Coding agents · Venture-backed
Bolt.new (StackBlitz)
Browser-based AI agent that builds and deploys full-stack apps from prompts.
What the agent does
Bolt turns natural language or Figma into working apps running in-browser via WebContainers, then iterates and deploys without local setup.
Business model
Usage/subscription SaaS on StackBlitz infrastructure
Lessons for builders
- Years of infrastructure (WebContainers) made the agent launch explode commercially.
- Public total-ARR updates stopped at $40M (Mar 2025). In Feb 2026 the CEO said enterprise ARR grew 10x in a year and Bolt is used inside 3 of 4 Fortune 500 companies, but gave no total, so treat the curve after Mar 2025 as unknown rather than assuming it kept compounding.
- A browser-only runtime removes local setup, so non-developers can go from prompt to deployed app in one session.
Annualized revenue
$40M revenue >12 mo old
ARR · as of 2025-03
Founded 2017 · Team 65+ people (CEO Eric Simons on LinkedIn, Feb 5 2026)
Last verified 2026-10-16
Ownership checked 2026-10-16
Growth
Annualized revenue over time
Sourced metrics
| Metric | Value | As of | Source | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARR | $0 to $4M ARR in 30 days after Oct 2024 launch (CEO investor update) | 2024-11 | Business Insider (CEO investor email) | link OK historical point |
| ARR | $0 to $20M annualized revenue in ~8 weeks after launch | 2024-12 | Madrona (investor post) | link OK historical point |
| ARR | ARR jumped to $40M by mid-March 2025 (CEO; BI reporting) | 2025-03 | Business Insider | link OK revenue >12 mo old |
| Funding | $105.5M Series B led by Emergence and GV, with Madrona, Conviction and Mantis (company announcement, Jan 2025) | 2025-01 | bolt.new (StackBlitz) on LinkedIn | link OK revenue >12 mo old |
| Valuation | $700M valuation for the Series B (CEO Eric Simons to Bloomberg); a previously unreported $22M Series A came before it | 2025-01 | Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance (CEO on record) | link OK revenue >12 mo old |
| Users | 5 million registered users (CEO to BI, ~May 2025) | 2025-05 | Business Insider | link OK revenue >12 mo old |
ARR
$0 to $4M ARR in 30 days after Oct 2024 launch (CEO investor update)
link OK historical point
ARR
$0 to $20M annualized revenue in ~8 weeks after launch
link OK historical point
ARR
ARR jumped to $40M by mid-March 2025 (CEO; BI reporting)
link OK revenue >12 mo old
Funding
$105.5M Series B led by Emergence and GV, with Madrona, Conviction and Mantis (company announcement, Jan 2025)
link OK revenue >12 mo old
Valuation
$700M valuation for the Series B (CEO Eric Simons to Bloomberg); a previously unreported $22M Series A came before it
link OK revenue >12 mo old
Users
5 million registered users (CEO to BI, ~May 2025)
link OK revenue >12 mo old
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