Rocket Raises $15 Million in Seed Round
Rocket, a Surat, India–based AI-powered app-building platform that transforms natural language into production-ready applications, has raised $15 million in a Seed funding round.
The round was led by Salesforce Ventures and Accel, with participation from Together Fund.
Accel is a global venture capital firm that invests in early- and growth-stage technology companies. The firm focuses on technology, consumer products, SaaS, fintech, and healthcare sectors. With offices in Silicon Valley, London, and Bangalore, Accel provides capital, strategic guidance, and a vast network to help companies scale globally.
Salesforce Ventures is the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Salesforce, the global cloud-based software company. Founded in 2009, it invests across the U.S., Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, India, and Australia. Since its founding, the firm has deployed over $6 billion in capital into more than 630 startups. Salesforce Ventures focuses on enterprise software companies, investing from Seed rounds through Growth stages.
The funding will strengthen R&D, accelerate product development, and support Rocket’s expansion into global markets, including establishing a new North American headquarters in Palo Alto.
Founded by Vishal Virani, Rahul Shingala, and Deepak Dhanak, Rocket is an AI-powered app-building platform that enables anyone to turn natural language into production-ready apps, websites, dashboards, and internal tools. Headquartered in Surat, India, and with a new office in Palo Alto, USA, Rocket aims to democratize app building globally and empower the next generation of creators. The platform has over 400,000 users across 180+ countries, generating more than 500,000 production-ready ideas.
Funding Details
Company: DhiWise USA Inc. (Rocket)
Raised: $15.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: September 2025
Lead Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Accel
Additional Investors: Together Fund
Company Website: https://www.rocket.new/
Software Category: AI App-Building / No-Code Development