| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.09.2026 | Nvidia acquires Hugging Face after Stripe nabs OpenRouter: here's what open source AI builders should do | The open-model ecosystem is not disappearing. But two multibillion-dollar acquisitions show that the neutral infrastructure developers rely on to find, download, compare and run AI models has become some of the most strategically valuable t... |
| 02.09.2026 | The Tech You’d Never Think Had Anything To Do With F1 | What do a racing bicycle, football technology, a prosthetic limb, a spacecraft, a factory and the car sitting in your driveway have in common? Actually, Formula 1 has something to do with all of them. Teams are constantly working on things ... |
| 13.07.2026 | Deep-tech and biotech startups strengthen their leadership teams |
Lausanne-based Neural Concept, an EPFL spin-off founded in 2018 developing AI software for engineering, has appointed Brett Chouinard as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pietro Cervellera as Chief Revenue Officer and Alex Read as Senior... |
| 09.06.2026 | AI Engineering Leader Neural Concept Establishes Seoul Hub, Targets APAC Manufacturing Revolution | Neural Concept, an AI-first engineering platform, opens its inaugural APAC office in Seoul. This strategic move deepens support for South Korean manufacturers. It addresses increasing product complexity and accelerates AI-driven product dev... |
| 09.06.2026 | Neural Concept opens its First APAC Office in Seoul to Accelerate AI-Driven Physical Product Development in South Korea | The leading AI-first engineering platform for physical product development, trusted by the world's top OEMs and industrial manufacturers
Deepening direct collaboration with Hanwha Ocean and other leading global automotive OEMs and Tier 1 su... |
| 09.06.2026 | Neural Concept Opens First APAC Office in Seoul |
Across Korea's industrial base, engineering teams are under pressure to shorten development cycles while managing rising product complexity. In many organizations, critical workflows remain fragmented across CAD, simulation and internal da... |
| 19.05.2026 | Swiss startups strengthen C-suite across AI, biotech and engineering |
nextesy, a Zurich-based startup developing AI tools to automate administrative processes for SMEs, freelancers and trustees, has appointed co-founder Dario Fazlic as Co-CEO alongside Aleks Grujic. Fazlic will focus on scaling the technolog... |
| 11.05.2026 | EPFL Deeptech Trailblazers in the spotlight |
The Startup Champions Seed Night is one of the key events in the startup scene in Western Switzerland. The event is organized by EPFL Alumni, the EPFL Vice Presidency for Innovation and Venturelab. The 15th edition once again drew a full h... |
| 11.05.2026 | Best AI Design Tools That Engineers, Architects Are Using to Build Smarter in 2026 | By Glanze Patrick
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| 17.03.2026 | New high-profile Operator Circle to support growth companies with expertise and investment |
Whilst Switzerland already performs well in international spin-off and deep tech rankings, the performance of the local ecosystem in terms of growth companies is only average. Various factors are responsible for this; a key reason appears ... |
| 12.03.2026 | From scientific excellence to global startups: the Swiss tech ecosystem | Switzerland’s tech ecosystem in 2025 showed strong resilience and continued specialisation in deep technology, life sciences, climate innovation, and industrial AI. Startups across the country attracted €3.3 billion in funding through hundr... |
| 29.01.2026 | LeadiNNg to Scale-up set to propel promising 5th cohort |
IMD and Innovaud have been supporting startups for many years through initiatives such as the IMD Startup Competition and Scale Up Vaud programs. In 2022, the longtime partner institutions decided to launch the LeadiNNg to Scale Up program... |
| 08.01.2026 | December 2025's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about | In December, total funding reached €4.5 billion, only slightly below November’s €4.6 billion. This came despite a decrease in deal activity, with 250 transactions completed (a 7.8 per cent drop compared to the month before).
