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Lovable founders reportedly sell personal shares

The founders reportedly sold some of their own shares while Lovable closed a new funding round. The sale proceeds went to the founders rather than to the company, according to Breakit's report cited by Shifter.

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Lovable founders Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin reportedly sold some of their personal shares during the Swedish AI company's latest financing. Breakit reported the secondary sales, which Shifter covered. The transactions concern existing shares held by the founders, so the sale proceeds went to them rather than to Lovable.

The sales took place alongside an August financing that valued the company at a reported $13.3 billion. Stockholm-based Lovable develops a tool that lets users create software by writing instructions in natural language. Osika and Hedin founded the company in 2023.

Shifter notes that founder secondary transactions have become more common in European growth rounds. Breakit reported substantial proceeds for each Lovable founder, but the companies involved have not publicly detailed the individual share-sale terms. The founders' personal liquidity is distinct from Lovable's operating revenue.

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    Lovable founders reportedly sell personal sharesRecorded source excerpt · original wording
    Breakit reports that Lovable founders Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin each sold personal shares worth around SEK 100 million during the Swedish AI company's latest funding round.
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    Lovable founders reportedly sell personal sharesRecorded source excerpt · original wording
    Lovable-gründerne Anton Osika og Fabian Hedin skal ha solgt aksjer for rundt 100 millioner svenske kroner hver etter kapitalrunden som verdsatte AI-selskapet til 13,3 milliarder dollar.
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    Swedish Lovable hits decacorn status with $400 million funding roundRecorded source excerpt · original wording
    Stockholm-based AI software company Lovable has raised $400 million in a Series C round at a $13.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Menlo Ventures and co-led by EQT’s Scaleup Europe Fund, with participation from Balderton Capital, Carmignac, Kaszek Ventures, LTS Growth, Tencent, World Innovation Lab, and Regent. Existing investors including Accel, Antler, CapitalG, [...]
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    Swedish Lovable hits decacorn status with $400 million funding roundRecorded source excerpt · original wording
    Stockholm-based AI software company Lovable has raised $400 million in a Series C round at a $13.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Menlo Ventures and co-led by EQT’s Scaleup Europe Fund, with participation from Balderton Capital, Carmignac, Kaszek Ventures, LTS Growth, Tencent, World Innovation Lab, and Rege...
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