CodeWords secures $9M seed for proactive AI agents that automate workflows without code

According to Eurostat data for 2025, 20% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees use at least one AI technology. However, there is a significant disparity in usage rates between different company sizes: 55% of large companies use AI technology, compared to just 17% of small companies, a 38-point gap. The OECD's December 2025 paper on AI adoption by SMEs identifies skills shortages, cost, and complexity of integration as recurring barriers.

CodeWords is the London-based platform addressing that issue, founded in 2023 by Aymeric Zhuo (Co-founder and CEO) and Osman Ramadan (Co-founder). The product centres on Cody, an AI agent that studies a business's operations and autonomously builds and executes automations across more than 1,000 integrations, including Notion, HubSpot, Slack, WhatsApp and Gmail. Users describe the desired outcome in plain language and Cody then writes the necessary Python code, deploys it on the CodeWords infrastructure and maintains the workflow on schedules and triggers without the need for manual intervention. This effectively eliminates the need for a developer or automation specialist to manage the operational layer.

The company has raised a $9 million seed round led by Visionaries and joined by Firstminute Capital, Sequoia, Illusian and other angel investors. The capital will fund platform scaling and the continued development of the agent, with the current focus being on contextual memory and adaptive execution modes.

Sources: CodeWords | Eurostat 2025 | OECD AI adoption by SMEs

Founders: Aymeric Zhuo, Osman Ramadan