'Single until Series B' – AI founders react to latest Silicon Valley startup culture trend

Some of the Nordic AI founders mentioned in this article. Press photos/Impact Loop design
30 mars 2026
10:54
Some of the Nordic AI founders mentioned in this article. Press photos/Impact Loop design
The debate over founder lifestyles has a new flashpoint.

Nordic entrepreneurs are pushing back against a trend that has gone viral in Silicon Valley – that founders should stay single until they raise a Series B.

Rebin Naderi, founder of Stockholm-based AI matchmaking service Mia Matchmaking, posted the provocation to LinkedIn this week, framing it as the latest import from US hustle culture.

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