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Newsweek
a day ago
- Business
- Newsweek
ChatAndBuild Founder Christel Buchanan Wants to Make You an App Developer
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. What started out as an advertising slogan for Apple more than 15 years ago has morphed into somewhat of a modern day colloquialism: There should be an app for that. Who hasn't—ticked off by an inconvenient annoyance or inspired by a stroke of midnight genius—thought, "If only I knew how to code?" Meet Christel Buchanan. Buchanan, the founder and CEO of ChatAndBuild, is on a mission to create a world where anyone, regardless of their ability to code, can turn their app dreams into a reality. "Why can't a grandmom in Thailand chat and build? Why can't my dad, who speaks Mandarin, chat and build?" Buchanan asked during a private interview following her panel discussion at Newsweek's Women's Global Impact forum. "Why is that only someone with a Stanford [computer science] degree in the Bay Area gets to build something and then walk away as a multibillionaire?" The Singaporean tech founder told Newsweek that while her dad isn't a multibillionaire yet, he's already built two games with her AI-driven platform. After seeing the mahjong game and Pac-Man game he built, Buchanan realized, "This could be big." Christel Buchanan, the founder and CEO of ChatAndBuild, joined Newsweek at the Women's Global Impact forum in New York earlier this month. Christel Buchanan, the founder and CEO of ChatAndBuild, joined Newsweek at the Women's Global Impact forum in New York earlier this month. Newsweek Illustration/Canva Using a conversational interface, ChatAndBuild empowers users to "chat" their software ideas into real products. Prompts like, "create an AI-powered horoscope quiz" or "build me a to-do app," are answered with products that are ready for use. The rapid ascent of AI has been likened to everything from the rise of the internet to the industrial revolution, but, to Buchanan, the potential of her platform feels closer to Instagram, a tech tool that offers everyone a chance to create. "If you think about social media, it kind of empowered anyone to take a photo and share it," she said. "This is going to be the next wave." She foresees that app-building and coding will change the same way that photography did with the introduction of smartphones. "Right now, there's maybe 5 million coders," Buchanan said. "How do we make it so that 1 billion people are able to code and talk to a computer?" As of today, about 150,000 users around the world are using ChatAndBuild to create their own tech products, she said. To put those figures into perspective: Buchanan began working on the platform only earlier this year, and it wasn't until May that the product was ready for the public. With ChatAndBuild, users "don't have to worry about code dependencies, code packages, which programming language [to] use," she explained during last week's Tech Savvy: Leveraging AI to Exceed Expectations panel. "Chat and build, and everything is done for you in one platform," she said. Buchanan's goal to democratize coding stems from her own path. Just a year into university, she abandoned a coveted government-sponsored scholarship in search for something more. It led her to a job at Twitter, where she eventually became the regional head of content for Asia, Middle East and Africa, and later to software company Brandwatch and blockchain platform Zilliqa. "I've always loved technology," she said with a massive smile. "Because, for me, technology was the great equalizer. It lifted me." "With AI, we're really at the most fundamental change. ... Everything [will] be disrupted in the next 10, 20 or 30 years," she continued. The AI revolution feels fairly recent for most, but there are already new concerns being raised. Buchanan—who staunchly believes that the future of tech is better understood through hackathons than thought-leadership conferences—said she's already beginning to see questions pop up about how generative AI models are storing data, with some worried that any intellectual property entered into a chatbot might no longer belong to the user. "This is something that we need to take note about, which is why I'm developing this idea that you can train and trade your AI agent," she said. "You should have ownership of your data." "I think it's going to become a very big topic in the next one, two years," she said. "It'll be a different kind of doomscrolling." It's why Buchanan has turned her attention to non-fungible agents (NFAs), a decentralized digital entity that would establish unique digital ownership. "Right now, there is no graphical user interface for AI," she explained. "It's a very bare bones kind of thing. We don't know what the operating system is going to look like, which is why it's going to be very interesting to see what happens."
