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vibe coder

About vibe coder

Launched a broken, security-riddled AI app that raised a $10M seed round despite its issues, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in the startup ecosystem. The startup is at the forefront of the emerging 'vibe coding' trend, which aims to streamline software development processes by allowing developers to focus on high-level concepts rather than low-level coding details. Vibe coding is an artificial intelligence-assisted software development style popularized by Andrej Karpathy in early 2025, describing a fast, intuitive approach to coding that leverages AI to enhance productivity.

Business Information
Target Customers
developers startups SMBs enterprise
Industry Categories
AI, ML, Gen AI Cybersecurity Software
Business Model
Revenue Model SaaS
Pricing Strategy Freemium with premium features
Sales Channels direct, online marketing, partnerships
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Seed Apr 29, 2025 $10.0M Unknown
Founders

No founder information available.

Investors

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Recent Mentions
vladrezdev
𝕕𝕖𝕧 / 𝕒𝕔𝕔 | Vlad Rez @vladrezdev
Apr 29, 2025

@shl 100 PMs made a ton of Jira tickets, argued over story points, and churned out endless slides without coding a single line. Some even took a sabbatical to 'strategize.' Meanwhile, the vibe coder launched a broken, security-riddled AI app and still raised a $10M seed round because