Instant

The best backend for AI-coded apps

Y CombinatorSummer 2022ActiveB2BEngineering, Product and DesignDeveloper Tools

What they do

Problem

AI-generated apps often lack a complete, production-ready backend with authentication, permissions, storage, and real-time features needed to ship reliably.

Solution

Instant provides a ready-to-use backend platform offering auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streaming/real-time capabilities for AI-coded applications.

Who it's for

Developers and teams building AI-coded applications who need a full backend without managing infrastructure.

Founders

Joe Averbukh

Founder

I truly believe each one of us has the ability to create the world they want to see. I love working with optimistic and principle-oriented people. Since 2020 I’ve been building with my best friend. We followed two rules initially 1) Build something we want for ourselves and 2) Make something more ambitious than previously. Since 2021 we added a third rule, 3) Make it a business. To that end we launched Jobsearch.dev, ExportHealth, Zeneca, Consistent, and now work on Instant, the modern Firebase

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Stepan Parunashvili

Founder

I work with people I will be friends with for a lifetime. I love hacking. I started off my career building a startup in China, and soon joined Wit.ai to work on an API for natural language processing. We used a suite of interesting tools, like Clojure, which heavily influenced my software design philosophy. We were acquired by Facebook. After 4 years, I had a stint at Airbnb, and decided to start Instant with my best friend. I also love to write; you can read some essays on my blog: stopa.io

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