While Bolt’s $1M hackathon has been grabbing headlines, Lovable has quietly fired back with something a little different — and arguably, a bit more founder-friendly.
Lovable Shipped – Season 1 is a 6-week program that helps indie hackers and early-stage founders take an idea from zero to product, backed by $3M in perks.
Each week, you get:
- 1 lecture
- 1 talk
- 1 progress check-in
It’s not a chaotic weekend sprint.
It’s structured, paced, and designed for founders who want to actually ship something, not burn out chasing prize money.
Alongside the program, Lovable is also running a livestream build series. The first one? An AI-powered invoice scanner with Supabase integration, built live with Harry.
If you want to see a real product take shape — data extraction, auto-tagging, and all — this is worth a watch.
This move from Lovable is smart. Rather than trying to out-prize or out-hype Bolt, they’re playing to their strengths: community, support, and actual builder momentum.
If you’re a founder who’s more interested in finishing your product than chasing headlines, this might be the one to join.
We’ll keep tracking both Bolt and Lovable — and the builders behind them.
