Behind the Site

Lovable

lovable.dev

AI 'vibe coding' platform that lets anyone build full-stack web apps by typing natural-language prompts.

  • Artificial intelligence / developer tools
  • active
  • Founded 2023
  • Researched Sep 2026
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Age3 yearsDomain registered 2023
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Based inStockholm, Sweden
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Employees100-150Wikipedia infobox cites approximately 120 employees (2025); earlier 2025 estimate put team near 15 at seed stage
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Funding$930M raisedSeries A $200M · Series B $330M · Series C $400M
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PlatformsWeb, iPhone
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Founders2 foundersAnton Osika, Fabian Hedin

The story

Lovable Labs Incorporated is a Stockholm startup founded by Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin, who first built the open-source GPT Engineer tool and its commercial GPT Engineer App before rebranding as Lovable in December 2024. Since then it has grown extremely fast, reaching unicorn status within months and raising three large funding rounds through 2026. It is now a multibillion-dollar AI coding company backed by Accel, CapitalG, Menlo Ventures and others.

Timeline

  1. Founded2023

    GPT Engineer open-sourced

    Anton Osika released open-source GPT Engineer CLI tool

  2. Launch2023

    GPT Engineer App launched

    Osika and Hedin launch commercial web app, co-found Lovable

  3. RenamedDec 2024

    Renamed to Lovable

    GPT Engineer App renamed Lovable to avoid confusion with OSS tool

  4. FundingFeb 2025

    $200M Series A, unicorn

    Accel-led round valued company at $1.8B, 8 months after launch

  5. MilestoneNov 2025

    $200M ARR, ~8M users

    Reported ARR up from $7M end of 2024; nearing 8 million users

  6. FundingDec 2025

    $330M Series B at $6.6B

    CapitalG and Menlo Ventures lead round with Khosla, Salesforce Ventures

Founders

  • Anton Osika

    CEO / co-founder

    Ex-CERN engineer, first hire at Sana Labs, co-founder/CTO of YC startup Depict.ai

    en.wikipedia.org

  • Fabian Hedin

    CTO / co-founder

    Built proptech firm TenFAST; front-end engineering lead at Depict.ai before Lovable

12 sourcesEvery fact above links back to these.
  1. Lovable (company) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
  2. Lovable Business Breakdown & Founding Story - Contrary Researchresearch.contrary.com
  3. GPT Engineer and Lovable | The Evolutionlovable.dev
  4. Rebranding: GPT Engineer to Lovable | Lovablelovable.dev
  5. Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuationtechcrunch.com
  6. AI Startup Lovable Hits $200 Million in Annualized Salesbloomberg.com
  7. Lovable says it's nearing 8 million userstechcrunch.com
  8. Vibe Coding Unicorn Lovable Is The Fastest Growing Software Startup Everforbes.com
  9. Lovable becomes a unicorn with $200M Series A just 8 months after launchtechcrunch.com
  10. Lovable, a Start-Up That Makes Anyone a Coder, Raises $330 Millionnytimes.com
  11. Lovable: Build Apps With AI - App Storeapps.apple.com
  12. RDAP registration record for lovable.devrdap.org
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