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Salesforce Ventures Leads $15 Million Seed for Rocket.new’s AI App Builder

The startup pitches production-ready apps from a single prompt, trading speed for completeness to stand out from vibe-coding rivals.

Overview

  • Accel and Together Fund joined the all-equity round, which Rocket.new will use for R&D, product development, and a Palo Alto office.
  • Since a June beta, the company reports about 400,000 users, more than 10,000 paid subscribers, and $4.5 million in ARR across 180 countries.
  • Rocket.new positions its platform as a one-prompt, whole-app system that targets production readiness rather than quick prototypes.
  • The stack blends models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google’s Gemini with proprietary systems informed by data from the founders’ prior venture, DhiWise.
  • TechCrunch’s early testing found first-app generation takes roughly 25 minutes but yields more complete outputs; pricing starts at $25 per month after a free trial.