TL;DR:
• Uno Platform raises $2.54M seed funding for enterprise developer tools
• Targets serious devs while competitors chase consumer "vibe coding" market
• Boasts 100M+ downloads, 300+ contributors, clients include Toyota and Microsoft
• Launching premium "Uno Platform Studio" with real-time UI editing features
While AI coding startups like Lovable and Cursor chase hobbyist developers with flashy demos, Montreal-based Uno Platform is betting enterprise developers need serious productivity tools too. The cross-platform development startup just closed a C$3.5 million ($2.54 million) seed round to prove it.
Uno Platform is making a calculated bet that enterprise developers deserve better than being afterthoughts in the AI coding revolution. While venture capital pours into consumer-focused platforms promising anyone can code, this Montreal startup is doubling down on the professionals who actually ship production software at scale.
The timing couldn't be more strategic. Lovable recently hit unicorn status targeting non-technical users, while Cursor soared past $500M ARR with its AI pair programming approach. But CEO Francois Tanguay sees a massive gap in the market. "Nobody's capturing that market yet in the enterprise space," he told TechCrunch.
The company's seed round, co-led by AQC Capital and Desjardins Capital, includes a notable strategic investor: Scott Hanselman, Microsoft's VP of developer community. That backing signals how seriously the tech giant takes cross-platform .NET development, especially as enterprises demand applications that work seamlessly across Android, Apple, Linux, and Windows systems.
Uno Platform's value proposition is deceptively simple but technically complex: write code once, deploy everywhere. "If you're coding something once and it works on five different platforms on desktop, web, and mobile, you're getting 5x the productivity already," Tanguay explained. In an era where development teams are stretched thin and shipping speed determines market success, that mathematical advantage resonates with enterprise buyers.
