The tech industry is abuzz with ‘vibe coding,’ a trend that’s not only benefiting popular platforms like Lovables and Replits, but also the foundational infrastructure startups supporting them.
Supabase, an open-source database platform favored by the ‘vibe-coding’ community, recently secured $100 million in funding, reaching a $5 billion valuation. This occurred merely months after a previous $200 million raise at a $2 billion valuation. Despite this rapid growth, co-founder and CEO Paul Copplestone employs an unexpected tactic: he consistently declines lucrative enterprise contracts from high-paying yet demanding clients. His conviction is that by adhering strictly to his product vision, success will naturally follow. His approach has proven effective thus far.
In today’s episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie Bort interviews Copplestone to delve into Supabase’s remarkable ascent and its implications for vibe coding, developers, and the established database industry.
Tune into the complete episode for insights on:
- Copplestone’s perspective on why “the demise of Oracle isn’t a generational event”
- Supabase’s investment in ambitious technical projects aimed at enhancing Postgres scalability
- His decision-making process for rejecting enterprise opportunities, and the associated “painful” feelings
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