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Founded in 2017 by CEO Anand Kulkarni, Berkeley-based Crowdbotics is an AI-powered software development platform that accelerates application building by utilizing reusable, pre-validated code modules and machine intelligence. The company operates a subscription-based pricing model serving over 500 customers by automating requirements, infrastructure, and security to assemble up to 70 percent of enterprise applications. Its client base features major organizations such as the United States Department of Defense and the United States Air Force, which utilize the platform for flight analysis and training tools. Crowdbotics has raised over $68 million in total funding, including a $40 million Series B round led by NEA with additional backing from investors Homebrew, JSV, and Harrison Metal. The organization maintained a 90-person workforce as of 2023 while experiencing consistent year-over-year revenue growth across its scalable enterprise software development services.
Crowdbotics has raised $75.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Crowdbotics has raised $75.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Crowdbotics has raised $75.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Crowdbotics's investors include NEA, Forest Baskett, Scott Sandell, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, Quadrille Capital, Mark Ayzenshtat, Ryan Petersen, Scott Belsky, Cooley, James Tamplin, Harrison Metal.
Crowdbotics has raised $75.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $40.0M Series B in January 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2023 | $40M Series B | NEA | Forest Baskett, Scott Sandell, NEW Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, Quadrille Capital, Mark Ayzenshtat, Ryan Petersen, Scott Belsky, Cooley, James Tamplin, Harrison Metal, Homebrew, Jackson Square Ventures | Announced |
| Jan 20, 2022 | $22M Seed | Victor Echevarria | James Tamplin, Mark Ayzenshtat, Ryan Petersen, Scott Belsky, BEE Partners, Harrison Metal, Homebrew, Pacific Western Bank, UC Berkeley | Announced |
| Apr 1, 2021 | $13M Series A | — | Jackson Square Ventures | Announced |
Crowdbotics is an AI-powered software development platform that enables rapid assembly and deployment of applications using reusable, pre-validated code components, targeting legacy code modernization, mission-critical systems, and regulated industries.[1][2][3][4][7] It serves enterprises, governments (including DoD), and businesses needing to accelerate development, solve compliance challenges, and unlock existing codebases, with strong growth evidenced by 200-300% annual revenue increases over three years and a #811 ranking on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list.[4][6]
Founded in 2016-2017 by CEO Anand Kulkarni, the Berkeley-based, remote-first company (178 employees) focuses on "Code Ops"—AI-driven automation of requirements gathering and component snapping—helping users build scalable apps for sectors like defense, e-commerce, IoT, and AI without starting from scratch.[1][2][3][4]
Crowdbotics was launched in 2016-2017 by Anand Kulkarni, a serial entrepreneur and two-time Bee Partners founder, building on his prior success with LeadGenius (started 2010), the first crowdsourcing firm offering location-based minimum wages to global freelancers for B2B lead generation.[1] Kulkarni spotted early potential in large language models (one of the first commercial GPT-3 API users) around 2016-2017, envisioning AI-generated code structures to revolutionize software assembly, prompting him to pivot from crowdsourcing to AI-powered development.[1][4]
The idea emerged from observing that most apps share common parts, allowing AI to predict and snap them together faster than traditional coding.[1][3] Early traction came via Bee Partners' custom CRM build, and a Series A raise fueled product growth; pivotal moments include breakthroughs in regulated sectors like DoD, where pre-certified components addressed security needs.[1][3][4]
Crowdbotics rides the AI software development revolution, particularly large language models and no-code/low-code trends, timing perfectly with enterprises' urgent need to modernize trillion-line legacy systems amid talent shortages and rising compliance demands.[3][4][7] Market forces like AI agent proliferation, regulated industry digitization (DoD, finance), and the shift from custom coding to composable architectures favor its modular, verifiable approach over brittle generative AI.[3][4]
It influences the ecosystem by pioneering CodeOps as a methodology, empowering non-technical procurement teams, accelerating DoD software via AI-optimized requirements, and enabling "the next billion applications" through code reuse—outpacing traditional dev cycles and bridging human-AI collaboration in human-machine convergence.[1][3][4][8]
Crowdbotics is poised to dominate AI-augmented dev tools, expanding from legacy modernization to full-lifecycle platforms with deeper integrations for enterprise AI agents and regulated verticals.[7][8] Trends like multimodal LLMs, edge AI in IoT/defense, and zero-trust compliance will amplify its edge, potentially tripling growth again as more firms tackle code debt.
Its influence may evolve into an ecosystem orchestrator, standardizing CodeOps and powering mission-critical apps at global scale—transforming how the world builds software, much like its origins unlocked freelance work through LeadGenius.[1][4]
