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Lovable Raises $400M At $13.3B After Hitting $500M ARR

recodeai Staff · Aug 13, 2026 · Funding · 2 min read
The story

The AI app-building startup confirmed new funding at a $13.3 billion valuation months after crossing half a billion dollars in annualized revenue.

Lovable told TechCrunch it raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, following the company's climb to $500 million in annualized run-rate revenue in June. That revenue milestone is rare for a company at this stage of the AI buildout, giving the round unusually solid fundamentals.

The raise underscores how AI-native app builders and 'vibe coding' platforms have moved from novelty to serious revenue businesses, now competing directly with established SaaS and developer-tool incumbents.

Why it matters

Lovable's revenue-to-valuation ratio gives investors a rare benchmark for separating hype from fundamentals in AI-native startups. For operators, it signals no-code AI builders are now credible enterprise infrastructure worth real budget allocation, not just prosumer tools.

Sources: TechCrunch

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