{
  "id": 10385823,
  "title": "Estonia’s bilt.me raises €615k with backing from Bolt and Lightyear founders to scale its AI-native mobile app builder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/estonias-bilt-me-raises-615k-with-backing-from-bolt-and-lightyear",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:30:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/09/estonias-bilt-me-raises-e615k-with-backing-from-bolt-and-lightyear-founders-to-scale-its-ai-native-mobile-app-builder/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Estonia's AI-native mobile app builder, bilt.me, has secured €614.9k in pre-Seed funding from Superhero Capital and notable investors Markus Villig and Martin Sokk. The company's co-founder and CEO, Uku Joost Annus, emphasized the importance of Europe's role in application layer development, stating that the region is still world-class in turning AI into real-world products. Founded in August 2025 by Annus, Kevin Akkermann, and Karl Kiilaspää, bilt.me launched as a hackathon project to overcome Apple's app-testing restrictions and quickly gained traction. The company's unique selling point is its ability to generate native Android and iOS apps without requiring any coding knowledge. Annus highlighted the gap in the market, noting that while there are more than a billion websites, only a few million apps exist, presenting a significant opportunity for his platform. The funding will be used to expand globally and enhance the platform's capabilities, with the long-term goal of becoming the go-to platform for entrepreneurs worldwide looking to develop mobile apps.",
  "summary": "bilt.me, a Tallinn-based AI-native mobile app builder, has raised €614.9k ($700k) in a pre-Seed funding round. The round was led by Superhero Capital, a Seed-stage VC backing software-driven startups across Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The round also saw backing from Bolt founder Markus Villig and Lightyear founder Martin Sokk. “We should be honest with […] The post Estonia’s bilt.me…",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}