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Accenture invests as Replit broadens funding and enterprise use

• Replit said it raised $400 million at a $9 billion valuation, with Accenture named as a strategic investor in the round 1.
• The $9 billion price tag is three times Replit’s valuation from six months earlier, which suggests stronger investor interest 2.
• Teams at 85% of Fortune 500 companies use Replit’s platform, including Adobe, Atlassian, Databricks, and Zillow, according to the company 3.
• Replit aims to reach $1 billion in annual run-rate revenue by the end of 2026, and the company says it is on pace 1.

Large consulting firms bring AI-assisted coding into enterprise projects

• The partnership aims to spread “vibe coding,” where AI software tools write code from natural-language prompts, so business and technology teams can build applications faster 3.
• The method could bring more non-engineering employees into application design, building, and deployment, aligning with Accenture’s view that it can narrow the gap between business goals and technical delivery 3.
• Accenture said it will work with Replit to pick enterprise use cases and workflows, then roll them out across Accenture’s global client base, alongside Accenture’s own internal use of the tools 3.