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VERIFIED PROFILE•2026-05-01
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Anton Osika

Founder & CEO of GPT Engineer (Lovable)

"Anton Osika turned an open-source experiment into Lovable.dev, allowing users to build full web applications through natural conversation."

By UpForge Editorial•Stockholm, Sweden•Published 2026-05-01•Valuation: $500M
Anton Osika, Founder & CEO of GPT Engineer (Lovable) — UpForge Verified Founder

Anton Osika

Founder & CEO • GPT Engineer (Lovable)

Viral GitHub Sensation

In 2023, Swedish AI researcher Anton Osika built GPT Engineer—a CLI tool designed to generate entire code repositories based on user requirements. The repo went viral instantly, accumulating 50,000 GitHub stars in record time.

Building Lovable.dev

Osika evolved the project into Lovable.dev, a full-stack platform where users can describe web software features in real-time and watch the frontend, backend, and Supabase database get generated automatically.

The European AI Wave

Operating from Stockholm, Osika represents Europe's booming new-age founder ecosystem, showing how small agile teams can build tools used by millions globally.

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"Code should be written at the speed of thought. The future of programming is pure human intent."

— Anton Osika, GPT Engineer (Lovable)

FOUNDER LESSON & TAKEAWAY

Validate market hunger through open-source viral projects before building commercial SaaS products.

Anton Osika, Founder & CEO of GPT Engineer (Lovable) — UpForge Verified Founder
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Anton Osika

Founder & CEO • GPT Engineer (Lovable)

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UFRN CodeUF-2026-SE-XXXXX
CompanyGPT Engineer (Lovable)
Founded2023
Valuation$500M
Total Funding$20M+

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