The idea in one paragraph
Most AI startups pitch a better model. Creao AI pitches a better loop: users describe a task in plain language, and a cloud-based "super agent" executes it — writing code, calling APIs, connecting integrations, and delivering results in a sandboxed environment. Successful work is saved as a reusable Agent App — a persistent, schedulable automation unit with its own memory. That SEO pipeline you ran on Tuesday? It runs again on Friday, automatically, without you.
CEO Kai Cheng spent a decade building production AI systems for 250+ enterprise clients. His diagnosis: "If humans still operate AI tools step-by-step, productivity hits a ceiling. And if humans are still the only ones building the tools, the real AI revolution hasn't even started."
The round
- Amount: $10M, led by Prosperity7 Ventures (the $3B diversified venturing fund of Aramco Ventures), co-led by China Renaissance; with Yunqi, LSI, Hillhouse, Sequoia China and Huaye Tiancheng participating.
- Total: $25M across three rounds in under a year.
- Founded: late 2024, based in Silicon Valley; core team from Meta's Llama AI team, Apple, LinkedIn, TikTok, Emplifi, MiniMax, Alibaba and Feishu.
Sources: Business Wire (Apr 17, 2026), Sina Finance (Apr 14, 2026)
Three-layer closed loop
AI builds the tools. Create Agent Apps through conversation, no traditional coding — breaking the "builder bottleneck".
AI uses the tools. Agent Apps run on schedule, trigger workflows and chain tasks without manual follow-up — breaking the "operator bottleneck".
Humans orchestrate. A persistent environment where memory accumulates across runs — one person manages what used to take a team.
Example agents live on the product page: a quote responder (reads inbound quote requests, checks pricing, drafts the reply), an ad generator (fresh paid-social creatives ready by 9am), an inventory snapshot (flags at-risk SKUs every 4 hours), and a SEO brief writer.
Pricing at a glance (monthly)
| Plan | Price | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 30 one-time credits + 5 daily, 1 video generation |
| Pro | $20 | 200 credits/mo, custom agents, model selection |
| Pro Plus | $50 | 600 credits/mo, scheduled automation (recommended) |
| Max | $150 | 2,000 credits/mo, more concurrency & capacity |
| Ultra | $1000 | 20,000 credits/mo, founder office hours |
Team plans from $24/seat; yearly billing saves 20%.
Why it matters
This is a concrete "Agentic OS" sample: instead of bolting AI features onto existing SaaS, the agent, its memory and its self-improvement loop are the product. A 25-person AI-native company running on agents is a live experiment for how next-generation teams operate.
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How is Creao different from a chatbot?
A chatbot answers questions. Creao's super agent executes tasks — writes code, calls APIs, connects services — and turns successful runs into reusable, schedulable Agent Apps with memory that improve over time.
What is an Agent App?
A persistent automation unit saved from a successful workflow, with its own memory and schedule. What you ran on Tuesday, it runs again on Friday.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. Free plan includes 30 one-time credits and no credit card required. Team and production use is billed per month.