Modelence, a Y Combinator startup, raised $3 million in seed funding to simplify infrastructure for AI-driven app development. Y Combinator led the round, joined by Rebel Fund, Acacia Venture Capital Partners, Formosa VC, and Vocal Ventures.
The California-based company addresses a common challenge in modern software engineering: connecting individual services such as databases, authentication, and hosting without errors. CEO Aram Shatakhtsyan explained that developers often rely on multiple providers like Vercel for front-end and Supabase for databases, which can result in fragile systems.
Modelence offers a unified framework built on TypeScript that manages authentication, databases, hosting, and LLM observability tools. The toolkit also includes a Lovable-style app builder to reduce friction in app creation. The startup aims to make AI-powered app development more reliable and accessible, differentiating itself in a crowded landscape that includes Google, Amazon, and other infrastructure-focused startups.
The surge of interest in AI-driven development is underscored by related news, including Emergent raising $70 million in a Series B just months after its previous funding and Swedish startup Lovable tripling its valuation to $6.6 billion following a $330 million Series B, highlighting strong investor demand for AI-powered coding platforms.
