The Build Showcase

2026-05-21 · 5 company · 3 thematic

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alex platt

Leads customer success at Lovable, an AI-powered 'vibe coding' platform enabling non-technical users to build full-stack web applications through natural language.

jeremy lynch

Co-founder of Playmate, a civic infrastructure platform deploying sports equipment sharing pods in UK parks with integrated advertising model; secured 8-year exclusive contract with Islington Council for 54 parks.

jason kirby

Serial entrepreneur who built and sold four companies including a tech company to Walmart; now helps founders navigate exits and capital raises at Thunder while building Relink, an AI-powered daily habit app for network management.

duncan clark

Leads Amia for Canva, a visual communication platform with 265M monthly active users, 35% owned by charitable causes, free for all schools and non-profits globally.

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“Lovable was founded for the 99% of the world's population that don't know how to build code to build software... the technology is no longer the blocker to the person. The really the human creativity is now the blocker. The technology will…”

—alex platt

now playing · $LOVABLE

$LOVABLEbullish· high· posalex platt

Lovable enables 99% non-coders to build software via AI co-founder

Technology is no longer the blocker to creativity; AI acts as co-founder/engineer enabling the 99% without coding skills to manifest ideas, flipping the constraint from technical…

$PLAYMATEbullish· high· posjeremy lynch

Playmate deploys sports equipment pods in UK parks, secures 8-year Islington exclusivity

Civic play infrastructure unlocks massive out-of-home advertising inventory in parks (77M Royal Parks visitors/year) with 99.8% equipment return rate, 42-min dwell time, and zero…

$RELINKbullish· high· posjason kirby

Relink launches AI network habit app, 20% conversion, 95% willingness to pay

Daily swipe habit for relationship management beats traditional CRMs by focusing on human memory refresh vs automated data, targeting founders/operators/investors where trust driv…

$CANVAbullish· high· posduncan clark

Canva reaches 265M MAU, 35% charitable ownership, expands beyond marketing

Visual content revolution driven by human biology and attention economy is pushing Canva from marketing tool to universal productivity+creativity platform for all business functio…

$OPALbearish· lowunknown

Opal criticized for predatory pricing in digital balance app market

Predatory pricing models in screen-time/digital-balance apps deter users seeking genuine productivity tools, creating opportunity for fairer alternatives.