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Business Wire
7 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Superblocks Announces Availability of its Enterprise Vibe Coding Platform in the New AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Superblocks, the leading platform for secure enterprise application development, today announced the availability of the Superblocks Platform in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Enterprises can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy, and deploy AI agents solutions, including Superblocks' enterprise vibe coding agent, Clark, using their AWS accounts — accelerating agent and agentic workflow development. Superblocks brings vibe coding to the enterprise with the first ever AI app builder purpose-built for enterprise internal applications. It delivers the speed of consumer vibe coding tools like Lovable, Replit or Bolt, but with built-in security, governance, and compliance. Built for enterprise speed and governance, Clark helps teams generate full-stack apps from natural language prompts while enforcing company standards for security, data access, and design. This means more employees across the organization, including non-engineers, can safely and efficiently build the tools they need for their everyday workflows and operations. "Developer speed is a huge focus for most businesses today, but large organizations can't afford the risks of unchecked vibe coding tools,' said Brad Menezes, Co-Founder and CEO of Superblocks. 'By offering the Superblocks platform in AWS Marketplace, customers can now move faster and build smarter on a platform designed for enterprise vibe coding.' Superblocks enables a multi-modal development experience, so teams can build applications in the way that best suits their workflow. With Superblocks, customers can: Generate with AI: Use Clark, the first AI agent for internal enterprise apps, to generate full-stack apps from natural language prompts. Build visually: Refine UIs, agents, and workflows using hundreds of drag-and-drop components. Customize with JavaScript or bring your own React components. Extend with Code: Edit underlying React code directly in your IDE (Cursor, Windsurf, VSCode) with real-time sync to the Visual Editor. With the availability of AI Agents and Tools in AWS Marketplace, customers can significantly accelerate their procurement process to drive AI innovation, reducing the time needed for vendor evaluations and complex negotiations. With centralized purchasing using AWS accounts, customers maintain visibility and control over licensing, payments, and access through AWS. Available as a vendor-hosted API and containerized deployment solution, Superblocks supports standard REST APIs, webhooks, and authentication protocols. This enables customers to rapidly and securely orchestrate AI agent workflows that scale across AWS services like Amazon Bedrock, RDS, S3, Lambda, and Secrets Manager, all while maintaining enterprise-grade security and governance. To learn more about Superblocks in AWS Marketplace, visit: To learn more about the new Agents and Tools category in AWS Marketplace, visit: About Superblocks: Superblocks is an AI platform that reimagines how internal software is built across the enterprise. Its AI agent, Clark, allows businesses to build production-grade internal apps and automations using natural language. Every app connects directly to company systems, data, and design standards, while generating clean, traceable React code under the hood. With full visibility and control for engineering and IT, Superblocks enables faster execution, fewer bottlenecks, and a new model for building internal software at scale. Superblocks has raised $60M in funding and is backed by Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks, and Meritech Capital, as well as leading tech executives including the founders of Workday, Box, and Okta.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Superblocks Named "Overall Agentic AI Solution of the Year" in 2025 Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Awards Program
Superblocks' latest offering, Clark, is honored for enabling any employee to build secure, centrally governed internal applications using AI NEW YORK, June 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Superblocks, the leader in secure enterprise app development, today announced that Superblocks' Clark AI agent has been selected as the winner of "Overall Agentic AI Solution of the Year" award in the 8th annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough. AI Breakthrough is a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today. Fellow winners include brands like NVIDIA, Writer, Glean, Asana, Meta, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Databricks, and Honeywell. Clark is the first AI platform that lets anyone build secure, production-grade internal apps in minutes. Through a simple prompt, Clark handles everything from design to deployment, integrating with enterprise data, enforcing permissions, and generating clean React code under the hood. Built on a Mixture of Agents architecture, it mimics a full internal tools team across design, engineering, IT, security, and QA. Apps can be generated with AI, edited visually in the built-in Visual Editor, or extended in code, providing developers, business