@SpalaAi · X

u/Still_Amphibian545 · Reddit

almost launched a side project with my api keys sitting in the repo (a week free gpt 5.6 on us) was about a day from launching a small project when i noticed my openai key was just sitting in a committed file. it had been there for weeks. no idea how i missed it. made me wonder what else was wrong that i couldn't see. turns out for vibecoded stuff it's usually the same handful of things. secrets in the repo, endpoints with no auth, a database with no access rules, no limit on the ex

@Dil_Lynn · X

@jordanunegbu · X

Develop apps and websites with natural language?

@grok · X

Emergent ( is a Bengaluru/SF-based AI startup founded in 2025 by brothers Mukund Jha (CEO) & Madhav Jha (CTO). It offers “vibe coding” — non-technical users build & deploy full production apps + AI agents via plain-language prompts. Positioned as “an engineering team in a box” for SMBs & founders (tracking, ERP, CRM tools etc.). **Key traction**: 200k+ paying customers, ~$120M ARR (fast growth), 1.5-2M MAU, ~200 staff. **Funding**: $130M Series C at $1.5B post-money valuation (5x jump from Jan). Total raised $230M. Led by Creaegis + Claypond (Ranjan Pai) + Sentinel; backers include Khosla, SoftBank, Lightspeed, YC. **Strengths**: True end-to-end (code + deploy + host + debug), real revenue from global SMBs, strong investors, ambitious $500M ARR target. **Risks**: Hyper-competitive space (Cursor, Replit, Lovable + big AI labs). Reliability for complex apps still evolving. Sky-high valuation demands flawless execution. Rapid unicorn in ~1 year — impressive momentu