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Rocket in Series A talks with Susquehanna; existing backers may join
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Rocket
- What it does
- AI platform for building apps via natural language
- Kind
- Roundup
- Amount
- $15 Mn seed round in 2024
- Stage
- Series A
- Founded
- 2021
- Sector
- AI & Deep Tech
What they do
Rocket is an AI-powered platform for building apps, websites, dashboards, and internal tools via natural language instructions
What happened
The company is in Series A talks with Susquehanna International Group, with existing backers Salesforce Ventures and Accel considering participation
Why it matters
This follows a $15 million seed round led by Salesforce Ventures and Accel in 2024
The details
- Rocket is currently holding Series A talks with Susquehanna International Group as the lead investor.
- Existing backers Salesforce Ventures and Accel are mulling participation in this new funding round.
- The company previously raised a $15 Mn seed round led by Salesforce Ventures and Accel in 2024.
- Rocket operates an AI-powered platform designed for building applications through natural language instructions.
- The GenAI ecosystem is projected to become a $17 Bn market by 2030.
- Indian startups cumulatively raised $1.1 Bn across 16 deals last week.
- Fintech dominated funding charts last week bagging $902 Mn across two deals.
- CRED secured a $900 Mn round which was the largest single funding deal of the year.
The bigger picture
- Existing investors Salesforce Ventures and Accel may increase their stakes in the upcoming round.
- The startup benefits from a growing GenAI ecosystem projected to reach $17 billion by 2030.
About the business
- Rocket provides an AI-powered platform for creating digital products via natural language commands.
- Users can build apps, websites, dashboards, and internal tools using simple text instructions.
- The company was founded in 2021 to simplify software development processes.
- It targets developers and non-technical users seeking rapid application creation capabilities.
- The platform leverages generative AI to translate user prompts into functional code structures.
- Rocket aims to democratize app development by removing complex coding requirements.
- The business model focuses on providing accessible tools for modern digital product creation.
- The company operates within the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence software sector.
- Rocket competes in the no-code/low-code space enhanced by advanced generative AI technologies.
What happens next
- The company will likely expand its AI platform capabilities following successful fundraising.
The deal
- Type
- Series A
Investors
- Susquehanna International Group (lead)
- Salesforce Ventures (existing)
- Accel (existing)
About Rocket
- Product
- Vibe coding platform for building apps, websites, dashboards, and internal tools by providing instructions in natural language
- Customers
- Entrepreneurs, SMBs, and developers building production-ready applications
- How it makes money
- SaaS platform with subscription model; AI-assisted development tool
- What sets it apart
- Autonomous AI agents handle development; low/no-code approach; rapid iteration
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