Startup partners

The AI Native Startup Playbook is our comprehensive guide for launching AI-native startups. It covers five phases: Phase 0 (Problem) focuses on understanding the pain deeply before building. Phase 1 (Launch) covers incorporating, banking, and shipping your MVP in one weekend. Phase 2 (Believers) is about creating content, building funnels, and talking to every user. Phase 3 (Product-Market Fit) emphasizes fast iteration, retention measurement, and defaulting to profitability. Phase 4 (Scale) is about diversified growth. Access it at ai-native-startup-playbook.lovable.app

The program is available to startups working with Lovable's VC partners. To qualify, your company must be an early-stage startup backed by one of our partner venture capital firms. We designed this to help founders focus on building, not on paperwork.

You won't need a pitch deck but we will ask for: A unique referral code from your VC, A description of your product and how you plan to use the API, Company name and key team contacts, including a valid business email, Basic funding details to confirm eligibility. That's it. We keep it simple so you can focus on building.

Launch Weekend is our methodology for going from idea to live product in a weekend. Day 1: Incorporate your Delaware C-Corp with Stripe Atlas and open your business bank account with Mercury. Day 2: Build your MVP with Lovable using natural language, connect Stripe for payments, and ship. The goal is a functional V1 that solves a core problem—don't overthink it, just ship.

Congrats on the funding. That's a big milestone! Some VCs are part of our partner network. The portfolio companies of these firms get access to additional resources including the AI Native Startup Playbook, free API credits, rate limit upgrades, and time with our solutions engineers. You'll also be invited to exclusive events and get a direct line to the Startup team.

We recommend checking with your investors directly to determine if they are Lovable partners. They'll know if they're in our network and can provide your unique referral code. If your VC isn't currently a partner, encourage them to join—we're always expanding our network.

The program offers access to the AI Native Startup Playbook, best practices for building with Lovable, technical documentation, case studies, video tutorials, and implementation guides. The playbook covers everything from problem discovery through scaling, with real insights from founders at companies like Stripe, Mercury, and Supabase.

Yes, absolutely. The program is specifically designed to help startups build and scale commercial applications. As Anton Osika (Founder, Lovable) says: 'There's never been a better time to start a business. AI opens up new business opportunities and is the force multiplier that will enable building a one person unicorn.'

After you've used your allocated credits, you can transition to standard pricing. Program participants receive guidance on optimizing usage and costs as they scale. The playbook emphasizes being 'default alive'—keeping burn rate low and not dependent on the next funding round.