The phenomenon of vibe coding has rapidly gained traction in the tech sector, and its success isn’t limited to prominent companies like Lovables and Replits. The foundational infrastructure providers are also experiencing significant gains.
Supabase, an open-source database platform that has emerged as the preferred backend for the vibe-coding ecosystem, recently secured $100 million at a $5 billion valuation, merely months after a $200 million funding round valued it at $2 billion. However, co-founder and CEO Paul Copplestone employs an unexpected tactic: he consistently declines lucrative enterprise contracts from wealthy yet high-maintenance clients. His strategy hinges on the belief that by adhering strictly to his product vision, global adoption will naturally follow. To date, his approach has proven successful.
In today’s episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie Bort interviewed Copplestone to delve into Supabase’s impressive growth and its implications for vibe coding, software developers, and the established database industry titans.
The complete episode covers:
- Copplestone’s conviction that “Oracle’s demise won’t span a generation”
- Supabase’s ambitious technical projects aimed at enhancing Postgres’s scalability
- His decision-making process for rejecting enterprise opportunities, and why it remains “very painful”
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