Startups Blow Billions: Welcome to Vibe Coding Madness
Andreessen Horowitz and Mercury teamed up like Marvel's avengers to deep-dive into 200,000 startup bank accounts from June to August 2025, revealing that the future is a cocktail of 'vibe coding' apps like Replit, Cursor, and Lovable. Replit flexed by ranking #3 in startup spending, right behind OpenAI and Anthropic â because nothing says productivity like building code by trusting 'vibes' instead of actual programming. Meanwhile, Cursor's parent Anysphere scored a $900 million Series C raise at a $9.9 billion valuation and Swedenâs Lovable charm-raised $200 million at $1.8 billion valuation in July alone. All this buzz despite CEO Rowan Trollope warning vibe coding is the sketchy intern youâd never trust with your core tech. Yet big names like Visa, Reddit, and DoorDash openly hunt for 'vibe coders,' while Meta lets interviewees cheat with AI assistants. Basically, Silicon Valleyâs turned coding into a vibe party where prompts replace keyboards, and if your code comes out like IKEA furniture instructions, just blame the AI.
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Silicon Valleyâs new mantra: Forget coding, just vibe it. Startups splash billions on AI that writes like itâs drunk texting, yet they still wonât trust it with their core tech. Trust issues? Nah, just call it 'vibe coding' and add $900M of hype.
Vibe coding: Because why learn programming when you can pay Replit & lovably expensive AI to gamble with your startupâs future? Silicon Valley pitching snake oil but this time itâs got a $9.9B price tag and an AI-powered party playlist.
Meta now lets job candidates bring their AI babysitters to coding interviews. So if the AI flubs, you can blame âvibeâ and still keep your job. Silicon Valleyâs motto: automate the hustle, outsource the skills.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/6/2025 | Author: Lee Chong Ming
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