teams, and IT with a shared platform for secure collaboration. "The market is flooded with AI coding assistants aimed at speeding up developers. These are great, but the real disruption will come from rethinking who can now build software in the first place," said Brad Menezes, Co-founder and CEO of Superblocks. "Clark is enabling a new class of builders at work, from business users to department heads, and leading the way for secure, enterprise-grade vibe coding." The AI Breakthrough Awards shine a spotlight on the boldest innovators and most impactful technologies leading the charge in AI across a comprehensive set of categories, including Generative AI, Computer Vision, AIOps, Agentic AI, Robotics, Natural Language Processing, industry-specific AI applications and many more. This year's program attracted more than 5,000 nominations from over 20 different countries throughout the world, underscoring the explosive growth and global importance of AI as a defining technology of the 21st century. "With Clark, teams can move from idea to functional application in minutes without waiting on engineering cycles or compromising on quality. A long-standing inefficiency in enterprise software is how much time is spent on internal tools that customers never use. Though they're essential for powering workflows and operations, they consume expensive engineering bandwidth," said Steve Johansson, managing director, AI Breakthrough. "Clark changes the equation, allowing anyone, regardless of their technical skillset, to build custom applications themselves, freeing engineers to focus on strategic, customer-facing work that helps the business stand out. We're thrilled to award Superblocks with 'Overall Agentic AI Solution of the Year' for Clark!" Superblocks is already being used by forward-thinking teams at enterprise companies like Instacart, Carrier, and Cvent to streamline operations, accelerate development, and reduce engineering bottlenecks. Clark is currently in early access as Superblocks ramps up capacity. To start using Clark, join the waitlist or get in touch at clark-access@ About AI Breakthrough Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the AI Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Artificial Intelligence technologies, services, companies and products. The AI Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of AI companies and products in categories including Generative AI, Machine Learning, AI Platforms, Robotics, Business Intelligence, AI Hardware, Computer Vision and more. For more information visit About Superblocks Superblocks is an AI platform that reimagines how internal software is built across the enterprise. Its AI agent, Clark, allows businesses to build production-grade internal apps and automations using natural language. Every app connects directly to company systems, data, and design standards, while generating clean, traceable React code under the hood. With full visibility and control for engineering and IT, Superblocks enables faster execution, fewer bottlenecks, and a new model for building internal software at scale. Superblocks has raised $60M in funding and is backed by Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks, and Meritech Capital, as well as leading tech executives including the founders of Workday, Box, and Okta. View source version on Contacts Media Contact:Sophia TavakolSMT Communicationspress@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
25-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Superblocks Named 'Overall Agentic AI Solution of the Year' in 2025 Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Awards Program
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Superblocks, the leader in secure enterprise app development, today announced that Superblocks' Clark AI agent has been selected as the winner of 'Overall Agentic AI Solution of the Year' award in the 8 th annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough. AI Breakthrough is a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today. Fellow winners include brands like NVIDIA, Writer, Glean, Asana, Meta, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Databricks, and Honeywell. Clark is the first AI platform that lets anyone build secure, production-grade internal apps in minutes. Through a simple prompt, Clark handles everything from design to deployment, integrating with enterprise data, enforcing permissions, and generating clean React code under the hood. Built on a Mixture of Agents architecture, it mimics a full internal tools team across design, engineering, IT, security, and QA. Apps can be generated with AI, edited visually in the built-in Visual Editor, or extended in code, providing developers, business teams, and IT with a shared platform for secure collaboration. 'The market is flooded with AI coding assistants aimed at speeding up developers. These are great, but the real disruption will come from rethinking who can now build software in the first place,' said Brad Menezes, Co-founder and CEO of Superblocks. 