Sekai, the consumer platform enabling software creation through natural language prompts, announced $26 million in combined Seed and Series A funding. The $20 million Series A round was co-led by Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures and Nicole Quinn at Connect Ventures, with participation from 359 Capital, Parable VC, and 645 Ventures, while the seed round was led by Navin Chaddha at Mayfield. The funding will scale Sekai's engineering and product teams and deepen creator partnerships with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). The announcement comes as users have built over 15 million mini-apps on the platform, with 200,000 new applications created daily.
Khosla Ventures and Connect Ventures Co-Lead $20M Series A
The Series A round of $20 million was co-led by Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures and Nicole Quinn at Connect Ventures. New investors 359 Capital, Parable VC, and 645 Ventures participated in the round. The seed round was led by Navin Chaddha at Mayfield, with existing investors a16z speedrun, A*, and MVP Ventures all returning for the Series A.
Platform Reaches 15 Million User-Created Mini-Apps
Users have built more than 15 million mini-apps on Sekai, with 200,000 new apps created every day. The platform converts a prompt into a playable, shareable app in seconds. Users are building interactive experiences across games, memes, art, fan tools, niche utilities, and quizzes at a rate of one new app every half-second. When Coachella dropped its 2026 lineup, a 20-year-old in Los Angeles built a personality quiz on Sekai that reached 50,000 users by the end of the weekend. Users spend over an hour per day on the platform.
Founder Lucky Zhang Launches Fourth Venture
Sekai is founder Lucky Zhang's fourth company. His first company was acquired by Apple. His second, the largest short-video platform in Latin America, was acquired by TikTok. His third company, Vietnam's largest music streaming platform, is still running. Zhang stated, "Every great consumer platform starts with a new format. Twitter had microblogging. Instagram had mobile photography. AI-generated software is the next one, and Sekai is where anyone can create, play, and remix software as real, working mini-apps."
Lead Investors Cite Format Innovation and User Engagement
Keith Rabois, Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, stated, "The most ambitious consumer companies of the next decade will be built around new formats that AI makes possible. Most attempts have been incremental. Sekai has what most consumer startups lack: a distinct format, exceptional product velocity, and a founder who has already shipped at scale."
Nicole Quinn, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Connect Ventures, stated, "The most valuable companies of the next decade will sit at the intersection of AI and culture, products that feel like entertainment, not software. Fifteen million user-created apps, with users spending over an hour a day on the platform, is the kind of early signal we look for. Pairing Lucky's team with the relationships we have through CAA, Sekai has a real chance to define a new category of consumer experience."
Sekai's remote-first team is hiring across engineering and product. The company was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.
FAQ
How much funding did Sekai raise?
Sekai raised $26 million in combined Seed and Series A funding, with the Series A round totaling $20 million.
Who led Sekai's Series A funding round?
The Series A round was co-led by Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures and Nicole Quinn at Connect Ventures, with participation from 359 Capital, Parable VC, and 645 Ventures.
How many mini-apps have been created on Sekai's platform?
Users have built more than 15 million mini-apps on Sekai, with 200,000 new applications created every day.
