Emergent

AI app builder that turns your ideas into monetizable software.

5.1Score#65 of 999 agents#5 of 19 in App builder

Why it ranks #65

Emergent, an AI app builder from YC S24, ranks #65 of 999 AI agents and #5 of 19 in App builder, with a score of 5.1 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 6 × 30% 1.8
Scale 3 × 30% 0.9
Momentum 5 × 25% 1.3
Autonomy 8 × 15% 1.2
= 5.1

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
6
Claims revenue or growth and work done at scale.
- +4
  Revenue or growth
  “Since our public launch, Emergent has reached $50M ARR in 7 months making us one of the fastest-growing startups in the world.”
  YC page
- +2
  Work done at scale
  “Just two weeks after our alpha launch, users built over 10,000 apps on Emergent.”
  Launch YC post · 23 May 2025
Not found: named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
3
Raised $130M.
- +3
  Largest of 2 rounds: $130M (Series C)Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C | TechCrunchSource · 15 Jul 2026
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
5
Shows hiring and funding news.
- +3
  Hiring: 41 open rolesSoftware Engineer - Infrastructure, Senior AI Research Engineer , Senior Software Engineer - Frontend YC page
- +2
  Funding news in the last yearIndian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C | TechCrunchSource · 15 Jul 2026
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Summer 2024) (+1)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
8
Autonomous worker: completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.
- +8
  Level 3 of 4: Autonomous workerCompletes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 78% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 68% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 97% likely
Level 3: Completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

About Emergent

Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.

Since our public launch, Emergent has reached $50M ARR in 7 months making us one of the fastest-growing startups in the world. 5M+ users across 190+ countries have built 6M+ applications on Emergent. We've raised $100M from Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed India, Prosus Ventures, Together Fund, and Y Combinator.