'Clark is enabling a new class of builders at work, from business users to department heads, and leading the way for secure, enterprise-grade vibe coding.' The AI Breakthrough Awards shine a spotlight on the boldest innovators and most impactful technologies leading the charge in AI across a comprehensive set of categories, including Generative AI, Computer Vision, AIOps, Agentic AI, Robotics, Natural Language Processing, industry-specific AI applications and many more. This year's program attracted more than 5,000 nominations from over 20 different countries throughout the world, underscoring the explosive growth and global importance of AI as a defining technology of the 21st century. 'With Clark, teams can move from idea to functional application in minutes without waiting on engineering cycles or compromising on quality. A long-standing inefficiency in enterprise software is how much time is spent on internal tools that customers never use. Though they're essential for powering workflows and operations, they consume expensive engineering bandwidth,' said Steve Johansson, managing director, AI Breakthrough. 'Clark changes the equation, allowing anyone, regardless of their technical skillset, to build custom applications themselves, freeing engineers to focus on strategic, customer-facing work that helps the business stand out. We're thrilled to award Superblocks with 'Overall Agentic AI Solution of the Year' for Clark!' Superblocks is already being used by forward-thinking teams at enterprise companies like Instacart, Carrier, and Cvent to streamline operations, accelerate development, and reduce engineering bottlenecks. Clark is currently in early access as Superblocks ramps up capacity. To start using Clark, join the waitlist or get in touch at clark-access@ Part of Tech Breakthroug h, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the AI Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Artificial Intelligence technologies, services, companies and products. The AI Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of AI companies and products in categories including Generative AI, Machine Learning, AI Platforms, Robotics, Business Intelligence, AI Hardware, Computer Vision and more. For more information visit About Superblocks Superblocks is an AI platform that reimagines how internal software is built across the enterprise. Its AI agent, Clark, allows businesses to build production-grade internal apps and automations using natural language. Every app connects directly to company systems, data, and design standards, while generating clean, traceable React code under the hood. With full visibility and control for engineering and IT, Superblocks enables faster execution, fewer bottlenecks, and a new model for building internal software at scale. Superblocks has raised $60M in funding and is backed by Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks, and Meritech Capital, as well as leading tech executives including the founders of Workday, Box, and Okta.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Startups Weekly: No sign of pause
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can't miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. You'd think WWDC would cause a lull in startup news. But not in June, when everyone is eager to announce their latest deals — or even to go public. This week brought us many reminders that no startup journey is linear — but the next billion-dollar idea may only be one click away. Gong chime: Neobank Chime went public this week in one of this year's most anticipated IPOs. But the company nearly died in 2016 — until a providential check. Oh no, baby, no: Genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics raised criticism for its new product, Nucleus Embryo, which could let future parents pick or discard embryos based on controversial factors. Personal CRM: owner Automattic acquired Clay, a startup that had raised over $9 million in venture capital for its relationship management app, which will continue to be supported. (Trivia alert: TechCrunch has been writing about Automattic for 20 years now.) ICYMI: Brad Menezes, CEO of enterprise vibe-coding startup Superblocks, has a tip for prospective founders hoping to find a billion-dollar idea: Look at the system prompts used by existing AI unicorns. Behind this week's top deals, including some particularly large ones, you will find oversubscribed rounds and VC inbound, but also hard-earned funding and bold life decisions. Slim and fat: Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup reducing the size of LLMs, raised an unusually large Series B of €189 million (about $215 million). The company claims its 'slim' models can lower AI costs and run on all sorts of devices. Upward: Enterprise AI company Glean raised a $150 million Series F led by Wellington Management at a $7.2 billion valuation, up from $4.6 billion in September 2024. Boiling hot: Fervo Energy landed $206 million in a mix of debt and equity from backers, including Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, to continue work on a new geothermal power plant in Utah. Nuclear fuel: German startup Proxima Fusion secured a €130 million Series A (approximately $148 million) led by Balderton Capital and Cherry Ventures. Last mile: Coco Robotics, a delivery robot startup backed by Sam Altman, disclosed having raised $80 million across a mix of funding events from 2021 to 2024. In March, it announced a partnership with OpenAI. Singing: Hotel guest management platform Canary locked in an $80 million Series D led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Insight Partners, Fidelity, and others. Fresh