December also s... |
| 24.12.2025 | Neural Concept: $100 Million Series C Closed To Scale AI-Native Engineering Platform | Neural Concept has closed a $100 million Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, as the company looks to scale its CAD-native, physics-aware AI platform across enterprise engineering workflows. The round i... |
| 19.12.2025 | Neural Concept Secures $100M: Redefining AI Engineering for Global Innovation | Neural Concept, the Swiss AI powerhouse, secured $100 million in Series C funding. Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the substantial round. This capital injection propels Neural Concept's mission. The company revolutionizes product development... |
| 19.12.2025 | Neural Concept closes $100M funding round to scale AI-Native engineering |
Neural Concept is redefining engineering workflows with CAD-native enterprise AI that understands geometry, constraints and design intent. More than 50 global companies today rely on the platform, including General Motors, General Electric... |
| 19.12.2025 | Neural Concept closes USD 100M Series C to scale AI-native engineering | 19.12.2025 10:19, Rita Longobardi
Neural Concept has secured a new funding milestone as demand accelerates for enterprise AI solutions that deliver measurable impact in industrial environments. The company is positioning itself to scale its... |
| 19.12.2025 | Neural Concept sammelt 100 Millionen ein – HSG investiert in Elephant Power | Im #DealMonitor für den 19. Dezember werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor... |
| 19.12.2025 | Neural Concept closes USD 100M Series C to scale AI-native engineering | Neural Concept, a global AI platform focused on Engineering Intelligence for next-generation product development, has raised USD 100 million in a Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation ... |
| 19.12.2025 | Lovable raises $330M, Quantum Systems acquires FERNRIDE, and N26 appoints new CEO | This week, we tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €1.3 billion and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most i... |
| 18.12.2025 | Second-Home Reality Check: A Field Guide to Buying (or Not Buying) Your Escape | The dream of a second home is powerful. It’s the cabin in the mountains, the beach bungalow, the city apartment that’s just for you.
It’s an escape hatch, a financial play, and a fundamental shift in lifestyle all wrapped into one perfect p... |
| 18.12.2025 | Neural Concept Raises $100M in Series C Funding | Neural Concept, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based provider of an AI platform and a company which specializes in engineering intelligence, raised $100M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with e... |
| 18.12.2025 | With Nvidia, Siemens and Microsoft as partners, Swiss-based Neural Concept raises €85 million | Neural Concept, a Lausanne-based AI platform and innovator in Engineering Intelligence powering product development, today announced it raised an €85 million ($100 million) Series C funding round.
The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldm... |
| 18.12.2025 | Neural Concept: $100 Million Series C Raised To Scale AI Native Engineering Platform | Neural Concept has raised a $100 million Series C funding round to expand its AI-native engineering platform, with Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives leading the financing, and existing backers Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D.E. S... |
| 18.12.2025 | Neural Concept raises $100M to scale AI-native engineering | Swiss-based Neural Concept has raised a $100 million Series C round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D.E. Shaw Ventures, and Aster Capital.
Founded... |
| 18.12.2025 | AI-aided design software startup Neural Concept raises $100M to accelerate product engineering
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| 07.10.2025 | Remarkable growth at Neural Concept |
Neural Concept developed an AI-powered engineering platform that can be embedded into design and simulation workflows to support product development. Engineering teams deploy the platform to compress development cycles from months to days,... |
| 25.06.2025 | 2025 WEF Technology Pioneers highlight two Swiss Startups |
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers programme community helps early-stage start-ups with technologies that can positively shape our future to grow. Since 2000, the initiative has recog... |
| 10.01.2025 | How Neural Concept's 3D AI platform is redefining engineering workflows in OEMs | Traditionally, original equipment manufacturing (OEM) engineering workflows can be lengthy, often spanning weeks or months, which results in delays in time to market. A Swiss AI startup has found a way to accelerate the process, changing th... |
| 06.01.2025 | Nvidia using GenAI to integrate Omniverse virtual creations into physical AI apps | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
Nvidia unveiled generative AI models and blueprints that expand Nvidia Omniverse integration further into physica... |
| 19.11.2024 | Nvidia's Omniverse: A Leap into the Future of Digital Twins | Nvidia is not just a name in graphics anymore. It’s a beacon of innovation. At the SC24 supercomputer event, Nvidia unveiled its Omniverse Blueprint. This technology is a game-changer. It allows industries to create digital twins with real-... |
| 18.11.2024 | Nvidia unveils Omniverse real-time physics digital twins | Nvidia announced its Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint, a technology that enables industry software developers to build digital twins with realistic real-time physics.
