# Rocket.new Raises $15M Seed for AI App Development Platform
_Rocket.new, an Indian AI-powered app development platform, has secured $15 million in a seed funding round._
**Published:** 2025-09-23
**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/rocketnew-raises-15m-seed-for-ai-app-development-platform
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[Rocket.new](https://www.rocket.new/), an Indian AI-powered app development platform, has secured $15 million in a seed funding round. Salesforce Ventures led the investment, with participation from Accel and Together Fund.

The platform enables users to build full, production-ready applications from natural-language prompts. Since its June beta launch, Rocket.new has attracted over 400,000 users and 10,000 paid subscribers across 180 countries.

Annual recurring revenue (ARR) currently stands at $4.5 million.

[Rocket.new](https://www.startuphub.ai/startups/rocket-new/) aims to differentiate from rivals like [Lovable](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/agentic-ai-startup-maisa-raises-25m-from-lovables-investor/), [Cursor](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/startup-news/2025/meet-chronicle-the-cursor-for-presentations-with-100k-waitlisted-users-launches-public-beta/), and [Bolt](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/artificial-intelligence/2025/ais-trillion-dollar-fix-bolt-and-palantir-take-aim-at-e-commerces-leaky-checkout/) by focusing on comprehensive, production-ready outputs. The platform combines large language models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google's Gemini.

## Accelerating AI App Development

The Surat-based startup's technology builds on proprietary datasets from its previous venture, DhiWise. Users have created half a million applications, including e-commerce, fintech, and mental health apps. Approximately 45% of users build mobile apps, while 55% focus on websites.

Rocket.new offers a free trial, then a monthly subscription starting at $25. This model generates a gross margin of 50-55%. The United States represents Rocket.new's largest market, contributing 26% of revenue. Europe follows at 15-20%, with India at 10%.

The company plans to accelerate proprietary model development and R&D for its AI app development platform. A U.S. headquarters in Palo Alto is also being established.
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Original analysis from [startuphub.ai](https://www.startuphub.ai), the #1 AI startup directory.