Neural Concept closes USD 100M Series C to scale AI-native engineering

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 AI-native engineering platform globally, as engineering teams increasingly move beyond experimentation toward full deployment across core product development workflows.

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 from existing investors Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D. E. Shaw Ventures and Aster Capital. The round follows the company’s USD 27 million Series B completed in 2024.

The company develops a CAD-native enterprise AI platform that understands geometry, constraints and design intent. Based in Lausanne, Neural Concept has been ranked among the Top 100 Swiss Startups, participated in Venture Leaders Technology, and received support from Venture Kick. By enabling engineering teams to deploy physics-aware design copilots, the platform supports earlier exploration of design options and helps reduce late-stage changes.

As engineering organizations move from AI experimentation to scaled deployment, Neural Concept is seeing growing adoption across industries including automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, semiconductors and consumer electronics.

The new funding will support continued product development, including a generative CAD capability planned for early 2026, expansion of global go-to-market teams, and deeper integration across engineering systems through partnerships with Nvidia, Siemens, Ansys, Microsoft and AWS.

Neural Concept leadership team. From left to right, (top row), Jonathan Donier, Théophile Allard, Thomas von Tschammer (bottom row), Philippe Cuendet, Pierre Baqué