{"slug": "one-to-watch-emergent-on-vibe-coding-for-smes", "title": "One To Watch - Emergent on vibe coding for SMEs", "summary": "Emergent, an AI-powered software builder founded by brothers Mukund and Madhav Jha in 2024 with Y Combinator support, has raised $230 million and reached a $1.5 billion valuation, closing a $130 million Series C in July. The platform, which serves small and medium enterprises, has over 100,000 apps live in production, with revenue split evenly across North America, Europe, and the rest of the world.", "body_md": "[startups](/tag/startups/)\n\n*Welcome to The Stack’s One To Watch. Every week we pick out a notable startup and go deep on what they’re building, why they’re building it, and the trials behind it all.*\n\nCoding has rapidly become one of, if not the most, popular use case for LLMs. AI coding is now [a multi-billion-dollar](https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/ai-code-tools-market-report?ref=thestack.technology) industry of its own and spawning a series of billion-dollar startups. Emergent is one of its most recent unicorns.\n\nBrothers Mukund and Madhav Jha, now CEO and CTO respectively, launched the company in 2024 with early support from Y Combinator. [Emergent](https://app.emergent.sh/landing/?ref=thestack.technology) has raised $230 million in total and is now valued at $1.5 billion, most recently closing a $130 million [Series C in July](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715082819/en/Emergent-Raises-Series-C-at-%241.5B-Valuation-to-Help-Entrepreneurs-and-SMBs-Build-the-Software-Their-Businesses-Run-On?ref=thestack.technology).\n\nThe platform includes an AI-powered website, app, and web app builder and has found success catering to a global market of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with more than 100,000 apps live in production and revenue split roughly evenly between North America, Europe, and the rest of the world.\n\nShortly after closing its Series C, CEO [Mukund Jha](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukund-jha-a1596413/?ref=thestack.technology) sat down with *The Stack* to discuss its focus on SMEs, who should take responsibility for the security of end-products, and supporting apps after the build stage.\n\n## Get the full story: Subscribe for free\n\nJoin peers managing over $100 billion in annual IT spend and subscribe to unlock full access to The Stack’s analysis and events.\n\n[Subscribe now](https://www.thestack.technology/membership/)\n\nAlready a member? [Sign in](https://www.thestack.technology/signin/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/one-to-watch-emergent-on-vibe-coding-for-smes", "canonical_source": "https://www.thestack.technology/one-to-watch-emergent-on-vibe-coding-for-smes/", "published_at": "2026-08-05 12:14:53+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-05 12:25:13.437900+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-startups", "generative-ai", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Emergent", "Mukund Jha", "Madhav Jha", "Y Combinator", "The Stack"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/one-to-watch-emergent-on-vibe-coding-for-smes", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/one-to-watch-emergent-on-vibe-coding-for-smes.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/one-to-watch-emergent-on-vibe-coding-for-smes.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/one-to-watch-emergent-on-vibe-coding-for-smes.jsonld"}}