Estonian AI app-building platform bilt.me has raised €615,000 to expand its ability to turn natural language ideas into native mobile applications. The Tallinn-based company was founded in August 2025 by Uku Joost Annus, Kevin Akkermann, and Karl Kiilaspää. Its platform is designed to reduce the technical complexity that has traditionally kept mobile app development out of reach for many builders.
A Native Mobile First Approach
Unlike many AI app builders that focus primarily on generating web applications, bilt.me targets native iOS and Android apps. Users can describe an idea and have an AI agent build a real mobile application with payments, cloud, and sharing included. The company believes this approach removes the need for traditional development processes and makes app creation accessible to more people.
Infrastructure Built In House
To support native app development, bilt.me built its own payments, cloud, and sharing layers called Bilt Payments, Bilt Cloud, and Bilt Link. The company developed this infrastructure after concluding that suitable tools were lacking on the market. These built-in services aim to give users a complete foundation for launching and monetizing mobile products.
From Hackathon to Growing Revenue
Bilt.me began as a hackathon project in Tallinn and has since developed into a commercial platform. It has passed €100,000 in annual recurring revenue, and revenue has doubled month over month for three consecutive months. This early traction suggests that demand for accessible native app development tools is strengthening among independent builders.
User Adoption and Live Applications
Thousands of people are currently using bilt.me to build applications. Around 75% of these projects are consumer apps, while 25% are private or in-house tools. Paying apps built on the platform are already live on the App Store and Google Play, demonstrating that users can move from idea to published product.
Europe's AI Application Layer
Bilt.me sees a meaningful opportunity for Europe at the application layer of AI. The company acknowledges that Europe has fallen behind in energy, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and frontier models. It argues, however, that Europe remains world-class at turning AI into real products and services that people use and pay for.
The Builder Opportunity
Company representatives argue that apps, not websites, are where the next generation of businesses will be built. The team traveled to San Francisco and returned more convinced that European builders are already present. Bilt.me users are described as living at the frontier of AI, using their own knowledge to solve shared problems.
Investor Backing and Strategic Support
The €615,000 round was led by an early-stage investor and included participation from Markus Villig, founder of Bolt, and Martin Sokk, founder of Lightyear. The lead investor described bilt.me as an exciting portfolio addition and highlighted the company's rapid revenue growth. This backing adds strategic credibility to the young Estonian platform.
Expansion Plans and Product Roadmap
The new capital will support bilt.me's global expansion and the further development of its application-building capabilities. The company wants to increase the number of builders who can create native mobile applications without traditional development resources. Users are already turning specialized knowledge and ideas into real businesses in a short period.
Bilt.me's early momentum points to a growing appetite for AI tools that simplify mobile app creation and lower the barrier to entrepreneurship. The platform combines native app generation with payments, cloud, and social sharing infrastructure, which could differentiate it in a competitive AI builder market. With fresh funding and a focus on Europe's application layer, bilt.me aims to scale its community and help more builders turn ideas into published apps.