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Exclusive: Github and Hugging Face founders back AI agent startup Zaro’s $5.1m raise

Zaro has hired Lovable's former growth advisor


Freya Pratty

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Zaro.ai - 30 May 2026 - London, UK

London-based Zaro, which helps customers build custom AI agents, has raised a $5.1m round led by Cherry Ventures and with backing from angels including Hugging Face founder Thomas Wolf and Github founder Thomas Dohmke.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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