Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, andit’snot just theLovablesandReplitsof the world thatarewinning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too.
Supabase, the open-source database platformthat’sbecome the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world,raised $100 million at a$5 billionvaluationjust months after closing $200 million at$2 billion. But co-founder and CEO PaulCopplestonehas a surprising strategy: he keeps turning down million-dollar enterprise contractsfrom deep-pocketed but demanding customers.He’sbetting instead thatif he sticks to his own productvision, the world will come to him. So far,he’sbeen right.
Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie Bort sat down withCopplestoneto exploreSupabase’srise and what it means forvibe coding, developers andthe databasegiants who have historically controlled this market.
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