Ushnish Roy

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@buildingnamanm 2.5 dihh?

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

In this episode of the @LightconePod, we sat down with @mukundjha and @madhavjha, the founders of @emergentlabs - an AI platform that lets anyone build and ship production-ready software.

In just eight months, users have created more than 7 million apps on Emergent, with the number doubling in just the last 45 days. We discuss how they built one of the most powerful AI coding agents, why they focused on non-technical users and what it's like building for a global audience from India.

00:00 - Intro
01:06 - What Is Emergent?
01:18 - Founder Backstory
02:09 - From AI Testing to General Coding Agents
02:52 - Getting Ahead of the Market
04:18 - The Pivot to Non-Technical Users
05:22 - Why Second Movers Can Win in AI
09:04 - Building for Production, Not Just Prototypes
18:21 - Live Demo: Building Apps with Emergent
24:40 - How Emergent Hires and Runs a Lean Team
29:04 - Is SaaS Dead? The Rise of Personalized Software
34:04 - The Future: Niche Apps, Solo Builders and AI Agency

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@mukundjha @emergentlabs @khoslaventures @SoftBank Very surreal being a part of this journey, onwards and upwards!

[Mukund Jha @mukundjha]

15 months ago I didn't expect I'd start another company so soon

Then I saw how many great ideas never make it past day one

Today, we’re announcing a $70M Series B for @emergentlabs from @khoslaventures & @SoftBank

Here's the story of how we got here (thread) ⬇️

[Mukund Jha @mukundjha]

15 years ago: Google intern

Today: Google's AI Futures Fund invests in @emergentlabs

It feels surreal to see life come full circle!

[Mukund Jha @mukundjha]

We raised $23M Series A @emergentlabs , everyone celebrates that. But we aren't

Here's what we truly want to celebrate

[Emergent @emergentlabs]

We hit $10M ARR in 2 months making us one of the fastest growing AI startups in the world 🚀

And today, we are putting more power into the hands of people while changing the world of vibecoding 🙌

Introducing:

1. Emergent Pro Mode- Build real autonomous agents

2. Mobile Apps- Build apps for android and iOS

3. At the end, a surprise announcement

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@emergentlabs Build weekend sounds like a steal deal for me

[Emergent @emergentlabs]

We've hit $10M ARR in just 2 months from launch 🚀

Making us one of the fastest growing AI startups in the world 🌎

This isn't from one big enterprise deal. It's from thousands of builders finally shipping the ideas they've carried for years

[Emergent @emergentlabs]

The moment @OpenAI enables GPT-5 API, you will be able to build your next ambitious products with just 1 universal API key

Let's do this!

[Madhav Jha @madhavjha]

vibe code safely with @emergentlabs!

[Emergent @emergentlabs]

Millions of people are now building products without writing code thanks to vibecoding

Not many are launching and making money with their products by solving real problems

We are changing that starting today ❤️

Introducing: Vibe Incubator 🚀

25 builders, 7 days, $10k MRR

How?

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@emergentlabs This seems like such a cool and inspiring environment.

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@indiainpixels Isn't English or any language compulsory in 12th? Then why doesn't it add up to the total number of enrolled, was the rule different in 2018?

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@CricCrazyJohns Honestly, economically it would make more sense to Invest in more sustainable sports and sports infrastructure projects than hosting (dare i say splurging on) one grand event like the Olympics.
Would recommend @thinkschoolbot 's new video on the same.

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@krishnapophale @Aakashify @iindrojit Typhoon in Japan*

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@thetatvaindia I think, at least for India, a big part of the increase in the minority populations can be regarded to cross border immigration, from Bangladesh in the east mostly and I'm not sure if there's any from Pakistan in the west.

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@ruudsuraj @rajeshsawhney True on the surface but Meesho just surpassed them in order value or volume if I'm not wrong.

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@indiainpixels The number in the north east being so less is pretty interesting.

[Ushnish Roy @The_Gamic]

@forK4RINA Goes the other way round ngl