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Replit’s CEO on building a company that can run itself

PlatformerPublished Aug 7, 2026

Replit, led by CEO Amjad Masad, has rapidly grown by integrating AI agents that automate software development tasks, boosting engineer productivity and aiming to become a largely self-operating company. The firm recently raised $400M at a $9B valuation and projects $1B in annual recurring revenue by year-end, serving over 50 million users including 85% of Fortune 500 companies.

#agentic-software-development #amjad-masad #replit #software-automation

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