CodeWords, a London, UK-based AI automation platform, has raised $9 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Visionaries, with participation from prominent angel investors and operators across the AI and software ecosystem, including Andrey Khusid (CEO of Miro), Mati Staniszewski (CEO of ElevenLabs), Hanno Renner (CEO of Personio), Robert Gentz (CEO of Zalando), Ilkka Paananen (CEO of Supercell), Kieran Flanagan (CMO of HubSpot), and François Chollet, co-founder of the ARC Prize, alongside leaders from OpenAI, Mistral, n8n, and Zapier.
Visionaries is an early-stage venture capital firm focused primarily on B2B software, AI, industrial technology, and deep tech startups. With offices in Berlin and London, the firm invests from pre-Seed through growth stages.
CodeWords Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to scale its AI automation platform, enhance its AI agent Cody, and expand automation capabilities for non-technical business users.
About CodeWords
CodeWords is developing AI agents designed to automate operational workflows without requiring users to manually configure logic, workflows, or infrastructure. Its flagship agent, Cody, learns from a company’s tools, workflows, and operating patterns to autonomously execute business tasks across departments. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, CodeWords supports customer workflows spanning finance operations, lead generation, content operations, and internal business automation.
Funding Details
Company: CodeWords
Raised: $9.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: May 2026
Lead Investor: Visionaries
Additional Investors: firstminute capital, Sequel, Illusian, Andrey Khusid, Mati Staniszewski, Hanno Renner, Robert Gentz, Ilkka Paananen, Alexandre Berriche, Kieran Flanagan, François Chollet
Company Website: https://www.codewords.ai/
Software Category: AI Automation Platform / AI Agents
Source: https://tech.eu/2026/05/07/codewords-raises-9m-to-bring-proactive-ai-agents-to-businesses/