
Ivy is an AI-first, open-source .NET framework designed to help developers build powerful internal tools and business applications quickly and efficiently. Leveraging generative AI, Ivy enables the creation of full-featured backoffice applications from any database in minutes, and facilitates the design and deployment of production-quality database models. The platform also offers solutions for adding authentication to applications and deploying them to major cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or GCP with a single click. Founded in 2025 with pre-seed funding from Luminar Ventures, Ivy aims to revolutionize internal tool development by empowering .NET developers with AI capabilities, promoting faster development cycles, enterprise-grade integration, secure applications, and open-source flexibility.

Ivy is an AI-first, open-source .NET framework designed to help developers build powerful internal tools and business applications quickly and efficiently. Leveraging generative AI, Ivy enables the creation of full-featured backoffice applications from any database in minutes, and facilitates the design and deployment of production-quality database models. The platform also offers solutions for adding authentication to applications and deploying them to major cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or GCP with a single click. Founded in 2025 with pre-seed funding from Luminar Ventures, Ivy aims to revolutionize internal tool development by empowering .NET developers with AI capabilities, promoting faster development cycles, enterprise-grade integration, secure applications, and open-source flexibility.
Product: AI-first open-source .NET framework for building internal business apps and DB schemas
Founders: Niels Bosma and Renco Smeding
Founded / Launch: 2025
Lead investor (pre-seed): Luminar Ventures
Employee count: 5
Internal tools and business application development for .NET-based organizations
2025
Developer tools / Software
€917000
Announced/reported May–June 2025; company sources state pre-seed funding from Luminar Ventures
“Luminar Ventures led the pre-seed round”
Ivy is an open-source developer platform for building internal business apps using pure C#. Connect your database, and our AI-powered engine generates the full-stack app in minutes.
Job Title: Founding AI Engineer
Location: Stockholm
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Engineering