The first prompt is the hardest. Audos wants to own that moment. The New York-based startup studio asks a simple question in natural language, something like "What's a business you could build?" From there, the platform's copilot begins to assemble the pieces: a brand name, a logo palette, a landing page, and a plan for a test ad buy [TechCrunch, June 2025].
This is the core interaction of Audos, a venture that treats startup creation as a repeatable, AI-assisted workflow. Founded in 2024 by Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne, Audos has raised $11.5 million in combined pre-seed and seed funding led by True Ventures to pursue the goal of launching 100,000 companies a year [technews180.com] [TechCrunch, June 2025]. Its model swaps traditional equity for a perpetual revenue share, offering "everyday entrepreneurs" up to $100,000 in funding and tools in exchange for 15% of their income, indefinitely [Morningstar / PR Newswire, March 2026].
The Wedge: Capital as a Feature
Audos's defining wedge is the structure of its capital. Instead of taking equity, Audos takes a 15% share of a company's revenue for as long as that revenue exists. The funding offered ranges from $25,000 to $100,000, acting as a non-dilutive advance against future sales [TechCrunch, June 2025] [Morningstar / PR Newswire, March 2026]. This model self-selects for entrepreneurs oriented toward building a sustainable, cash-flowing business from day one.
The Founder's Pattern Recognition
The ambition is underpinned by the pattern recognition of co-founder Henrik Werdelin. He is best known as a co-founder of BarkBox, which grew into publicly-traded BARK Inc. [TechCrunch, June 2025]. His work with Prehype, a venture studio, further honed a methodology for repeatedly building and launching companies.
In March 2026, the company acquired No Cap, an AI-powered startup evaluation platform [investing.com]. That same month, it announced its first cohort of five Entrepreneurs in Residence, each receiving up to $100,000 [aijourn.com, March 2026].
| Founder | Role | Key Background |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Werdelin | Co-Founder | Co-founder of BarkBox (BARK Inc.), founder of Prehype |
| Nicholas Thorne | Co-Founder | Co-founder of Audos and team member at Prehype |
The Scale of the Bet
The stated target of 100,000 annual launches requires that almost every step be automated or delegated to AI. The risks involve the quality of the AI-spawned ideas, the long-term math of the 15% perpetual revenue share, and the competitive landscape of tools for solo builders.
Audos is prototyping a new kind of economic engine. It aims to solve for focus, capital, and distribution in a single, integrated environment. The ambition is to make entrepreneurship a feature of the platform, and in doing so, become the platform itself.