
Lovable Raises $400M Series C at $13.3B Valuation
Lovable confirmed a $400 million Series C funding round led by Menlo Ventures and the Scaleup Europe Fund, valuing the European vibe-coding startup at $13.3 billion.

Lovable confirmed a $400 million Series C funding round led by Menlo Ventures and the Scaleup Europe Fund, valuing the European vibe-coding startup at $13.3 billion.

Fabian Hedin, Co-Gründer von Lovable, zeigt auf der We-Are-Developers-Konferenz in Berlin, wie seine KI-Coding-Plattform ohne Programmierkenntnisse Apps erstellt. Trotz US-Konkurrenz wächst das Unternehmen dank 'Vibe-Coding' rasant.

Lovable, ein europäisches KI-Start-up, präsentiert seine Vibe-Coding-Plattform, die es Nicht-Programmierern ermöglicht, Software per Sprachbefehl zu entwickeln. Trotz schnellen Wachstums und Kunden wie Uber steht das Unternehmen unter Druck durch US-Konkurrenz, hat aber bereits eine Lösung angekündigt.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Pokémon Go is credited by the author for inspiring a new appreciation for the natural world as a 'playable space'. The game, downloaded 800m times, led the author to explore other location-based apps like Seek and Merlin Bird ID, fostering a deeper engagement with their surroundings.

Laverne Cox's memoir, 'Transcendent,' chronicles her harrowing childhood as a gender non-conforming child in Alabama, facing abuse from her mother and societal prejudice. It details her journey to acting success, highlighting her resilience against discrimination and personal trauma.

Sir Charles Burrell is transforming 1,525 acres of farmland in South Lincolnshire into "Boothby Wildland," a rewilding project aiming to prove nature restoration can be profitable. Despite local skepticism and a landscape devoid of life, the project seeks private investment by selling biodiversity and carbon credits, challenging traditional farming models.

Swedish startup Lovable is reportedly in talks to raise $300 million at a $13.2 billion valuation, doubling its previous valuation from December. Menlo Ventures is expected to lead the funding round. The company, less than three years old, has achieved $500 million in annualized revenue run rate.

Penelope Keith, the acclaimed British actress known for her roles in "The Good Life" and "To the Manor Born," has passed away at the age of 86. Her family confirmed she died at home in Surrey after a cancer diagnosis.

Baz Luhrmann's 1992 debut film, Strictly Ballroom, is a goofy, lovable, and romantic crowdpleaser that established the narrative template for the TV show Strictly Come Dancing. It features a brilliant dancer, Scott Hastings, who finds redemption with a shy beginner, Fran, challenging the establishment.

Lovable, a Stockholm-based startup, has expanded its multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud. The deal involves a fivefold increase in Lovable's Google Cloud footprint, including AI usage, and grants access to Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini models.
Lovable, a Swedish AI startup, is recruiting tech workers laid off from US companies, citing the end of American big tech as the safe, prestigious choice

Stilta, an AI platform automating intellectual property analysis, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. The startup aims to make patent litigation more efficient and affordable by using AI agents to research and analyze patent cases.

Atech, a Danish hardware startup, secures $800,000 in pre-seed funding from investors including Lovable, a16z Scout Fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers, to develop 'vibe coding' for democratized hardware prototyping.

The New York Mets have begun the 2024 season with a majors-worst 10-21 record, including a 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Despite carrying the second-highest payroll in baseball at approximately $380 million under owner Steve Cohen, the team sits in last place in the National League East. Their playoff chances have plummeted from 87% on Opening Day to less than 30%, with the team going 31-53 over their last 84 games. Manager Carlos Mendoza acknowledged the team's struggles, stating they need to start winning series.

Lovable has launched its no-code AI app builder as a mobile app on Apple and Google Play stores, allowing users to code via voice or text AI prompts. The app enables users to capture ideas on the go and switch between computer and phone. The launch comes shortly after Apple blocked updates to popular vibe-coding tools including Replit and Vibecode for violating developer guidelines around code downloading and functionality changes.

Lovable has launched its no-code AI app builder as a mobile app on Apple and Google app stores, enabling users to code via voice or text AI prompts. The launch comes shortly after Apple blocked updates to popular vibe-coding tools including Replit and Vibecode for violating developer guidelines around code downloading and functionality changes. The new app allows users to switch between computer and phone, receive build notifications, and complies with Apple's rules by generating websites and web apps rather than running generated code within the host app.
Lovable, an AI-powered app-building platform, has apologized after chat data was inadvertently exposed in public projects. The company clarified the issue was a combination of unclear product design and a technical error, not a security breach. Users who made projects public had their chat histories visible, though many assumed 'public' only applied to the published app. A researcher discovered he could access another developer's project including source code, database credentials, customer records, and AI chat histories. The company has now reversed the accidental change that re-enabled chat visibility and made all projects private by default.
Stockholm-based AI app-building platform Lovable denied suffering a data breach after a researcher disclosed that chat messages, source code, and customer data were accessible in public projects. The company acknowledged unclear documentation around what 'public' visibility meant, stating the issue stemmed from documentation rather than a security breach. A researcher using the handle 'impulsive' accessed another developer's project using five API calls from a free account, exposing database credentials and AI chat histories. Lovable, founded in 2023, raised $330 million at a $6.6 billion valuation last December.