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Builder.ai

AI / SaaSUKClosed 2025

Total Raised

$450M

Peak Valuation

$1.50B

Employees

1,500

Year Collapsed

2025

Business model

No-code app development platform marketed as AI-assisted.

In brief

Marketed itself as an AI platform that made app-building 'as easy as ordering a pizza,' backed by Microsoft and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. An investigation found much of the 'AI' work was done manually by hundreds of engineers, and revenue had been inflated roughly 300%; a le…

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Key facts

Founded
2016
Closed
2025
Headquarters
London, UK
Industry
AI / SaaS
Employees
1,500
Revenue
$50M

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