Google AI Futures Fund Invests in Mukund Jha's Emergent
- Google’s AI Futures Fund makes a strategic investment in Emergent.
- Funding to boost hiring, product development, and global expansion.
- Emergent crosses 2.5 million users and hits $25 Million ARR run rate.
Emergent, an AI-driven software creation startup founded by Mukund and Madhav Jha, has secured a strategic investment from Google’s AI Futures Fund. The fund, launched in May 2025, focuses on backing early-stage AI companies that are building next-generation products and infrastructure.
This investment follows Emergent’s recent $23 million Series A round led by Lightspeed, with participation from Together Fund and other global investors. With fresh capital coming in, the company plans to accelerate hiring and strengthen its product roadmap. It will also expand its global footprint as demand grows rapidly among freelancers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses looking to build software without coding.
Emergent says it will tap into Google’s AI infrastructure and advanced models to improve the performance of its autonomous agents, boost product reliability, and scale its platform for global users. According to the startup, more founders, creators, and solo operators are turning to AI-led development to launch apps quickly without relying on engineering teams.
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Founded in 2025, Emergent enables users to turn ideas into production-ready applications using fully autonomous AI agents. The platform aims to remove the traditional barriers of software development by eliminating the need for developers or technical co-founders.
In just five months since launch, the company claims to have crossed 2.5 million users worldwide and hit an annual recurring revenue (ARR) run rate of more than $25 million, reflecting fast adoption in the no-code and AI development space.
