By futureTEKnow | Editorial Team
The AI revolution is no longer reserved for tech giants or enterprise teams. In a standout move for the European tech scene, Sintra, a rapidly growing Lithuanian startup, has secured $17 million in seed funding to supercharge its mission: delivering AI-powered helpers tailored for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the globe.
Despite making up 44% of global GDP, small businesses are often left behind when it comes to digital transformation. Millions still rely on outdated software or basic consumer tools that just don’t cut it for modern business needs. Sintra steps into this gap with what it calls an “AI business in a box”—a platform where SMBs can quickly onboard AI teammates that handle everything from social media and customer support to administrative workflows.
Sintra’s platform is available on both iOS and web, making it accessible for business owners everywhere. With just a few clicks, users can connect their everyday tools—Facebook, Gmail, Google Calendar, and more—and deploy multiple AI helpers within minutes. These helpers can:
Respond to emails
Manage social media
Generate content
Coordinate tasks
What sets Sintra apart is its proprietary Brain AI layer. This shared intelligence engine learns the unique context of each business, allowing AI helpers to act more autonomously and deliver personalized support that improves over time.
Founded in 2023 by Chris Sidlauskas, Rokas Judickas, and Vasaris Kaveckas, Sintra has rocketed from a side project to a platform with over 40,000 paying customers in more than 100 countries. In just one year, it’s surpassed $12 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR)—a testament to the real demand for smarter, more intuitive business tools
The $17 million seed round was led by Earlybird VC, with participation from Inovo, Practica Capital, and several high-profile angel investors with deep SaaS and AI backgrounds. This influx of capital will be used to:
Double Sintra’s product and engineering teams
Expand into North America and Western Europe
Refine the Brain AI platform
Enhance integrations with popular business tools
Sintra’s long-term goal? To become the default platform for small business operations, making it effortless for entrepreneurs and small teams to launch, run, and grow their businesses with minimal manual effort.
Sintra’s CEO, Chris Sidlauskas, puts it simply: “What small business owners need isn’t just another software product—they need assistants that provide real help and feel natural and intuitive.” The company isn’t trying to replace human workers, but to empower solo founders and lean teams with the kind of digital support that’s long been out of reach.
Sintra is democratizing AI for small businesses, offering plug-and-play helpers that automate essential tasks.
The platform’s Brain AI adapts to each business, ensuring that support gets smarter over time.
With fresh funding, Sintra is poised to expand globally and push the boundaries of what small business automation can achieve.
Sintra’s story is proof that global impact can start in a Vilnius garage and stretch far beyond, reshaping how small businesses work in the age of AI.
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