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Replit raises $400 million at a $9 billion valuation Published: In 2016, we started Replit with a simple but radical belief that anyone should be able to build an app without ever learning to code.
Our vision was for software to expand human imagination.
Instead of requiring people to master software as it existed, we believed software could evolve to meet people where they are, translating their imagination into reality.
At the time, this idea felt almost impossible.
Software development was for engineers, not students, teachers, designers, or small business owners.
The tools were complex, required specialized training, and thus inaccessible to most of the world.
The terms vibe coding and AI agents were still nearly a decade away.
Fundamentally, we believe the future of technology is deeply human.
As software adapts to people, billions will be able to turn their ideas into reality without needing to understand or be restricted by the machinery underneath.
AI will unlock human creativity, kicking open a world where far more people can build, experiment, and create than ever before.
This vision is fast becoming reality – and we are about to accelerate faster than ever.
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