As the speed of software development accelerates, many startups face an increasingly familiar challenge: products are being built faster than customers can understand or adopt them. In response to this widening execution gap, Helsinki-based growth automation platform Skene has secured 800 thousand euros in pre-seed funding to help software companies close the divide between product creation and commercial success. The round was led by Superhero Capital with participation from NVIDIA executives, highlighting the growing importance of AI-driven growth tools in the software industry.
The Growth Problem Hidden Inside Modern SaaS
Despite the growing capabilities of AI assisted development tools, many SaaS companies still struggle with onboarding, adoption and long term retention. Products get more features, but users often remain stuck in early learning curves, failing to unlock the true value of the software they adopt. As a result, companies typically hire larger sales and customer success teams to compensate, masking whether the product itself is capable of driving sustainable growth.
Skene was founded to address this fundamental inefficiency. By positioning itself as an autonomous value layer for SaaS products, the company aims to automate the most critical parts of the user journey, ensuring that customers achieve meaningful outcomes faster.
AI Agents That Read Code and Guide Users
At the core of Skene’s platform is an AI agent that can read and interpret a product’s source code. By analysing the logic, structure and intended use of the software, Skene’s system generates continuously updated, contextual user guidance that integrates directly into everyday workflows.
This means new users can receive personalised, step by step support without needing manual intervention from customer success teams. Existing users get guidance that adapts as the product evolves. As a result, companies can improve adoption, boost product usage and strengthen overall customer retention.
Skene sees this as the future of SaaS growth: a model where AI understands the product deeply enough to automate onboarding, deliver personalised support and guide users toward the outcomes that matter most.
Automating the Product Growth Loop
According to CEO Teemu Kinos, many established software companies still rely on heavy manual processes to carry out their growth strategies. Sales teams manage onboarding, support teams handle adoption challenges and product managers manually design user guidance. While these workflows can be effective, they do not scale efficiently.
Kinos believes that AI native teams have an opportunity to break through these limitations. As he explains, growth strategies executed manually cannot keep pace with the speed and volume of modern software releases. By contrast, AI agents can operate continuously, adapting guidance and support each time a product updates.
Skene’s goal is to automate the entire product growth loop, from onboarding to long term retention, with AI agents that understand how the product works and what each user needs to accomplish.
A Roadmap Toward Full Coverage by 2026
Skene has already launched its first AI agent and is actively expanding capabilities across the full spectrum of product growth. The company aims to deliver comprehensive coverage by early 2026, enabling SaaS businesses to automate growth at every stage of the user lifecycle.
With the new funding, Skene plans to surpass one million euros in annual recurring revenue and broaden its platform to support advanced onboarding, adoption and retention use cases. The company expects to scale rapidly as more teams seek automated ways to improve product led growth.
Positioned at the Intersection of Product and Intelligence
As AI continues to permeate every layer of software development, Skene is emerging at a critical intersection: helping companies ensure that the products they build are truly understood and used effectively. By automating user success and guiding customers through complex features, Skene is positioning itself as a powerful tool for SaaS companies looking to grow faster with fewer manual processes.
With strong investor backing and a vision rooted in AI native product design, Skene aims to reshape how software companies scale their products in a world defined by rapid development and ever rising user expectations.