<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Israeli developer Maor Shlomo sells his 6-month-old vibe-coding startup Base44 to Wix for $80 million.</li><li>Shlomo, not truly solo, had eight employees who will receive $25 million as a retention bonus.</li><li>Base44 grew to 250,000 users in six months, generating $189,000 in profit in May.</li><li>The project allows users to build software without coding, supporting various functionalities.</li><li>Shlomo, known for a previous startup, secured partnership agreements with major Israeli tech companies for Base44.</li><li>Base44 was invited by Amazon to demo at a Tel Aviv AWS event due to its use of Anthropic's Claude LLM.</li><li>Despite the growth and profits, Shlomo sold Base44 due to the need for more resources and faster growth.</li><li>Wix acquired Base44 for a relatively low amount compared to similar deals, enhancing its no-code website building offerings.</li></ul>

6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

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