Maor Shlomo had spent seven years building a VC-backed data business into a company of over 100 people when he decided he wanted to find out what it looked like to build one without any of them. In just four months, he built Base44, a platform that lets non-technical users build software applications by describing what they want to a chatbot—a practice known as vibe-coding.
Within a month of launching in February 2025, it was generating nearly $1.5 million in revenue. By June, Wix had acquired it for $80 million.
Last year, Dana Snyder, founder of a non-profit consultancy called Positive Equation, used AI coding tools to build a software platform that works as an on-demand consultant for nonprofits. The platform guides organizations through building a monthly giving program step by step—generating fundraising strategies, donor communication plans, and program names tailored to each organization.
With no technical background, Snyder built the platform using Replit’s AI coding tools over six months, with the aim of targeting the roughly 93% of US nonprofits too small to afford a human consultant. Snyder said the platform allowed her to reach a far larger market than she imagined would be possible as a solo-founder, and offer her services at more affordable rates. Today she manages most of her clients through the platform, and is still the company’s only full-time employee.
