Emmi AI, a Linz, Austria-based AI-powered simulation platform for industrial engineering, has raised €15 million in seed funding.
Investors
The funding round was co-led by 3VC, Speedinvest, Serena VC, and PUSH VC.
3VC is a Vienna-based European venture capital firm founded in 2018. It invests in early-stage tech startups with global ambitions, particularly in the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), CEE (Central and Eastern Europe), and Baltic regions.
Speedinvest is a venture capital fund managing over €1 billion, focused on deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, SaaS, climate tech, emerging markets, and crypto sectors. It invests in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage tech startups across Europe.
Serena VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2008, with €1 billion under management. It specializes in early-stage investments in AI, SaaS, climate tech, and digital transformation, primarily investing in seed to Series A stages.
PUSH VC is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, established in 2017. PUSH VC invests in startups addressing global challenges, with a focus on climate change and healthcare, supporting companies from pre-seed to seed stages.
Emmi AI Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to expand its engineering and research teams across Europe, scale product development, and onboard new enterprise customers in global industrial markets.
About Emmi AI
Founded in 2024 by Johannes Brandstetter, Dennis Just, and Miks Mikelsons, Emmi AI is a deeptech startup offering an AI-powered simulation platform for industrial engineering. The company uses deep learning models to create intelligent digital twins for real-time, simulations in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), discrete element methods (DEM), thermal simulations, and electrical systems, optimizing design, manufacturing, and production processes. Spun out from the Linz-based research group NXAI, Emmi AI serves industries in aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, and energy.
Funding Details
Company: Emmi AI GmbH
Raised: €15.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: April 2025
Lead Investor: 3VC, Speedinvest, Serena, PUSH VC
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Company Website: http://emmi.ai/
Software Category: Engineering Simulation
Source: https://www.founderstoday.news/emmi-ai-secures-15-million-seed-round/