Tatiana Shalalvand joins Cherry with an eye to back Legora, Lovable mafia founders
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Cherry is explicitly doubling down on the Lovable mafia and Nordic repeat founders—expect faster follow-on cycles and higher bar for first-time teams in that ecosystem. If you’re building in the Nordics without that network, assume you’re competing against pre-wired founder stacks and plan your capital strategy accordingly.
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