It enables computer-aided engineering (CAE) customers in aerospace, automotive,... |
| 18.11.2024 | NVIDIA Announces Omniverse Real-Time Physics Digital Twins With Industry Software Leaders | ATLANTA, Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SC24 -- NVIDIA today announced an NVIDIA Omniverse™ Blueprint that enables industry software developers to help their computer-aided engineering (CAE) customers in aerospace, automotive, manufactur... |
| 31.10.2024 | Swiss Startups: The Vanguard of Innovation at CES 2025 | The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a grand stage. Every year, it showcases the brightest minds and the most innovative technologies. In 2025, the spotlight will shine brightly on Switzerland. The country is sending a powerful delegation... |
| 31.10.2024 | “Step into the future: Experience Swiss AI innovation” at CES 2025 |
Every year, Swiss startups cause a stir with their solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s leading trade show for technology players, attracting partnership deals, customers and more visibility. The upcoming CES in La... |
| 24.10.2024 | Two startups anchored in engineering and financial hubs |
Following the closing of its $27 million Series B funding round in June this year, Neural Concept, the leading end-to-end 3D AI platform that transforms product design with Engineering Intelligence, has opened a new office in the New York ... |
| 18.10.2024 | Swiss Startups Soar: A New Era of Innovation and Investment | Switzerland is a land of precision, chocolate, and now, a burgeoning startup ecosystem. The Swiss startup scene is buzzing with energy, creativity, and ambition. Recent awards and funding announcements reveal a landscape ripe for innovation... |
| 17.10.2024 | Generous cash prizes awarded to Swiss startups |
Ananya Bala, founder of dancing shoes startup marleys, has been selected as the 2024 winner of the IMD MBA Venture Award, securing 100,000 CHF in funding, as well as mentorship and strategic guidance from a panel of successful IMD entrepre... |
| 12.06.2024 | Neural Concept: Engineering AI Platform Company Closes $27 Million In Funding | Neural Concept, a leading Engineering Intelligence platform that transforms product design with 3D Deep Learning, announced that it has raised $27 million in a Series B funding round. The funding round was led by Forestay Capital, with the ... |
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| 06.06.2024 | Neural Concept sammelt 27 Millionen ein – Plancraft erhält 12 Millionen – coboworx bekommt 11,4 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 6. Juni werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arch... |
| 05.06.2024 | Neural Concept Revolutionizes Product Design with $27M Series B Funding | Neural Concept, a pioneer in Engineering Intelligence, secures a significant $27 million in Series B funding to propel its 3D Deep Learning platform to new heights. Manufacturers worldwide are grappling with escalating demands for performan... |
| 04.06.2024 | Neural Concept secures USD 27 million in Series B Funding to accelerate the global expansion of its 3D Deep Learning platform | Manufacturers worldwide are facing unprecedented challenges, with increasing demands for performance, safety, and sustainability, alongside pressures to reduce costs and speed up innovation. Neural Concept addresses these challenges by usin... |
| 04.06.2024 | Neural Concept raises $27M for ML-powered 3D product design software | Neural Concept, a provider of deep learning software for 3D product design of machines at Airbus, Bosch, General Electric, Subaru and F1, has raised a $27M round on top of its previously raised $11M.
The funding will be used for hiring in l... |
| 04.06.2024 | Neural Concept Raises $27M in Series B Funding | Neural Concept, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based provider of an engineering intelligence platform that transforms product design with 3D Deep Learning, raised $27M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Forestay Capital, with participation ... |
| 04.06.2024 | Neural Concept secures USD 27 million in Series B Funding to accelerate the global expansion of its 3D Deep Learning platform | Neural Concept secures USD 27 million in Series B Funding to accelerate the global expansion of its 3D Deep Learning platform 04.06.2024 13:10, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
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| 04.06.2024 | Neural Concept raises USD27 million to further accelerate global growth |
Manufacturers globally are facing unprecedented challenges. The need for improved performance, safety, and sustainability is increasing, while pressure to reduce costs and accelerate innovation continues to rise. Neural Concept solves thes... |
| 14.04.2024 | TechCrunch Mobility: Cruise robotaxis return and Ford’s BlueCruise comes under scrutiny | Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.
