Emergent, a San Francisco, CA–based agentic vibe coding platform, has secured a strategic investment.
Investors
The investment comes from Google’s AI Futures Fund, alongside prior participation from Lightspeed, the Together Fund, Y Combinator, Prosus Ventures, and angel investors including Jeff Dean, Devendra Chaplot, and Balaji Srinivasan.
The Google AI Futures Fund is a strategic initiative launched by Google in May 2025 to invest in and collaborate with high-growth, frontier AI startups worldwide. It is designed to accelerate innovation by providing startups with both capital and critical technological resources.
Emergent Use of Funds
The company will use the funds for team building, research, technology improvement, user acquisition, and securely scaling the platform for non-technical app creators.
About Emergent
Founded in 2025 by Mukund and Madhav Jha, Emergent has developed an AI-powered platform that enables entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creators to build full-stack, production-ready applications without writing code or hiring engineering teams. The platform leverages autonomous AI agents to generate, test, and deploy apps. To ensure safety, the company deploys AI-generated apps in managed cloud environments with security scanners, firewalls, and strict rate limits. Emergent partners with Google for AI models, research, cloud hosting, and distribution. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Emergent has reached 2.5 million users.
Funding Details
Company: Emergent Labs Inc.
Raised: Undisclosed
Round: Strategic
Funding Date: December 2025
Lead Investor: Google AI Futures Fund
Additional Investors: Lightspeed, Together Fund, Y Combinator, Prosus Ventures, angels including Jeff Dean, Devendra Chaplot, and Balaji Srinivasan
Company Website: https://app.emergent.sh/
Software Category: AI / No-Code / Vibe Coding Platform
Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/emergent-gets-strategic-investment-from-googles-ai-futures-fund/articleshow/125861248.cms