Business Upturn
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Upturn
ChatAndBuild Debuts Worldwide, Powering AI App Creation in 40+ Languages as Industry M&A Heats Up
Photo Courtesy of: ChatAndBuild LONDON, Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ChatAndBuild, the AI-powered platform that turns simple ideas into real, production-ready applications – directly from your phone or laptop – is now publicly available worldwide. Powered by Anthropic Sonnet 4, ChatAndBuild supports 40+ languages – including Japanese, Arabic, Korean and Mandarin – letting anyone describe their idea and watch in real-time as AI streams code, designs interfaces, and wires backends. While legacy platforms chain builders to desktops, ChatAndBuild is available on mobile because the next generation thinks in swipes, not syntax. The platform packs enterprise-grade power into a mobile-first experience. ChatAndBuild has integrations that support Figma-to-code imports, Stripe payments, 50+ DNS providers, full Supabase databases with real time APIs, and GitHub syncing. Front-end fidelity is supercharged by Anima – the agent powering Figma-to-code for 1.5M+ users. From Japan to Korea, Asia's design-forward communities are embracing the next wave of software creation. Thousands of applications have already been built across 30+ countries – spanning education, healthcare, blockchain, and community projects – demonstrating strong global demand and clear early traction. But ChatAndBuild's true innovation is Non-Fungible Agents (NFAs) – AI agents users can build, own, train, and trade like digital assets. With millions in pre-launch revenue already committed to NFA purchases, this represents the world's first AI ownership economy. NFAs evolve, carry memory, and increase in value – transforming AI from a service you rent into an asset you own. The shift from AI-as-a-Service to AI-as-an-Asset starts here. 'Software 1.0 was written by developers. Software 2.0 was trained by researchers. Software 3.0 will be owned by everyone,' said Christel Buchanan, Founder and CEO. 'We're building for 7 billion people who have ideas but don't code. When anyone can create software in their native language and own the AI agents they build, we unlock human potential at a scale never before possible. This isn't just democratizing development. It's rewriting the rules of who gets to shape the future.' ChatAndBuild recently conducted a hackathon at the University of Oxford's Jesus College, while the Singapore Government's Lorong AI provided the platform where an AI community of creators and practitioners, across government, industry, and research, could innovate. OpenSourced – a community of builders, thinkers, and innovators – and WomenInAI have both hosted inaugural hackathons, driving diverse creation across the platform. Web3 leaders Babylon, Avail, Livepeer and thirdweb have joined the partner ecosystem, recognizing that when builders across five continents – from UK students to African entrepreneurs – choose mobile-first development, they're not just building apps. They're building the future. 'ChatAndBuild's launch comes amidst a surge in mergers and acquisitions across the AI productivity and no-code space,' said Trevor Healy, Managing Partner at Sansa Advisors. 'Recent high-profile deals, including Wix's acquisition of Base44 and OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf, underscore rising demand for platforms that bridge natural language and execution. What makes ChatAndBuild particularly compelling is their focus on mobile-first development and the introduction of tradeable AI agents. They're not just following the market. They're creating an entirely new category.' ' Bolt and Replit are exploding in the US, Lovable is taking Europe, and ChatAndBuild is rising fast across the UK and Asia,' said Avishay Cohen, Founder of Anima. ' It's early days for AI coding for non-coders, and ChatAndBuild is leading with both power and polish .' The implications are staggering. When a platform enables anyone to build software from their phone and own the AI that powers it, every smartphone becomes a potential startup studio. Every idea becomes investable. Every builder becomes an entrepreneur. 'The next unicorn won't be built in a garage,' explained Christel Buchanan. 'It'll be built on a phone, by someone who's never written a line of code. And they'll own every bit of the AI that powers it.' About ChatAndBuild ChatAndBuild transforms ideas into software instantly, empowering 7 billion people to build in 40+ languages with zero code, while combining the power of multiple AI engines with enterprise-grade integrations. Beyond traditional no-code platforms, it introduces Non-Fungible Agents (NFAs) – creating a new economy where AI capabilities can be owned, trained, and traded. The platform has already enabled thousands of applications across 30+ countries. Powered by Anthropic, OpenAI, and Deepseek, and key partners like Anima, the front-end design agent trusted by millions, we've packed enterprise-grade muscle into a mobile-first experience. ChatAndBuild delivers everything from Stripe payments to GitHub syncing to Supabase APIs and DNS deployment. When a student in Jakarta can build a SaaS platform on the bus, or a teacher in Lagos can create and sell an AI tutor from their phone, that's ChatAndBuild. Elite institutions like University of Oxford and the Singapore Government's Lorong AI are partnering with us. Web3 pioneers Avail, Babylon, and Thirdweb are building with us. Because they see what we see: The future of software doesn't belong to big tech. It belongs to the builders. Build yours at Contact Information: Name: Chelsea LiCompany: ChatAndBuildWebsite: Email: [email protected]
