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Lovable

lovable.devadded 2026-09-02
Valuation jumped from $1.8B to $13.3B in 13 months — a multiple far beyond typical SaaS pacing, priced for a frontier outcome with real correction risk● Hiring

Worth-Joining Index · Scorecard

v2.1 ALPHA · 2026-08

Career Score

76/100

Coverage

100%

Verified

42%

Stage cohort

Late

Vibe Check

🎪 community voting coming soon

Momentum
12.8/16
Efficiency
18/20
Backing
7.5/8
Market
7.7/11
Product
7.7/11
Upside
8.5/16

Latest valuation

$13.3B (Series C, 2026-08)

Series B · 2025-12

ARR

~$500M ARR run-rate

Total raised

$730M total raised (Series B $330M + Series C $400M)

as of 2026-08

Team size

~450 employees

figures vary
AI编程Vibe Coding开发者工具Founded · 2023Stage · Growth (Series C)HQ · StockholmSize · ~450 employees (target for 2026)

Traction · Key numbers

ARR增长~2.5x growth from $200M to ~$500-600M ARR over ~8 months (Dec 2025 to Aug 2026)Derived from reported ARR growth from $200M to ~$600M over 8 months; treated as estimate.~ 3rd-party estimateas of 2026-08
Valuation paceValuation from $1.8B (Jul 2025) to $13.3B (Aug 2026) in 13 months~ 3rd-party estimateas of 2026-08
Headcount~450 employees (2026 target) Company-claimedas of 2026-01
Total raised$730M total (Series B $330M + Series C $400M)~ 3rd-party estimateas of 2026-08
ARR~$500M ARR run-rate (2026-06)Company-disclosed ARR figure reported in Series C press coverage. Publicly verifiableas of 2026-06

Funding

Total raised

$730M total raised (Series B $330M + Series C $400M)

Rounds

2

Valuation pace

$1.8B to $13.3B in 13 months

B

$330M

Series B · 2025-12 · valuation $13.3B post (Series C, 2026-08) · led by Menlo Ventures, Scaleup Europe Fund

With: Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Databricks Ventures, Accel, Creandum · Came just five months after Series A, valuation more than tripled

A

$200M

Series A · 2025-07 · valuation $1.8B post

Valuation jumped from $1.8B to $13.3B in 13 months — a multiple far beyond typical SaaS pacing, priced for a frontier outcome with real correction risk

Menlo Ventures re-upping from Series B into Series C signals strong insider conviction, but the new round's ARR multiple is already aggressive

The ARR trajectory ($100M to $500M in under a year) is genuinely rare, but comparably-funded competitors (Bolt, Cursor, Replit) are being scaled by the same capital wave — this is a sector-wide bubble dynamic, not just company-specific execution

Founders

Anton Osika CEO

Previously worked in particle physics at CERN, was the first engineer at Sana Labs, and co-founded Depict.ai

Fabian Hedin CTO

Co-founder and CTO of Lovable

Reality · Working here

H1B / PERMUnknown
Remote policyUnknown
Comp modelUnknown
GlassdoorUnknown — work here? Help us fill this in →
Equity liquidityUnknown
Hiring statusPlans to hire hundreds globally, targeting engineers laid off from Big Tech Company-claimedas of 2026-09

Signals & Risks

CompetitorsBolt.newReplitv0 (Vercel)Cursor
ValuationValuation more than tripled in five months, far outpacing typical SaaS multiples, raising correction risk
CompetitionThe AI/vibe-coding space is crowded with Bolt, Replit, v0 and others; moat is still unproven
Key personCompany plans to hire hundreds amid rapid scaling, raising integration and execution risk

Editorial ✎

Good fit for

· Frontend/full-stack engineers who want to productize AI code generation, not just prototype it

· People comfortable with a Swedish/hybrid-remote European startup culture

· Those who thrive under high-growth pressure where expectations rise as fast as the valuation

Not for

· Anyone who wants steady pacing and isn't willing to bet a career on a possibly-frothy valuation

· Those drawn to foundational model research — Lovable is an application layer, not a model lab

Ask in the interview

1. Valuation grew 7x in 13 months — what proves this isn't pure capital-driven inflation? What growth assumptions justify the next round?

2. With Bolt, v0, Replit, and Cursor all raising comparable rounds at the same time, what is Lovable's actual moat (not speed — what else)?

3. Scaling to ~450 people — how do you avoid diluting engineering quality and culture at this pace?

Data changelog

Community corrections → editorial review → applied, fully on the record

2026-09-02
最近一轮领投机构 filled in as Menlo Ventures, Scaleup Europe Fund

data as of 2026-08 · Source: TechCrunch

Publicly verifiable
2026-09-02
最近一轮估值 filled in as $13.3B post (Series C, 2026-08)

data as of 2026-08 · Source: TechCrunch

Publicly verifiable
2026-09-02
累计融资额 filled in as $730M total raised (Series B $330M + Series C $400M)

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Tech Startups

Publicly verifiable
2026-09-02
团队规模 filled in as ~450 employees (target for 2026)

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Tech Startups

~ 3rd-party estimate
2026-09-02
收入增速 filled in as ~2.5x growth from $200M to ~$500-600M ARR over ~8 months (Dec 2025 to Aug 2026)

data as of 2026-08 · Source: Tech Startups

~ 3rd-party estimate
2026-09-02
ARR / 年化收入 filled in as ~$500M ARR run-rate (2026-06)

data as of 2026-06 · Source: TechCrunch

Publicly verifiable
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