Austrian startup Emmi AI, which is building AI-powered simulation technology for industrial engineering, has raised €15M in a seed round, the largest seed investment ever for an Austrian startup. The round was led by 3VC, Speedinvest, Serena, and PUSH VC.
Emmi AI is part of a new wave of "applied AI" companies using AI to solve long-standing engineering challenges, such as computational fluid dynamics, thermal analysis, and material stress testing - critical tasks across industries like aerospace, automotive, energy, and semiconductors. It spun out of the simulation group at NXAI, an Austrian AI research lab focused on industrial applications. With this funding, Emmi AI plans to expand its engineering and research team, further develop its real-time simulation platform, and scale across industrial sectors.
Emmi’s software replaces traditional numerical solvers with deep learning models capable of processing massive simulations in milliseconds, removing the need for labor-intensive manual setup. The company’s inspiration is drawn from breakthroughs in AI-driven weather forecasting and climate modelling, applying similar techniques to simulate complex industrial environments.
“Today, industries where simulation is mission-critical spend thousands and thousands of hours on modelling turbulence, simulating fluid or air flows, heat transfer in materials, traffic flows and much more,” said Dennis Just, CEO and Co-founder of Emmi AI.
“With Emmi AI, simulations that previously took days or weeks now run in seconds - completely transforming what’s possible in real-world engineering and paving the way for truly intelligent, data-driven digital twins that can learn, adapt, and optimize in real time.”
“We set out to tackle real engineering bottlenecks - the kind that slow down innovation in high-stakes industries,” said Dennis Just. “This funding allows us to move faster, grow our team, and deliver scalable simulation platforms that fit the pace and complexity of modern industry.”
The startup’s name pays tribute to Emmy Noether, the mathematician who laid the groundwork for much of modern physics. The company says this reflects its goal to bring clarity, speed, and intelligence to the most challenging engineering problems of the physical world.
“What excites us most about Emmi AI is their capacity to tackle previously unsolvable engineering challenges. By delivering 'GPT Moments' in industrial simulations, they're empowering engineers to push the boundaries of what's possible,” said Peter Lasinger, General Partner at 3VC.
“Their research enables real-time simulation of complex systems governed by physics. This is a massive game changer for industrial design and operations,” noted Guillaume Decugis, Partner at Serena.
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