Picture of Lovable's cofounder and CEO Anton Osika

The big interview

May 28, 2025

Lunch with Lovable’s Anton Osika: vegan, nerd and founder of Europe’s fastest-growing startup

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Mimi Billing

9 min read

Anton Osika appears wearing a Lovable-branded T-shirt and a pair of dark jeans. We are at the coworking space United Spaces, a stone’s throw from Central Station in Stockholm. It’s Friday lunchtime and the workspace is organising some sort of celebration with blue balloons and possibly Mexican music.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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