
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.
Lovable, a European startup focused on vibe-coding, has raised $400 million in its Series C funding round at a $13.3 billion valuation. The funding was led by Menlo Ventures and the Scaleup Europe Fund, with more than a dozen other investors participating. This funding follows the company's achievement of $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June and reflects growing demand for its platform, which now hosts 60 million projects and attracts 900 million monthly visitors. The company's expansion includes developing its own in-house trained AI model, signing a multiyear deal with Google Cloud that represents a fivefold increase in usage, and backing other European startups in the vibe-coding space.

Apple has reportedly trained a custom AI model for the China market alongside domestic tech giant Alibaba, a rare cross-border partnership that cuts across growing tensions between Beijing and Washington. The China-focused large language model was developed in partnership with Alibaba and trained with the company's support, Reuters reports, citing three unnamed people familiar with the matter. Developing a custom model of its own marks a departure from Apple's previous strateg

IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.

AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned.
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