Empromptu secures a $2M pre-seed round to support enterprises in creating AI applications.

Empromptu’s $2M pre-seed funding round.Empromptu has secured $2 million in pre-seed funding led by Precursor Ventures, with participation from Zeal Capital, Alumni Ventures, FoundersEdge, South Loop, and Rogue Women VC, along with angel investor Edith Harbaugh. Founded in October 2024 by Shanea Leven, whose previous company CodeSee was acquired in 2024, and AI researcher Sean Robinson, the San Francisco-based startup aims to help business owners build AI applications without requiring technical backgrounds. The platform operates through a simple workflow where users describe what they want to an AI chatbot—whether it’s a new classification app, generative recommendation system, or customer support tool—and Empromptu builds it. Leven said the fresh capital will be used for hiring staff and developing new proprietary technology, as the company targets businesses in regulated industries and complex operational areas such as hotel management software.

The platform enables AI systems to manage, train, and improve themselves in production environments by embedding evaluation, optimization, and observability directly into each AI application. The company recently introduced three innovations: Infinite Memory, Adaptive Context Engine, and Custom Data Models, which allow enterprises to build AI tailored to their specific operations rather than generic solutions. These applications train themselves, detect and correct accuracy drift automatically, and never lose context, achieving production accuracy up to 98 percent. Leven positions Empromptu against what she calls “vibe coding” platforms, stating that while tools like Replit are excellent for quick experiments, Empromptu turns those experiments into real software with complete control and built-in governance. The company emphasizes that security, compliance, reliability, and quality remain fundamental requirements even with new AI technologies.

Over 2,000 businesses across SaaS, physical AI, cybersecurity, ecommerce, education, healthcare, HR, IT, and social platforms are already integrating Empromptu into their systems. The company’s focus on enterprise-grade features addresses a critical gap in the market, particularly given that a recent MIT study estimates 95% of AI pilots never reach production due to reliability and maintenance issues. Gartner forecasts that by 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have used generative AI APIs or be running AI-enabled applications, while McKinsey estimates generative AI could contribute an additional $2.6 to $4.4 trillion in annual economic value. Empromptu’s approach of providing governance features like prompt versioning, lineage tracking, audit logs, and automated evaluation tests aims to help businesses transition from AI prototypes to compliant, revenue-impacting deployments while maintaining the security and reliability standards required by regulated industries.