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| 14.04.2024 | How Neural Concept’s aerodynamic AI is shaping Formula 1 | It’s a long way from pedal bikes to Formula 1. But that’s precisely the quantum leap that AI-based startup Neural Concept and its co-founder and CEO, Pierre Baqué, made in just six years.
In 2018, the company’s fledgling software helped dev... |
| 14.03.2024 | Swiss Economic Awards: 9 Startups im Finale |
Der Swiss Economic Award gilt als renommierteste Auszeichnung für Jungunternehmen in der Schweiz. Der Award zeichnet herausragende unternehmerische Leistungen in den Kategorien Dienstleistung, Deeptech & Life Science und Produktion &am... |
| 07.03.2024 | Growth in full swing for SEF.Growth High Potential companies |
In addition to the SEF.Growth High Potential Label, strengthens the startups’ market position among customers, suppliers, and financing partners, the SEF.Growth program offers selected startups and SMEs access to various services and its n... |
| 16.01.2024 | Rescale and Neural Concept Revolutionize AI Physics and Generative AI Design for Sustainable Innovation | Amid the urgency to address global sustainability challenges at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Rescale has announced its partnership with Neural Concept, leaders in 3D deep learning technology for engineering, to place AI-based engineer... |
| 23.10.2023 | Swiss Technology Award: Vielfältige Innovationen im Finale | |
| 15.02.2023 | Ten technology startups brace for Silicon Valley | |
| 25.03.2022 | Neural Concept raises a $9.1m Series A to scale Engineering Intelligence within industrial organizations | March 22, 2022 |
| 22.03.2022 | Neural Concept raises a USD 9.1 Million Series A to scale Engineering Intelligence within industrial organizations | Neural Concept raises a USD 9.1 Million Series A to scale Engineering Intelligence within industrial organizations 22.03.2022 11:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
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| 22.03.2022 | Neural Concept raises a $9.1M Series A to scale Engineering Intelligence within industrial organizations | The funding follows a series of successes for Neural Concept. Over the last 12 months, the number of its customer companies has more than tripled. In the same period, the team achieved a major breakthrough in integrating its technology with... |
| 22.03.2022 | Neural Concept raises a USD 9.1 Million Series A to scale Engineering Intelligence within industrial organizations | Redefining the time-to-market of high-performance designs
Flawless products take time to develop. Engineering a futuristic car, an airplane or a smartphone requires countless iterations and an obsession for details. But, today’s global chal... |
| 22.03.2022 | Neural Concept raises a $9.1m Series A | |
| 30.09.2021 | CHF 500’000 to scale Neural Concept Deep Learning | Today, the development of a new product very often involves computer-aided design — abbreviated CAD — which encompasses all the geometric modelling techniques used to sketch, prototype and virtually test the product. By performing numerical... |
| 21.09.2021 | Start-ups provide well-known partners with innovative solutions | |
| 25.02.2021 | Neural Concept secures additional capital | Neural Concept developed the first 3D Deep Learning Software dedicated to Computer-Assisted Engineering and Design. The company’s core technology involves 3D convolutional networks that learn to predict the output of physical simulations or... |
| 25.02.2021 | Neural Concept secures additional capital | |
| 03.06.2019 | A new cohort joins the ESA BIC CH Accelerator | |
| 23.05.2019 | Neural Concept Raises Seven-Digit Funding | Neural Concept SA, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based provider of cloud-based simulation software dedicated to Computer Assisted Engineering and Design, raised a seven-digit funding round.
Backers included Constantia New Business and HTGF.
The c... |
| 23.05.2019 | Deep learning startup secures a seven-digit investment | |
| 01.05.2019 | EPFL Spinoffs win CHF 130’000 each in the Venture Kick finale | |
| 28.12.2018 | 20 Swiss startup projects supported by the EU SME Instrument | |
| - | Computer-Aided Engineering in the age of AI: Neural Concept SA raises a seven-digit investment from Constantia New Business and HTGF | Deep learning and AI have revolutionized how images, sounds and natural language are processed. However, software for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for the development of technical products is still using traditional techniques. Neural Concep... |
| - | Neural Concept | “Breaking the trade-off between product quality and development time.” |
