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title: "Lovable Is in Talks to Double Its Valuation to $13.2 Billion"
description: "Lovable, the Swedish startup whose AI lets people build apps and websites by describing them in plain English, is reportedly in talks to raise about $300 million at a $13.2 billion valuation, double what it was worth in December. The talks, not yet closed, capture the frenzy around 'vibe coding' and the eye-watering prices investors are paying for it."
category: "Tech"
category_url: https://boursel.com/category/tech
author: "Hannah Blackwood"
published: 2026-07-09T01:37:32.000Z
updated: 2026-07-09T01:37:32.000Z
canonical: https://boursel.com/article/lovable-is-in-talks-to-double-its-valuation-to-13-billion-dollars
tags: ["lovable", "ai", "venture-capital", "vibe-coding", "startups"]
---
# Lovable Is in Talks to Double Its Valuation to $13.2 Billion

Lovable, the Swedish startup whose AI lets people build apps and websites by describing them in plain English, is reportedly in talks to raise about $300 million at a $13.2 billion valuation, double what it was worth in December. The talks, not yet closed, capture the frenzy around 'vibe coding' and the eye-watering prices investors are paying for it.

The AI funding boom has a new headline number. Lovable, a Stockholm-based startup, is in talks to raise roughly $300 million in a deal that would value it at about $13.2 billion, [TechCrunch reported](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/lovable-reportedly-in-talks-to-double-its-valuation-to-13-2b/). That is double the $6.6 billion valuation it reached only in December, and the round is reportedly being led by Menlo Ventures. As with any deal still under negotiation, the terms could change, so this is a reported figure, not a done one.

## What Lovable does

Lovable is one of the best-known names in what the industry calls "vibe coding": software that lets someone build a working website or app by typing a description of what they want, rather than writing code. The AI turns the plain-language prompt into the underlying software. The pitch is that non-engineers, founders, designers, marketers, can ship a functioning product without hiring developers. Alongside individual users, Lovable says it sells the tool to large companies, including Workday, Asana and Nvidia, [TechCrunch reported](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/lovable-reportedly-in-talks-to-double-its-valuation-to-13-2b/).

## A valuation moving at startup speed

The pace of Lovable's repricing is the striking part. The company raised money at a $1.8 billion valuation in mid-2025, then at $6.6 billion in December in a $330 million round, [TechCrunch reported at the time](https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/vibe-coding-startup-lovable-raises-330m-at-a-6-6b-valuation/). If the new talks close near $13.2 billion, its price tag will have roughly doubled again in about six months.

Behind the numbers is real revenue growth. Lovable says it reached an annualized revenue run rate of about $500 million in June. "Annualized run rate" is a shorthand investors use: take recent subscription revenue and project it out over a full year, assuming it stays flat. It is a useful gauge of momentum, but it is a snapshot, not audited annual profit, and it can move quickly in both directions for a young company.

## Why it matters

Lovable's raise is a window onto two things at once. The first is how much capital is chasing AI software, and specifically the coding tools that let people build with AI. Investors are betting these products can capture a slice of the enormous global market for software development, and they are paying up front for that possibility. At $13.2 billion against roughly $500 million of run-rate revenue, buyers are valuing the company at many times its current sales, a bet on growth rather than present earnings.

The second is the risk in that bet. Vibe coding is crowded, with rivals from well-funded startups to Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, and the underlying AI models are improving so fast that today's edge can erode. A valuation that doubles every few months rewards being early, but it also leaves little room for disappointment. For now, Lovable is one of the clearest examples of how far, and how fast, investors are willing to run with the AI story. This article is informational and not investment advice.

## Sources

- [Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/lovable-reportedly-in-talks-to-double-its-valuation-to-13-2b/)
- [Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation](https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/18/vibe-coding-startup-lovable-raises-330m-at-a-6-6b-valuation/)