically limited who can build software,” said Sarthak Misra, Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers. We are excited to partner with Mukund, Madhav and the Emergent team on a shared vision to help entrepreneurs worldwide turn ideas into businesses.

Emergent works like a full development team with agents that design, build, test, and scale software end to end. The result is real, dependable software built in a fraction of the time and cost, giving both established and first-time business owners the speed, confidence, and leverage of the world’s most advanced technology companies, without the overhead. Most importantly, business builders can monetize their creation, going from idea to cash flow in hours. Emergent produces production-grade software, engineered to ship, paired with Stripe and other built-in billing providers, so your product is monetization-ready on launch.

Emergent is available at https://emergent.sh/, enabling anyone to start building and launching applications instantly.

About Emergent:

Emergent is the fast-growing platform that lets anyone create full-stack, production-ready applications using autonomous AI agents. Emergent’s vision is to enable ambitious people to move at the speed of their thought — to build faster, go bigger, and be unblocked from technical limitations. Launched in 2025, Emergent is backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Lightspeed, YC, Prosus, Together, and Google’s AI Futures Fund. Its mission is to democratize who gets to build software and bring new ideas to life.