Exclusive: Lovable, Supercell, Langdock founders back Zero in $10.3m seed round
THE SO WHAT
$10.3M at seed with founders from Lovable, Supercell, and Langdock on the cap table says the bar for “AI-native” product teams is rising—distribution and category insight matter as much as model tricks. If you’re competing in the same wedge, assume you’re up against operator-grade GTM from day one.
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