Wix acquires Base44, which lets users build apps from text prompts, for $80M; Base44 was founded by a solo entrepreneur six months ago and employs six people
31-year-old Maor Shlomo built the viral AI app-maker as a side project that began last year during a post-reserve trip.
CTech Sophie Shulman
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- This feels like a bit much for a six-month-old. In my experience, they can't do much yet. Good for the vibe coder service though. — RE: https://www.threads.com/... @mgsiegler · M.G. Siegler
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Discussion
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Wix Blog
Avishai Abrahami
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The future of website creation: Avishai Abrahami on AI and Wix's vision
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@avishai_ab
Avishai Abrahami
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@mluggy ... Well, @mluggy, you made us put our cynicism aside, we're now fully convinced you possess supernatural foresight. (And a pretty solid analytical mind too!) We're looking forward to what the future holds for us all. Hopefully it will bring simpler, quieter days so we'll…
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@wix
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Welcome @base_44 to Wix! 📣 Base44 is an innovative AI-powered platform that empowers anyone to build fully functioning apps in minutes, using nothing but natural language—no coding needed. Read more on what's next: https://www.wix.com/... [image]
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@avishai_ab
Avishai Abrahami
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We've made a tremendous addition to @Wix with @base_44. A great product, built by an amazing team. Real users, real traction, real value. Together we're building the future of software creation: accessible, intuitive, and AI-powered. https://lnkd.in/... [image]
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@base_44
@base_44
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Big news: Base44 is joining @Wix! 🚀 This is huge for us, and an exciting step toward our goal: helping anyone effortlessly turn ideas into reality. 🧵 [image]
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@wixeng
Wix Engineering
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This is so exciting - hey 👋 @Base44, welcome to @Wix!! https://www.wix.com/... [image]
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@ms_base44
Maor Shlomo
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1/ Base44 is being acquired by Wix. There's a lot I'd like to share - probably more than what fits in a single post. Here are some thoughts, in no particular order 🧵 (picture below - Base44's early days :)) [image]
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@mihikapoor
Mihika Kapoor
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best admin interface of any vibe coding product imo excellent product & well deserved outcome
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@nirzo
Nir Zohar
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What @MS_BASE44 and his team built is remarkable—a product that opens software creation to anyone. Joining forces with @base_44 helps us give more people the tools to turn ideas into real apps, fast, with no code or complexity. [image]
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@nathanlatka
Nathan Latka
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PSA: When you bootstrap, you can do whatever you want :) (like not chase unicorn IPO's, and instead sell for $80m as a solo founder/team) Congrats Maor!