Funding

Riff Raises $16M Series A From Northzone To Scale Business-Ready AI App Platform

Oct 23, 2025 | By Kailee Rainse

Oslo-based Riff (formerly Databutton), a platform for building and launching impactful applications, has raised $16 million in Series A funding, bringing total funding to $21 million.

SUMMARY

  • Oslo-based Riff (formerly Databutton), a platform for building and launching impactful applications, has raised $16 million in Series A funding, bringing total funding to $21 million.

The round was led by Northzone, with participation from existing investors Skyfall Ventures, Maki.vc, Sondo Capital, Global Founders Capital, and new investor Illusian.

Riff empowers practitioners across organizations to develop AI applications and agents that enhance productivity and drive tangible business results.

Riff addresses a common challenge in AI app development: the surge of AI tools hasn’t always translated into measurable business impact with many projects underperforming. Its platform goes beyond basic coding tools by offering native data connections, secure production-grade infrastructure, and starter apps, templates, and expert guidance.

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This enables users to create complex, data-driven, and secure applications that tackle real business problems, boosting customer satisfaction, retention, and successful project delivery.

Riff sees adoption across sectors including financial services, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer goods.

The Series A funding will help Riff scale its platform, empowering thousands more professionals to create and deploy AI solutions that drive meaningful business impact.

About Riff

Riff is the first AI that builds real, business-ready apps for work. Combine AI with human expertise to create apps, automations, and agents on your data stack, boosting productivity, collaboration, and project success while replacing brittle prototypes with impactful, finished solutions.

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