Dragonfly, a London, UK-based software discovery platform, has raised £2.6 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Investors
The round was led by Episode 1, with participation from Dreamcraft, Portfolio Ventures, and notable angel investors, including QuantumBlack founder and CTO Sam Bourton and Bolt founder and CEO Markus Villig.
Episode 1 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom. The firm invests in pre-seed and seed-stage B2B software companies (Business-to-Business SaaS) and has a strong interest in “deep tech” areas, including AI, techbio, open-source software, software infrastructure, healthtech, and marketplaces.
Dragonfly Use of Funds
The funding will be used to develop new AI-driven features for Dragonfly’s platform, expand its proprietary data catalogue, and recruit key new hires.
About Dragonfly
Founded in December 2024 by Sean King and Sven Sabas, Dragonfly is a software discovery and recommendation platform that helps individuals and organizations instantly identify, evaluate, and design their technology stacks. Its AI-powered platform is built on the world’s largest structured database of software tools, covering over 250,000 products from trusted data sources. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Dragonfly’s mission is to build a comprehensive “automated solutions architect.”
Funding Details
Company: Dragonfly Technology Ltd.
Raised: £2.6 million
Round: Pre-Seed
Funding Date: October 2025
Lead Investor: Episode 1
Additional Investors: Dreamcraft, Portfolio Ventures, Sam Bourton (QuantumBlack), Markus Villig (Bolt)
Company Website: https://askdragonfly.com/
Software Category: AI / Software Discovery / B2B SaaS
Source: https://askdragonfly.com/release