Zaro Raises $5.1M Pre-seed
London-based startup Zaro has emerged from stealth with $5.1 million in pre-seed funding to build an AI-native workspace that unifies enterprise data, workflows, and AI tools into a shared context layer. The company aims to address fragmentation in organizational knowledge and improve how AI agents interact across enterprise environments.
The round was led by Cherry Ventures. Participating angel investors included Thomas Wolf, co-founder of Hugging Face; GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke; Mandeep Singh; Charlie Songhurst; and former Convergence founders Marvin Purtorab and Andy Toulis.
The new capital will be used to support product development, team growth, and the expansion of the platform as the company prepares for a broader rollout to enterprise customers.
Founded by Michael Bajwa and Qian Zheng, Zaro is an enterprise software company focused on connecting company data, decisions, and workflows. Their platform allows organizations to create custom applications based on their own operational processes and data, utilizing a multi-model approach to optimize performance and costs.
Funding Details
Company Website: https://zaro.ai
Company: Zaro
Raised: $5.1M
Round: Pre-seed
Funding Date: June 9, 2026
Lead Investor: Cherry Ventures
Additional Investors: Thomas Wolf, Thomas Dohmke, Mandeep Singh, Charlie Songhurst, Marvin Purtorab, Andy Toulis
Software Category: Enterprise AI