StrictlyVC Download CEO Amjad Masad on How Replit Is Changing Who Gets to Build Software
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May 13, 2026 
Amjad Masad, co-founder and CEO of Replit, leads a browser-first, AI-driven platform that aims to make software creation accessible to non-developers. He talks about building a society of models and goal-driven agents that run for days. He discusses staying independent while competing with major AI players and the Apple App Store dispute over iOS app-building rules.
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Composing Models Creates Stronger Developer Tools
- Replit mixes multiple foundation models to build better developer experiences than any single model can provide.
- Amjad Masad described using Anthropic for agent loops, OpenAI for code review, Gemini for design and open-source models for code search to form a "society of models."
End To End Stack Wins Nondeveloper Users
- Replit targets non-developers with an end-to-end stack, enabling people who previously couldn't build software to ship scalable apps.
- Masad noted Replit handles security, databases, migrations and deployed scaling so users pay a premium for the full platform.
Early Agent Failures Drove Built In Safety
- Replit learned early from agent mistakes and built platform safeguards after a startup lost a database when an agent executed a drop command.
- Masad said those early failures forced Replit to add primitives preventing destructive agent behavior.