Lua, a London, UK–based operating system for human agent collaboration in the workspace, has raised $5.8 million in funding.
Investors
The round was led by Norrsken22, with participation from Flourish Ventures, 20VC, P1 Ventures, Phosphor Capital, Y Combinator, and several notable angel investors.
Norrsken22 is a $205 million tech growth fund dedicated to scaling high-impact technology companies across Africa. Launched by the Norrsken Foundation alongside a team of veteran investment professionals, the firm operates with a pan-African focus, maintaining local teams in key tech hubs such as Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Accra. Norrsken22 specifically targets Series A and B rounds, aiming to provide the growth capital necessary for regional leaders to expand globally.
Lua Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand its developer community and grow its Lua Implementation Network for deploying agent-based workflows.
About Lua
Founded in 2024 by Lorcan O’Cathain and Stefan Kruger, Lua is developing a full-stack operating system designed to enable collaboration between human teams and AI agents. Its platform allows both technical and non-technical teams to create, deploy, and manage agent workforces that automate tasks and workflows. Lua provides a full-stack solution that handles infrastructure, model orchestration, integrations, and monitoring, allowing users to focus on defining business logic. With features such as one-click deployment, natural language interfaces, and developer tooling, the platform supports seamless collaboration between humans and agents within existing systems.
Funding Details
Company: Lua Global Inc.
Raised: $5.8M
Round: Unknown
Funding Date: April 2026
Lead Investor: Norrsken22
Additional Investors: Flourish Ventures, 20VC, P1 Ventures, Phosphor Capital, Y Combinator
Company Website: https://heylua.ai/
Software Category: AI Agents / Human-Agent Collaboration Platform
Source: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/04/london-based-startup-lua-raises-e4-9-million-to-scale-its-human-agent-collaboration-platform/