Base44 Statistics
The 6-month-old vibe-coding startup that Wix acquired for $80M in cash. Founded solo by Israeli developer Maor Shlomo.
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Company & funding
Launched
Founded and launched by Maor Shlomo as a solo developer (later joined by 8 employees).
Source: TechCrunch · Feb 2025
Headquarters (Israel)
Founder Maor Shlomo is Tel Aviv-based; previously founded B2B data platform Explorium.
Source: TechCrunch · 2025
Wix acquisition (cash)
Wix acquired Base44 for $80 million in cash in June 2025 — six months after launch.
Source: TechCrunch · Jun 2025
Employee retention bonus pool
Of the $80M deal, $25M was allocated as a retention bonus split among Base44's 8 employees.
Source: TechCrunch · Jun 2025
Performance milestone bonus
Per Wix's Q4 2025 financial report, Shlomo is on track to receive an additional $90M cash if performance milestones in the acquisition agreement are met.
Source: Calcalist · Q4 2025
Usage & adoption
Users at acquisition (6 months in)
Reached 250,000 users in its six months as an independent company before the Wix acquisition.
Source: TechCrunch · Jun 2025
Users in first three weeks
Crossed 10,000 users within the first three weeks after launch.
Source: TechCrunch · Mar 2025
Profit in May 2025
Generated $189,000 in profit in May 2025 — after covering high LLM token costs. Profitable pre-acquisition.
Source: TechCrunch · May 2025
Security incidents & research
AI-built apps with vulnerabilities (industry-wide)
SusVibes peer-reviewed research found only 10.5% of vibe-coded apps were secure across the platforms studied.
Source: SusVibes (arXiv:2512.03262) · Dec 2025
AI-built apps missing basic protections
Tenzai's audit of AI coding tools found 98% of resulting apps shipped without basic security controls.
Source: Tenzai · 2025
Reports & research
6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash
TechCrunch · 2025
Primary source for acquisition terms, user counts, and finances.
Base44 founder Maor Shlomo set to receive $90 million in cash after hitting milestones with Wix
Calcalist · 2025
Additional $90M earnout reported in Wix's Q4 2025 financials.
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