Mukund Jha

Mukund Jha is building one of India’s fastest-growing AI-native startups with a vision to make software creation accessible to everyone. Over the course of the past year, he has led the development of Emergent, an AI-powered platform that enables users to build full-stack, production-ready applications using natural language, significantly lowering the barriers to software development.

Under his leadership, Emergent has grown to more than eight million users across over 190 countries and reached approximately $100 million in annual revenue runrate within eight months. The company’s ‘vibe coding’ approach represents a shift from traditional programming towards AI-assisted software creation, enabling entrepreneurs, students, creators, and businesses to turn ideas into working products with minimal coding expertise.

Jha believes India is entering a new phase in its AI journey, evolving from a global hub for AI talent and services into a creator of AI-native products and globally competitive AI companies. He sees AI democratising innovation and empowering a new generation of Indian builders to create products for the world.