capital: Tebi, the new fintech startup by former Adyen CTO Arnout Schuijff, raised a €30 million round ($34 million) led by Alphabet's CapitalG for its all-in-one platform for hospitality businesses. Streamlining contracts: British AI legal tech startup Definely raised a $30 million Series B from European and North American investors to make it easier for lawyers to review contracts. Based: AI sales startup Landbase closed a $30 million Series A co-led by existing investor Picus Capital and Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, which was one of 130 VC firms that reached out after its Series A and product launch. Shining bright: Co-founded by Jewel Burks Solomon, the former head of Google for Startups in the U.S., Collab Capital closed a $75 million Fund II focused on seed and Series A investments into healthcare, infrastructure, and the future of work. The U.S. Navy says 'welcome aboard' to new startup partnerships. This week on StrictlyVC Download, acting chief technology officer Justin Fanelli shared insights on the Navy's innovation adoption kit, as well as advice for any startups looking to work with the Navy. Sign in to access your portfolio
TechCrunch
13-06-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Startups Weekly: No sign of pause
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can't miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. You'd think WWDC would cause a lull in startup news. But not in June, when everyone is eager to announce their latest deals — or even to go public. Most interesting startup stories from the week Image Credits:Nasdaq This week brought us many reminders that no startup journey is linear — but the next billion-dollar idea may only be one click away. Gong chime: Neobank Chime went public this week in one of this year's most anticipated IPOs. But the company nearly died in 2016 — until a providential check. Oh no, baby, no: Genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics raised criticism for its new product, Nucleus Embryo, which could let future parents pick or discard embryos based on controversial factors. Personal CRM: owner Automattic acquired Clay, a startup that had raised over $9 million in venture capital for its relationship management app, which will continue to be supported. (Trivia alert: TechCrunch has been writing about Automattic for 20 years now.) ICYMI: Brad Menezes, CEO of enterprise vibe-coding startup Superblocks, has a tip for prospective founders hoping to find a billion-dollar idea: Look at the system prompts used by existing AI unicorns. Techcrunch event Save $200+ on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Save $200+ on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Boston, MA | REGISTER NOW Most interesting VC and funding news this week Image Credits:Fervo Energy Behind this week's top deals, including some particularly large ones, you will find oversubscribed rounds and VC inbound, but also hard-earned funding and bold life decisions. Slim and fat: Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup reducing the size of LLMs, raised an unusually large Series B of €189 million (about $215 million). The company claims its 'slim' models can lower AI costs and run on all sorts of devices. Upward: Enterprise AI company Glean raised a $150 million Series F led by Wellington Management at a $7.2 billion valuation, up from $4.6 billion in September 2024. Boiling hot: Fervo Energy landed $206 million in a mix of debt and equity from backers, including Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, to continue work on a new geothermal power plant in Utah. Nuclear fuel: German startup Proxima Fusion secured a €130 million Series A (approximately $148 million) led by Balderton Capital and Cherry Ventures. Last mile: Coco Robotics, a delivery robot startup backed by Sam Altman, disclosed having raised $80 million across a mix of funding events from 2021 to 2024. In March, it announced a partnership with OpenAI. Singing: Hotel guest management platform Canary locked in an $80 million Series D led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Insight Partners, Fidelity, and others. Fresh capital: Tebi, the new fintech startup by former Adyen CTO Arnout Schuijff, raised a €30 million round ($34 million) led by Alphabet's CapitalG for its all-in-one platform for hospitality businesses. Streamlining contracts: British AI legal tech startup Definely raised a $30 million Series B from European and North American investors to make it easier for lawyers to review contracts. Based: AI sales startup Landbase closed a $30 million Series A co-led by existing investor Picus Capital and Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, which was one of 130 VC firms that reached out after its Series A and product launch. Shining bright: Co-founded by Jewel Burks Solomon, the former head of Google for Startups in the U.S., Collab Capital closed a $75 million Fund II focused on seed and Series A investments into healthcare, infrastructure, and the future of work. Last but not least Image Credits:Getty Images The U.S. Navy says 'welcome aboard' to new startup partnerships. This week on StrictlyVC Download, acting chief technology officer Justin Fanelli shared insights on the Navy's innovation adoption kit, as well as advice for any startups looking to work with the Navy.