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
ChatAndBuild Debuts Worldwide, Powering AI App Creation in 40+ Languages as Industry M&A Heats Up
Photo Courtesy of: ChatAndBuild LONDON, Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChatAndBuild, the AI-powered platform that turns simple ideas into real, production-ready applications - directly from your phone or laptop - is now publicly available worldwide. Powered by Anthropic Sonnet 4, ChatAndBuild supports 40+ languages – including Japanese, Arabic, Korean and Mandarin – letting anyone describe their idea and watch in real-time as AI streams code, designs interfaces, and wires backends. While legacy platforms chain builders to desktops, ChatAndBuild is available on mobile because the next generation thinks in swipes, not syntax. The platform packs enterprise-grade power into a mobile-first experience. ChatAndBuild has integrations that support Figma-to-code imports, Stripe payments, 50+ DNS providers, full Supabase databases with real time APIs, and GitHub syncing. Front-end fidelity is supercharged by Anima - the agent powering Figma-to-code for 1.5M+ users. From Japan to Korea, Asia's design-forward communities are embracing the next wave of software creation. Thousands of applications have already been built across 30+ countries - spanning education, healthcare, blockchain, and community projects - demonstrating strong global demand and clear early traction. But ChatAndBuild's true innovation is Non-Fungible Agents (NFAs) – AI agents users can build, own, train, and trade like digital assets. With millions in pre-launch revenue already committed to NFA purchases, this represents the world's first AI ownership economy. NFAs evolve, carry memory, and increase in value – transforming AI from a service you rent into an asset you own. The shift from AI-as-a-Service to AI-as-an-Asset starts here. 'Software 1.0 was written by developers. Software 2.0 was trained by researchers. Software 3.0 will be owned by everyone,' said Christel Buchanan, Founder and CEO. "We're building for 7 billion people who have ideas but don't code. When anyone can create software in their native language and own the AI agents they build, we unlock human potential at a scale never before possible. This isn't just democratizing development. It's rewriting the rules of who gets to shape the future." ChatAndBuild recently conducted a hackathon at the University of Oxford's Jesus College, while the Singapore Government's Lorong AI provided the platform where an AI community of creators and practitioners, across government, industry, and research, could innovate. OpenSourced – a community of builders, thinkers, and innovators – and WomenInAI have both hosted inaugural hackathons, driving diverse creation across the platform. Web3 leaders Babylon, Avail, Livepeer and thirdweb have joined the partner ecosystem, recognizing that when builders across five continents – from UK students to African entrepreneurs – choose mobile-first development, they're not just building apps. They're building the future. 'ChatAndBuild's launch comes amidst a surge in mergers and acquisitions across the AI productivity and no-code space,' said Trevor Healy, Managing Partner at Sansa Advisors. 'Recent high-profile deals, including Wix's acquisition of Base44 and OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf, underscore rising demand for platforms that bridge natural language and execution. What makes ChatAndBuild particularly compelling is their focus on mobile-first development and the introduction of tradeable AI agents. They're not just following the market. They're creating an entirely new category.' 'Bolt and Replit are exploding in the US, Lovable is taking Europe, and ChatAndBuild is rising fast across the UK and Asia,' said Avishay Cohen, Founder of Anima. 'It's early days for AI coding for non-coders, and ChatAndBuild is leading with both power and polish.' The implications are staggering. When a platform enables anyone to build software from their phone and own the AI that powers it, every smartphone becomes a potential startup studio. Every idea becomes investable. Every builder becomes an entrepreneur. "The next unicorn won't be built in a garage," explained Christel Buchanan. "It'll be built on a phone, by someone who's never written a line of code. And they'll own every bit of the AI that powers it." About ChatAndBuild ChatAndBuild transforms ideas into software instantly, empowering 7 billion people to build in 40+ languages with zero code, while combining the power of multiple AI engines with enterprise-grade integrations. Beyond traditional no-code platforms, it introduces Non-Fungible Agents (NFAs) – creating a new economy where AI capabilities can be owned, trained, and traded. The platform has already enabled thousands of applications across 30+ countries. Powered by Anthropic, OpenAI, and Deepseek, and key partners like Anima, the front-end design agent trusted by millions, we've packed enterprise-grade muscle into a mobile-first experience. ChatAndBuild delivers everything from Stripe payments to GitHub syncing to Supabase APIs and DNS deployment. When a student in Jakarta can build a SaaS platform on the bus, or a teacher in Lagos can create and sell an AI tutor from their phone, that's ChatAndBuild. Elite institutions like University of Oxford and the Singapore Government's Lorong AI are partnering with us. Web3 pioneers Avail, Babylon, and Thirdweb are building with us. Because they see what we see: The future of software doesn't belong to big tech. It belongs to the builders. Build yours at Contact Information: Name: Chelsea LiCompany: ChatAndBuildWebsite: chelsea@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
