£357k pre-seed backs LaunchLemonade's no-code platform to build and sell AI agents
This article covers LaunchLemonade, an AI startup, which has closed a pre-seed funding round of £357,000 to accelerate development of its no-code AI agent platform. The funding is intended to support non-developers, businesses and creators to build and monetise AI agents and to develop a built-in marketplace for agent creators.
LaunchLemonade, an AI startup, has closed a pre-seed funding round of £357,000 to accelerate development of its no-code AI agent platform — a sign of early investor appetite for tools that let non-developers build and monetise AI agents. The round was oversubscribed, with subscriptions reaching $480,000 against an initial $400,000 target.
Why it matters
Early-stage funding for tools that lower the barrier to building AI agents matters because it shapes who can participate in the AI economy. LaunchLemonade’s raise highlights continued interest from angel syndicates and community-backed investors in platforms that enable businesses and creators to deploy task-focused AI without deep engineering resources.
Inside the product
LaunchLemonade offers a no-code interface that combines more than 21 underlying AI models to create specialised agents. Users can train agents on their own data to automate workflows, generate content, analyse reports and conduct research. The company says its user base has grown past 6,000 since its 2024 founding, driven largely by organic adoption.
The startup plans to use the new funds to build a built-in marketplace so users can sell the agents they create, turning the platform into a transactional ecosystem where agent creators and buyers interact. That marketplace is positioned as the next step after enabling agent creation and deployment.
Who are the investors?
Lead participants include Spring Syndicate and Ventures Together. Spring Syndicate is an angel collective made up of former operators and founders. Ventures Together is described as one of Europe’s large angel syndicates; the announcement notes its portfolio includes Climate X (asset management with a climate focus), Harmonic Security (AI governance and security) and Gradient Labs (customer operations AI agents), which illustrate its focus on deep-tech and AI-related businesses.
The round also included five individual investors who were existing customers of LaunchLemonade and chose to invest after using the product. The company frames this as community-led momentum rather than traditional institutional backing.
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Founder perspective
In the announcement, Cien Solon, founder and CEO at LaunchLemonade, said:
Community has always been at the heart of LaunchLemonade. During this pre-seed cycle, that community compounded trust and carried our story and helped us show what LaunchLemonade can offer in the AI space.
In the announcement, Cien Solon, founder and CEO at LaunchLemonade, said:
I am extremely grateful for the support and the belief in LaunchLemonade’s vision from our new partners and investors. With this investment, LaunchLemonade can expand further in democratising AI production and help businesses build simple, human-first and accessible AI agents on their own terms.
The bigger picture
The raise illustrates two concurrent trends in the UK and Europe: growing backing from organised angel groups for early AI companies, and community-driven rounds where customers convert to investors. LaunchLemonade’s fundraising also foregrounds diversity issues in tech funding — the company cites industry figures showing that 2.8% of total investment value goes to female-founded startups and that female-founded AI startups raise substantially less capital on average.
Support networks such as Female Founders Rise, Diversity X and BAE HQ played a role in amplifying LaunchLemonade during its campaign. That community support aligns with a broader push to broaden participation in AI development beyond large technology firms.
The outcome is a modest but telling example of how UK and European investor ecosystems are responding to tools that aim to widen access to AI creation and commercialisation.
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