Surat: Rocket, the AI-powered application development platform, announced today that it has secured $15 million in seed funding.
The funding round was led by Salesforce Ventures and Accel, with participation from Together Fund, and will be used to advance research and development, scale product innovation, and expand the company’s global presence, including the establishment of a new headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
Founded in Surat by Vishal Virani, Rahul Shingala, and Deepak Dhanak, the company has quickly positioned itself as a global leader in AI-driven application building.
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Unlike traditional AI tools that generate code snippets or static mockups, Rocket allows users to transform ideas into fully functional, multi-page, production-ready applications in minutes.
Since its launch just four months ago, Rocket has achieved:
- 400,000+ users across 180 countries, with the U.S. leading adoption.
- 500,000+ production-ready applications built, with thousands added daily.
- Strong adoption across startups, agencies, and enterprises, including Fortune 100 teams.
Driving Innovation and Global Reach
Vishal Virani, Co-founder and CEO of Rocket, said: “At Rocket, it’s not about coding faster—it’s about solving smarter. We believe building applications should be as natural as thinking. Rocket enables users to launch and scale real, production-ready apps from day one.”
Deepak Dhanak, Co-founder and COO, added: “This funding will fuel our vision to eliminate technical barriers that prevent great ideas from becoming reality. With our new Palo Alto office, we will strengthen our presence in Silicon Valley and expand our reach into enterprise markets worldwide.”
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Kartik Gupta, Investor at Salesforce Ventures, said: “The platform represents the next leap for developer tools, empowering a new generation of builders to translate ideas into complete, production-grade solutions.”
Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel, commented: “Our ability to solve large-scale enterprise problems while keeping the developer experience simple makes it a standout in the AI space.”
Rocket: Future Growth and Hiring Plans
Rocket currently employs 60 team members across Surat and Palo Alto and plans to double its engineering and product teams in India over the next 12–15 months to support its rapid growth and global expansion.
