As Silicon Valley’s largest companies continue laying off thousands of employees, AI startup Lovable is seizing the moment — and the talent. CEO Anton Osika publicly called on displaced tech workers to consider joining the fast-growing startup, declaring that Big Tech is no longer the “safe, prestigious choice” it once was.
A bold pitch to displaced tech workers
Osika made his case directly on LinkedIn, urging workers affected by layoffs at Meta, Google and Microsoft to rethink their next move. “Consider Lovable,” he wrote, pitching an environment built for those who want to do the best work of their careers at high speed. The message arrived as Silicon Valley’s giants collectively shed tens of thousands of jobs, even while spending hundreds of billions on AI infrastructure. Lovable, by contrast, plans to hire hundreds globally this year across sales, product, and engineering.
Raises, retention, and a new kind of job security
Beyond the recruiting pitch, Lovable is backing its appeal with concrete benefits. The company has made 10% annual salary increases standard policy on work anniversaries — nearly three times the U.S. average raise of 3.6%. Lovable’s head of growth framed it as compounding recognition rather than a cycle of re-proving your worth. The startup, which lets users generate software through plain English prompts, reported over $400 million in annual recurring revenue by March 2026 and closed a $330 million Series B at a $6.6 billion valuation. Osika argues that in the AI era, curiosity and the ability to ship quickly matter more than credentials.