Synera raises $40M to bring agentic AI into engineering workflows at NASA, BMW, Airbus, and Hyundai

Synera raises $40M to bring agentic AI into engineering workflows at NASA, BMW, Airbus, and Hyundai

The Bremen startup’s platform deploys teams of AI agents that autonomously execute engineering tasks across more than 75 existing tools, without replacing any of them. Revaia led the Series B; Capgemini joined through its ISAI Cap Venture vehicle. All Series A investors returned. Synera, the Bremen-based agentic AI platform for industrial engineering, has raised $40 million (approximately €35 million) in a Series B round led by Revaia, with participation from Capgemini through ISAI Cap Ventu...
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Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service is live in Zagreb

Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service is live in Zagreb

Verne, the autonomous mobility company spun out of Croatian hypercar maker Rimac, launched commercial robotaxi rides in Zagreb on 8 April alongside Pony.ai and Uber. The vehicles operate with safety operators onboard for now. Waymo is targeting London for Q4 2026. Verne, the autonomous mobility company spun out of Croatian electric hypercar maker Rimac Group, has launched what it is calling Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia. From 8 April, members of the public can b...
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Holyvolt buys US battery pioneer Wildcat Discovery for $73M

Holyvolt buys US battery pioneer Wildcat Discovery for $73M

The battery industry has a translation problem. Researchers can identify promising new materials in the lab; the challenge is moving those discoveries through chemistry, engineering, and manufacturing without losing years and hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. The gap between discovery and production has long been one of the defining bottlenecks of the clean energy transition. Holyvolt, a Swedish battery technology company founded in 2022, thinks it has a way to close it. On Thursda...
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