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Rork funding, valuation and investors
AI-native mobile app builder supporting iOS and Android; SR005 alumnus with a $15M seed round and the Paperline acquisition.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$15M · April 9, 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$15M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · San Francisco, California, United States
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Left Lane Capital
Other: Peak XV , True Ventures , Goodwater , a16z Speedrun
Overview
Rork lets founders, non-programmers and app developers describe mobile app ideas in natural language, create working applications, iterate on interfaces and deploy to Apple and Google distribution channels. Its output includes native app workflows built with technologies including Swift, React Native and Expo. Founded by Daniel Dhawan and collaborators, Rork joined Speedrun SR005.
On April 9, 2026 it announced a $15M seed led by Left Lane Capital, with Peak XV, True Ventures, Goodwater and existing investor a16z Speedrun participating. Rork also acquired competing app-building product Paperline, according to Axios. The core commercial test is whether generated apps are maintainable and able to pass store review, handle native integrations, monetize and preserve user ownership of code.
Company claims about app-store positions should be evaluated at their publication date rather than treated as permanent rankings.
Why Rork is interesting
Rork secured $15M in seed funding in April 2026 and acquired app builder Paperline. Its mobile-first AI app-creation workflow targets a different customer job from generic text-to-website tools.
Product & use cases
Prompt-driven generation, preview, iteration and publishing for mobile applications on iOS and Android.
- Entrepreneurs prototyping and launching an App Store product
- Teams rapidly testing mobile-first consumer app ideas
- Developers accelerating UI scaffolding and iteration
Funding history (newest first)
Seed
2026-04-09 $15M- Left Lane Capital (lead)
- Peak XV (participant)
- True Ventures (participant)
- Goodwater (participant)
- a16z Speedrun (participant)
Source: Read source · prnewswire.com
Competitive landscape
Edge: A mobile-specific delivery workflow offers a sharper product wedge than general code generation, but reliability, lock-in and code quality require practical testing.
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Lovable adjacent
Prompt-to-web application creation
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FlutterFlow direct
Visual mobile app builder and deploy pipeline
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Expo alternative
Developer-focused framework for native React Native apps
Notable stories
- Official SR005: https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies/rork
- Funding announcement and investors: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rork-raises-15m-to-power-the-next-generation-of-app-store-entrepreneurs-302736638.html
- Paperline acquisition: https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/04/09/rork-seed-mobile-apps-enterprise
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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