Droidrun Secures €2.1M In Pre-Seed Round To Expand Its AI Framework

In the near future, tasks like booking a business trip—checking flights, hotels, and more—will be done automatically by AI, without users switching between apps.

This shift will change how we use mobile devices. Instead of tapping icons and navigating menus, users will interact with smart, adaptive interfaces or entirely new AI-driven operating systems.

To enable this change, AI agents need full access to mobile systems. Droidrun is building the core infrastructure to make that possible.

Christian Ninstel, co-founder and CEO of Droidrun, said: Everyone is building AI agents for desktop and browsers. But mobile, where most people actually spend their time, was completely ignored. We didn't just build another mobile automation tool. We built the first AI agent that works reliably on mobile apps.

Just 10 weeks after launch, Droidrun went viral—over 900 developers signed up within 24 hours, it earned 3,300+ GitHub stars, and quickly became the fastest-growing mobile agent project. The open-source framework is now being integrated into major AI platforms, with hundreds of developers building mobile-capable agents for the first time.

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The idea for Droidrun came from the founders' own need. At their previous startup, they needed reliable AI agents for mobile apps, but existing tools weren’t ready for real-world use. So they built their own—and it outperformed all others in the AndroidWorld benchmark.

While most mobile automation tools try to mimic human vision to navigate screens—often slow and unreliable—Droidrun takes a smarter approach. It converts mobile interfaces into structured text that large language models (LLMs) can easily understand. This enables fast, accurate and consistent control of mobile apps, turning any app into a reliable API.

Early adopters are already using Droidrun for a variety of tasks—like extracting data from mobile-only apps, automating key mobile workflows, bringing RPA (robotic process automation) to mobile, supporting QA and cloud systems, and powering AI agents or robots that need to operate on mobile devices.

The €2.1 million funding round was led by Merantix Capital, with support from SixtyDegree Capital and top angel investors from the AI and open-source world. Notable backers include Peter Sarlin (Co-founder of Silo AI, acquired by AMD), Philipp Langnickel (software and dev tools investor), Mandeep Singh (Venture Partner at Hoxton Ventures, ex-CEO of Trouva), and Felix Jahn (Founder of McMakler and Home24).

Adrian Locher, co-founder and General Partner at Merantix Capital, commented: AI agents are rapidly advancing, mobile remains the dominant user interface, and the need for automation is accelerating. The problem: there is no sufficient existing solution for true Agentic AI use on mobile. Until now.

I’ve been amazed by Droidrun’s exceptional speed and execution capabilities. I’m excited to see this stellar team build the essential infrastructure for the next generation of AI-powered mobile experiences.

The funding will help Droidrun speed up development of its cloud platform, allowing enterprises to deploy mobile AI agents at scale—while continuing to support the open-source framework that’s fueled strong community adoption.

About Droidrun

Berlin‑based DroidRun is an open‑source AI framework enabling large language model agents to control Android (and iOS) apps via natural language. It combines visual UI parsing and accessibility APIs to interact precisely with app elements. DroidRun is robust, self‑healing, and rapidly adopted by developers for mobile automation and agent workflows.