Orchids
Orchids is an AI-powered app builder that enables users to build web apps, mobile apps, games, and AI agents through text prompts, often referred to as 'vibe coding'.
Founding Story
Orchids was founded to bridge the gap between simple AI website builders and complex full-stack development, creating an 'AI Full Stack Engineer' that can plan, debug, and run commands.
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Leadership
Founders
Kevin Lu
Applied Scientist at AWS, Researcher at Stanford HAI. Education: Stanford University.
Bach Tran
Software Engineer at Addepar. Education: University of Pennsylvania (Computer Science).
Executive Team
Kevin Lu
CEO & Co-Founder
Ex-AWS, Stanford HAI researcher.
Bach Tran
Co-Founder
Ex-Addepar, UPenn CS.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based SaaS with credit usage limits.
Pricing Tiers
2M credits/mo, 10 projects
4M credits/mo, unlimited projects
12M credits/mo, priority support
30M credits/mo, priority access
Target Markets
- Startups
- Non-technical founders
- Enterprise product teams
- Indie developers
- Rapid prototyping for founders
- Building internal business tools
- Developing MVPs for mobile and web
- Automating coding tasks for developers
- 25+ Fortune 500 teams
- Innovators at tech companies using Daytona
History & Milestones
Launched Orchids 1.0, the first AI app builder for full-stack development.
Launched the world's first 'Vibe Coding' IDE.
Ranked #1 on UI Bench and Design Arena benchmarks, outperforming rivals like Bolt and Lovable.
Reached $660K Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) with a 6-person team.
