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GitHub and Hugging Face Founders Back AI Agent Startup Zaro's $5.1M Raise

Noah

10 Jun 2026 — 1 min read

London-based artificial intelligence agent startup Zaro has secured $5.1 million in a seed funding round led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from GitHub co-founder Thomas Dohmke and Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf, signaling strong confidence from prominent tech figures in the commercialization of AI agents for enterprises.

Zaro’s platform is designed to help businesses build custom AI agents at a fraction of traditional costs. The company claims its approach can reduce development expenses from millions of dollars to tens of thousands, while slashing deployment timelines from months to weeks. This focus on cost efficiency and speed directly addresses growing corporate demand for measurable return on investment in artificial intelligence.

The backing from Dohmke and Wolf, alongside Cherry Ventures, underscores the strategic importance Zaro places on accelerating enterprise adoption of AI agents. The startup has also hired Lovable’s former growth advisor, indicating an aggressive push to scale its customer base and optimize go-to-market strategies. With this fresh capital, Zaro aims to capture a slice of the burgeoning market for practical, cost-effective agent-building tools.

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