Emergent, a startup positioning itself as a direct competitor to Lovable, has secured $130 million in new funding.

The investment highlights the growing commercial viability of artificial intelligence platforms that enable users to build applications through natural language commands rather than traditional programming code.

The capital injection comes as the market for AI-assisted software development expands rapidly.

Investors are increasingly backing firms that lower the barrier to entry for app creation, allowing non-technical users to deploy functional software via voice or text prompts.

This segment has emerged as one of the most lucrative areas within the broader AI industry.

Emergent’s raise signals a deepening competitive landscape in the no-code AI space.