Audos Secures $11.5M to Help Solo Entrepreneurs Launch Million-Dollar AI Businesses
Audos, the company on a mission to transform everyday experts into successful AI-powered entrepreneurs, today announced $11.5 million in Pre-Seed and Seed funding. The round was led by True Ventures, with support from Offline Ventures, Bungalow Capital, and visionary angels including Bjarke Ingels, Leila Zegna, Niklas Zennstrom, and Mario Schlosser.
Founded in 2024 by Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne—the creators behind Prehype and breakout ventures like BarkBox, Ro, and Managed by Q—Audos offers a new way to start businesses: no code, no VC pitch decks, no tech teams—just founder expertise, AI, and aligned capital.
“We’re reimagining what entrepreneurship looks like,” said Henrik Werdelin, Co-founder of Audos. “AI enables anyone with knowledge, drive, and curiosity to build scalable businesses that match their personal interests and strengths.”
Building AI-Powered Microbusinesses at Scale
In just one year, Audos has helped launch hundreds of AI applications in niches ranging from Michelin-level wine education to postpartum fitness, Bible study, dating, and personalized meal-planning. These businesses run on 24/7 agentic AI platforms that interact directly with customers, automate operations, and expand autonomously.
“These aren’t side projects—they’re real businesses solving real problems,” said Nicholas Thorne, Co-founder of Audos. “Our system makes it easy to launch an AI-powered business in days, with tools that learn, grow, and adapt over time.”
The Four Pillars of the Audos Platform
- The Million-Dollar Business Model
A proprietary framework that matches founders’ personal expertise with proven AI-powered business models to ensure founder-market fit, monetization from day one, and long-term sustainability. - Rapid Market Validation Through Doing
Entrepreneurs don’t test—they launch. Audos provides immediate technical execution, customer acquisition, and growth infrastructure so founders can focus on building relationships and refining the offer. - The Audos Program
A turnkey platform combining AI tools with human mentorship, helping solo entrepreneurs build agentic applications that offer services like customer support, content creation, strategic optimization, and growth automation—all without hiring a team. - Aligned Capital & Support
Audos funds and supports entrepreneurs through a shared-upside, revenue-sharing model—no upfront costs or personal risk. Entrepreneurs succeed on their terms, backed by a community of peers and operators.
“60% of Americans want to start a business, but most never do,” said Werdelin. “We’re breaking down the walls—time, money, tech complexity—that hold them back.”
A New Model for Inclusive, Scalable Entrepreneurship
Audos operates at the intersection of venture-scale ambition and small business inclusivity, creating a new model of entrepreneurship that empowers solo founders without requiring them to raise capital, write code, or scale a team.
“Audos is unlocking a massive white space between traditional VC and small business loans,” said Tony Conrad, Partner at True Ventures. “Their agentic AI platform gives anyone the power to launch a high-revenue business with zero overhead and full autonomy.”
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