With $2M ARR in two weeks and full in-house infrastructure, Anything aims to lead the next wave of AI-powered app builders
The Rise of Vibe Coding — and Its Limitations
Vibe coding — the use of AI tools to build software using natural language — is surging. Startups like Lovable and Replit have shown explosive growth, hitting nine-figure ARR milestones within months.
- Lovable hit $100M ARR in 8 months, aiming for $1B within a year.
- Replit scaled from $2.8M to $150M ARR in under 12 months.
But beneath the hype lies a gap: Most tools are great at prototyping, but fail to support production-ready deployments, especially for nontechnical users.
Anything: Built for Production from Day One
Enter Anything, a startup solving the vibe-coding gap by offering an end-to-end app development platform — not just code generation.
- Reached $2M ARR in just two weeks after launch.
- Announced an $11M funding round at a $100M valuation, led by Footwork with backing from Uncork, Bessemer, and M13.
Anything provides all the core tools — database, storage, payments, and publishing infrastructure — so users can go from idea to revenue-generating app without external services.
Why Anything Stands Out
While most vibe-coding startups rely on third-party infrastructure like Supabase, Anything has gone all-in on building its own backend stack. This gives it more control, reliability, and flexibility.
- Co-founders Dhruv Amin and Marcus Lowe previously ran a hybrid AI-human dev marketplace.
- After witnessing LLMs’ potential, they pivoted in 2023 to focus on a fully automated tool.
- Their goal: become the Shopify of app development, enabling nontechnical creators to monetize their creations.
Early results are promising: Users have built and published fully functional apps including a habit tracker, CPR training tool, and a virtual hairstyle try-on platform — some already generating income.
Backing That Signals Belief
VCs are paying attention. Footwork’s Nikhil Basu Trivedi, who led the round, emphasized the uniqueness of Anything’s full-stack approach.
“Most tools help build apps. Anything helps you launch and run them,” Trivedi noted.
The appeal lies not just in rapid growth, but in solving a deep product-market fit problem: simplifying the entire stack for nontechnical users while still offering production-grade outputs.
Competition Is Fierce — But So Is Demand
The vibe-coding space is heating up. Mocha, Rork, and StackBlitz’s Bolt are also betting on bundling more backend tools, trying to differentiate beyond the prompt-to-code pipeline.
- Rork aims to hit $10M ARR by year’s end, showing the size of the opportunity.
- Still, Anything’s early traction suggests the market may be broad enough for multiple winners.
Trivedi isn’t worried about saturation: “There’s enough demand out there for different types of app-building products.”
