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“Self-taught Ethiopian dev drops 🔥 auth tool, bags $5M from Peak XV & YC. No cap, that's a W! 💰🚀”

June 25, 2025
about 2 months ago
TechCrunch
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💰👀 BREAKING: Better Auth Raises $5M from Peak XV! But Wait... Who? 🤡💀 So a self-taught Ethiopian dev came out of nowhere like a cute cat meme and dropped an auth tool called Better Auth that’s about to make our login nightmares a thing of the past. YAAAAAS! 😤✨ For real, it's an open-source framework 💻 that’s gonna simplify user authentication like your grandma simplifies life with a can of soup and a dash of chaos! 🍲🤯 Your fave hoodie-wearing devs were probably crying stonks when they found out some big-time investors like Peak XV and Y Combinator (the Silicon Valley elite, if you didn’t know) threw a cool $5M at this cerebral masterpiece. 🤖💸 Leaked Dev Quote: “Honestly, I just wanted to make something my mom could use without losing her mind. Turns out investors love that stuff.” 💀🔥 And let's be real — if you've ever had to deal with bad auth practices, you’re probably *seething* like a cat in a bathtub while the system just yells "THIS IS FINE!” 😅🚀 So, after kicking all the cringe authentication methods to the curb, here's my hot take: Better Auth is NOT just a tool; it's the future of finessing your user logins like a pro. 💯 Here’s to hoping it doesn’t implode like every other tech startup, though, ‘cause that would be SO awkward. 🍿🫣 #BetterAuthToTheMoon ✈️🌕💥

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