Getting a job at Lovable has quick become a badge of honour among Sweden’s young AI engineers, as the quick-growing startup rides the vibe-coding boom.
But for a growing handful, a stint at Lovable is already proving to be a launchpad to something else.
A compact but ambitious group of former employees has slowly started peeling off to launch companies of their own. It’s early — in most cases very early — but squint hard enough and the outlines of a potential “Lovable mafia” are just over the horizon.
So far, the spinouts are few in number and largely pre-seed or stealth. But they share a common thread: highly technical founders with a keen focus on reconsidering how software itself is built and delivered.
Below is a list of some of Lovable’s early alumni now building their own companies — the first wave of founders and operators to emerge from one of Europe’s quickest-growing AI startups.
Alexander Wikström
Who? Former head of GTM engineering.
What’s new? Wikström cofounded Blaise, an AI system designed to automate large parts of IT consulting and software development. The company’s site promises to “build the custom software your organisation necessarys, in days, for a fraction of the price of the firms it replaces.”
State of play? Newly launched, already working with enterprise and public sector clients.
Elliot Norrevik
Who? Former engineer.
What’s new? Cofounder of Blaise alongside Wikström.
Tiger Abrodi
Who? Former member of technical staff.
What’s new? Abrodi left Lovable in mid-2025 to become a founding engineer at Spawn, a vibe-coding game design platform.
State of play? Early-stage, no major business announced yet.
Amir Salim
Who? Former member of technical staff.
What’s new? Currently building his third company.
State of play? Salim announced his departure from Lovable via LinkedIn in late 2025. The company remains in stealth with no more details formally announced.
Jarik Foth
Who? Former AI ops employee.
What’s new? Cofounded a new startup, California-based Her Labs.
State of play? While there is limited public information available about Her Labs, Foth describes the company on his LinkedIn page as the “context layer for any workplace agent.”
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