Audos, a New York-based startup studio, announced on June 27, 2025, that it has raised $11.5 million in combined Pre-Seed and Seed funding led by True Ventures, with participation from Offline Ventures, Bungalow Capital, and notable individuals including Bjarke Ingels, Leila Zegna, Niklas Zennstrom, and Mario Schlosser. Founded in 2024 by Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne, Audos leverages AI tools, human support, and capital to help solo entrepreneurs transform their expertise into million-dollar AI-driven businesses.
Audos raises $11.5M to support everyday entrepreneurs with AI tools.
Founded by Prehype’s Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne in 2024.
Launched hundreds of AI applications, from wine tasting to fitness.
Offers a revenue-sharing model, taking 15% instead of equity.
Targets non-technical founders with up to $25K in funding.
Aims to launch 100,000 AI-powered businesses annually.
Audos, built on the success of Prehype’s ventures like BarkBox and Ro, targets the 60% of Americans aspiring to entrepreneurship but hindered by barriers like time, technical expertise, and funding. “We’re witnessing a remarkable shift in how technology enables entrepreneurship,” said Henrik Werdelin, co-founder of Audos. The platform simplifies business creation by providing AI-driven tools and support, enabling founders to focus on strategy and customer relationships.
The Audos Program combines AI automation with human expertise, drawing from the founders’ experience with dozens of successful startups. It guides entrepreneurs through ideation, customer targeting, and building AI applications that operate 24/7 across multiple channels. “In the past year, we’ve helped entrepreneurs launch hundreds of AI applications like wine tasting from Michelin-starred sommeliers, meal-planning, dating, Bible study, and customized post-partum fitness,” said Nicholas Thorne, co-founder. These AI agents offer automated customer service and actionable insights, driving scalability and personalization.
Million-Dollar Business Model: A proprietary framework matches entrepreneurs’ expertise with viable AI business opportunities, ensuring founder-market fit and profitability from day one.
Rapid Market Validation: Audos enables entrepreneurs to launch real services immediately, handling technical implementation and customer acquisition.
The Audos Program: An all-in-one system with AI tools for business creation, customer engagement, and iterative updates based on growth data.
Aligned Capital & Support: A revenue-sharing model (15% cut) provides up to $25K in funding with no personal risk, aligning Audos’ success with its founders’.
Audos has already supported hundreds of AI applications, with most funds earmarked for new entrepreneurs. “What makes Audos truly special is their bold reimagining of what it means to be an entrepreneur today,” said Tony Conrad, Partner at True Ventures. By bridging small business financing and venture capital, Audos empowers non-technical founders to build sustainable businesses. Posts on X highlight excitement for Audos’ goal of launching 100,000 companies annually, though some question the sustainability of its revenue-sharing model.
Audos’ platform is poised to redefine entrepreneurship by making AI accessible to all, enabling creators to launch high-revenue businesses with minimal barriers. As AI tools advance, Audos aims to shape a future where anyone with ambition and expertise can thrive as an entrepreneur.
Audos finds and develops everyday entrepreneurs to build million-dollar AI businesses. We help them turn their expertise into business opportunities and provide them proven tools and capital to launch their concepts quickly to real customers. Our program simplifies the creation of AI agents that operate across multiple channels removing technical barriers so founders can focus on strategy and relationships. Founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneurs Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne, Audos is headquartered in New York with a distributed global team, and is backed by some of the world's leading entrepreneurs and VCs, shaping the next era of AI-driven entrepreneurship.
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