Lovable Invests in Atech’s $800K Round
Lovable, the AI app builder that popularised vibe coding in software, has put money into Atech. The Danish startup wants to do the same thing for hardware. Atech raised $800,000 in a pre-seed round. Lovable joined forces with a16z Scout Fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers to close the deal.
How Atech Turns a Chat Into a Prototype
The process Atech built is deliberately simple. A user buys a starter hardware kit from the platform. They open a tab, chat with an AI bot, and describe what they want to build. The AI generates working prototype code from that description. Users need no engineering background to get started. Gustav Hugod, Atech’s head of customer experience, told TechCrunch that the flow is that straightforward.
“Hardware, in a democratized world, has to be available to everyone,” Hugod said.
Vibe Coding Hardware: The Gap Between a Toy Car and a Hydrogen Plant
Vibe coding lets users describe ideas in plain language to an AI, which then writes functional code. Lovable built its reputation doing this for software apps. Atech is now applying the same logic to physical devices. The range of use cases already on the platform is hard to ignore. Atech’s users include four-year-olds building toy cars and industrial teams designing hydrogen synthesis plants with precise sensor controls. That spread tells you the platform is not targeting one niche.
What Lovable’s Bet on Atech Actually Signals
This investment moves Lovable beyond its software roots and into physical product development. The $800,000 in new funding will support Atech’s research and development, marketing, and team growth, according to Appify. Hardware prototyping has long demanded expert engineers and a serious budget. Atech is betting that AI can lower both barriers. With three credible co-investors and Lovable’s brand behind it, the no-code hardware movement just earned a serious vote of confidence.
