Bubble

Overview

Bubble is a no-code development platform based in New York that provides AI-assisted application generation[1]. The company was started in 2012 by Josh Haas, who began coding the project after leaving KeywordSmart and later partnered with co-founder Emmanuel Straschnov[2]. The founders bootstrapped the business for years before raising outside capital in 2019[2]. In July 2021, Bubble announced a $100 million funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Betaworks, Signalfire, Neo and angels including the founders of Hootsuite, Peloton and Datadog[3]. At the time of its 2021 Series A, Bubble reported it had given over a million users the tools to create applications[4]. By 2025, builders had launched 7.2 million apps on the platform and run 28.6 billion workflows, with New York among the five most active building cities[5].

Bubble was started in 2012 by Josh Haas, who began coding the project after leaving KeywordSmart and later partnered with co-founder Emmanuel Straschnov, bootstrapping the business for years before raising outside capital in 2019. [2]

Funding history

Bubble announced a $100 million funding round led by Insight Partners on July 27, 2021, with Betaworks, Signalfire, Neo and angels including the founders of Hootsuite, Peloton and Datadog participating. [3]

Growth & traction

At the time of its 2021 Series A, Bubble said it had given over a million users the tools to create whatever they want. [4]

Bubble reported that in 2025 builders launched 7.2 million apps on the platform and ran 28.6 billion workflows, with New York among the five most active building cities. [5]