DeepWisdom AI Agents Aid Solo Entrepreneurs with Code-Free Product Development

DeepWisdom, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, has launched its Atoms multi-agent application. The platform aims to help solo entrepreneurs develop finished products without writing a single line of code, deploying AI agents to serve in different roles.

Alex Wu Chenglin, founder and chief executive officer of DeepWisdom, stated, "We want everyone to be able to realise their ideas at very low cost." He added, "Each person can become one of the building blocks of society."

Atoms, previously known as MGX, allows users to build websites, applications, and games by describing ideas in natural language. A virtual team of AI agents then acts as team leader, engineer, product manager, data analyst, architect, deep researcher, and search engine optimisation specialist.

The system relies heavily on open-source AI models, including Alibaba Group Holding’s Qwen and DeepSeek. DeepWisdom is backed by Ant Group, Cathay Capital, Jinqiu Capital, and Baidu Ventures.

Mr. Wu characterises this new phase as "vibe business," where AI agents serve as employees executing end-to-end tasks. The Atoms website offers a library of templates designed to assist users in prompting and coordinating these agents.

"The human world is built on a series of accidental ideas," Wu noted, adding, "When random ideas combine, they can create enormous value." He believes Atoms makes turning an idea into reality much easier.

DeepWisdom currently employs about 100 people and expects this number to double by April next year. Founded in 2019, the company raised 220 million yuan (USD 31 million) in the first half of last year.

Atoms launches amid a global surge of interest in AI agents, systems designed to carry out tasks autonomously. Major AI model developers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Alibaba are developing agent-style features.

Start-ups like Cursor and Windsurf have gained traction with coding-focused tools, while general-purpose platforms such as Replit, Lovable, Genspark, and Manus also compete. These products typically consume more "tokens" for multi-step workflows compared to traditional chatbots.

Chinese-founded AI agent start-up Manus is being acquired by Facebook owner Meta Platforms, with Beijing currently reviewing the deal for compliance with export controls. Replit is reportedly nearing a funding round that would roughly triple its valuation to about USD 9 billion.

Wu, 36, graduated from Xiamen University with a computer science degree and previously worked at Huawei Technologies and Tencent Holdings on early AI projects. He has initiated several open-source projects, including the multi-agent framework MetaGPT.

His team also released OpenManus, an open-source alternative to Manus, which developers replicated on its launch day. Beyond commercial products, Wu leads Foundation Agents, an organisation uniting university researchers for AI collaboration.

Within one month of its projected launch in February 2025, Atoms, then branded MGX, is expected to attract 500,000 registered users globally and achieve an annual recurring revenue of USD 1 million, according to the company.

By Sept. last year, MGX was recording 1.2 million monthly visits and generating over 10,000 applications daily. The platform has paying users from more than 100 countries and is considering overseas expansion, including into the US.

Atoms generates income through subscriptions and by selling credits for user tasks. Wu suggested the commercial potential of applications built on the platform could become a future revenue stream for DeepWisdom.

Wu predicts "silicon-based labour" (AI and robots) will scale infinitely, diminishing the importance of "carbon-based labour" (human beings), describing this as "silicon scaling." He believes human ideas and trust will become more crucial as "silicon will optimise silicon."

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• DeepWisdom's Atoms platform empowers solo entrepreneurs to create products without writing code.

• The system uses a virtual team of AI agents for various roles, powered by open-source models like Alibaba's Qwen.

• DeepWisdom, founded in 2019, raised USD 31 million last year and expects its employee count to double.

Source: SCMP