Everhaze raises $530K seed to launch its agentic PR AI in the UK and Ireland
What's the deal? Dublin-based EverhazeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised $530,000 in a seed round from three family offices — Astogo Holdings, the Kearns Family Office, and hotelier Mark Cosgrave — ahead of the commercial launch of its conversational AI product, Lú, across Ireland and the UK.
What's the product? Lú is an agentic AI aimed at public relations teams. Users message it by text, voice note, or phone call inside WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, or Everhaze itself, and it completes tasks on their behalf. The company has identified 48 tasks Lú can handle, including text editing, media list management, media monitoring, and report generation.
Why now? The launch targets a sector under strain. According to the PRII Census 2025, 83% of PR professionals work beyond contracted hours — nearly 10 extra hours a week — as demand outpaces capacity.
What's the endgame? Everhaze wants to ease that pressure rather than add to it. "More tools and more AI have equaled more labour, more pressure and less accessibility, as the skills gap widens," said chief executive officer James McCannDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. "With Lú, we are seeking to rebalance those dynamics."
McCann is a former agency owner who sold his previous firm, ClearStory InternationalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, to Core OptimisationDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → in July 2025 for an undisclosed sum. Its clients included Techstars, HubSpot, and CoinDeskDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What could go wrong? The round underwrites go-to-market execution before broad commercial traction — a pre-launch bet on adoption in an industry only beginning to price AI-driven work.
The signal: The deal lands during an unusually strong stretch for UK startup funding: The Times reported UK startups raised $17 billion in the first half of 2026, roughly double the prior year's pace. Everhaze's small, early-stage round is no market-mover, but it fits a wider appetite for backing pre-revenue AI bets before they prove out.
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