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Lemon Slice Secures $10.5 Million Seed Funding From Matrix Partners And Y Combinator

Lemon Slice, founded in 2024 by Lina Colucci, Sidney Primas, and Andrew Weitz, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding from Matrix Partners, Y Combinator , and other investors to advance its digital avatar technology…

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Lemon Slice Secures $10.5 Million Seed Funding From Matrix Partners And Y Combinator

Lemon Slice, founded in 2024 by Lina Colucci, Sidney Primas, and Andrew Weitz, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding from Matrix Partners, Y Combinator, and other investors to advance its digital avatar technology. The startup’s Lemon Slice-2 model can generate human and non-human avatars from a single image, livestream them at 20 frames per second, and integrate into apps via an API or embeddable widget, targeting use cases in education, e-commerce, language learning, and corporate training.

FOUNDERS: Lina Colucci, Sidney Primas & Andrew Weitz

INVESTORS: Matrix Partners, Y Combinator, Arash Ferdowsi, Emmett Shear & The Chainsmokers

ROUND: Seed AMOUNT: $10,500,000

HQ: #San Francisco #California

#VentureCapital #LemonSlice #LinaColucci #SidneyPrimas #AndrewWeitz #MatrixPartners #YCombinator #ArashFerdowsi #EmmettShear #TheChainsmokers #TradedVC

ABOUT THE DEAL

Raise
$11M
Round
Seed
Company
Lemon Slice
Desk
Deals
Filed
Dec 23, 2025
Founders
  • Lina Colucci
  • Sidney Primas
  • Andrew Weitz
Investors
  • Matrix Partners
  • Y Combinator
  • Arash Ferdowsi
  • Emmett Shear
  • The Chainsmokers
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