In a landmark deal, co-founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani sold their startup Expensya for over $120 million to Swedish firm Medius. Despite swearing off entrepreneurship, they were drawn back by generative AI, co-founding Thunder Code, a software testing platform that utilizes AI agents for faster testing. Having secured $9 million in seed funding, Jouini reflects on the intensity of starting anew, but is confident in the potential for rapid growth, emphasizing a commitment to improved delivery over previous ventures.
It's pretty crazy because we promised not to do another company because Expensya was too hard. But I think it's like when people have two kids, they forget how hard the first one was.
As he oversaw the integration of six companies across three continents, he saw firsthand how generative AI could reshape the software industry.
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