Helsinki, May 26, 2026 – Finnish startup Avrea has secured $4.7 million in pre‑seed funding led by Earlybird, emerging from stealth with an AI platform designed to make software testing and deployment faster in the era of AI‑generated code.
Founded in 2025 by Aiven co‑founder Hannu Valtonen and Nosto co‑founder Juha Valvanne, Avrea aims to solve a growing bottleneck in modern software development. As tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code accelerate coding, testing has lagged behind — leaving vulnerabilities and inefficiencies in production pipelines.
Avrea’s platform integrates directly with existing deployment systems, using AI agents to identify slowdowns, low‑quality tests, and resource bottlenecks. The goal: help engineering teams spend less time waiting and more time shipping secure, high‑quality code.
The round closed within weeks — notably without a pitch deck — as investors were convinced by the founders’ track record and clear vision. “AI is driving an explosion in code, and the systems that test and ship software are quickly becoming the bottleneck,” said Paul Klemm, General Partner at Earlybird.
The 10‑person team, drawing talent from Spotify and Hoxhunt, will use the funds to scale engineering, expand the platform, and accelerate go‑to‑market plans. Initially focusing on Europe, Avrea aims to redefine how developers test and deploy software globally.
For other founders, Valtonen and Valvanne emphasize clarity of vision and market understanding as key to winning investor confidence — lessons drawn from their previous successes in building category‑defining tech companies.
