The $9B Startup That Wants to Create a Billion New Developers
From Y Combinator Startup Podcast by Y Combinator
April 25, 2026 · 39 min
About this episode
Amjad Masad discusses Replit's evolution and its impact on software development for non-traditional developers.
Replit is the leading no-code app builder for consumers and enterprise, letting anyone with an idea build real, deployed software using natural language. The company just raised a $400 million Series D at a $9 billion valuation.In this episode of Founder Firesides, co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad sat down with YC's Andrew Miklas to talk about Replit's 10-year journey from browser IDE to vibe coding platform, why the people getting the most value aren't traditional developers but founders and domain experts closest to the problem, and what Agent 4 unlocks with parallel agents, built-in design, and the ability to run your entire company on Replit.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Miklas
Guest: Amjad Masad
Topics covered
- no-code app development
- software creation
- founder insights
- technology trends
- developer tools
Keywords
- Replit
- no-code
- software development
- founders
- Agent 4
- technology
- Series D funding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Replit, Y Combinator, Agent 4
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