Mendo raises $13.4M Series A to train employees on AI
What's the deal? Mendo, a French startup that trains employees to use AI software, has raised $13.4M in a Series A round led by VentechDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and EducapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The round, announced in June 2025, includes an undisclosed debt component.
Founded in 2021, Mendo built a virtual assistant that plugs directly into AI tools like Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Mistral AI. When an employee uses one of these platforms, a sidebar appears with prompt suggestions, prompt improvements, and data analysis tips.
The assistant also integrates with Microsoft 365 Copilot and custom AI agents built by enterprises. Mendo operates on a SaaS subscription model and claims more than 100 clients, including PwCDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Novo NordiskDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Crédit AgricoleDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. It says it has trained nearly 100,000 workers since launch.
Why now? AI adoption is accelerating across enterprises, but most employees still struggle to use these tools effectively. As companies deploy more AI agents internally, the gap between having the tools and actually getting value from them is widening — creating a clear market for Mendo's training layer.
"If one of our clients deploys an agent for its employees, we explain how it works and then measure the agent's effectiveness for the client," said Quentin AmaudryDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, chief executive officer and co-founder.
What could go wrong? AI platforms are rapidly adding their own onboarding and guidance features, which could erode Mendo's value proposition over time. The startup also faces the challenge of keeping pace with a tool landscape that shifts almost weekly — every new model or interface update means new training content to build.
International expansion into Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands adds execution risk and the complexity of adapting to different languages and workplace cultures.
The signal: Educapital, a specialist edtech and future-of-work fund, co-leading this round alongside Ventech underscores investor conviction that AI training is becoming its own category — not just a feature bolted onto existing tools. For an early-stage company, landing enterprise clients like PwC and Novo Nordisk suggests the "adoption gap" problem is acute enough that large organisations are willing to pay for a dedicated solution rather than wait for AI vendors to solve onboarding themselves.
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