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 included participation from existing investors Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D. E. Shaw Ventures, and Aster Capital.
Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, Neural Concept positions its platform as “Engineering Intelligence” for product development, aiming to embed AI directly into CAD, simulation, and design decision-making. The company says its technology helps teams explore more design options earlier in development, reduce late-stage changes, and accelerate time-to-market across industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, semiconductors, and consumer electronics.
Neural Concept said customers use the platform to deploy physics-aware design copilots that understand geometry, constraints, and design intent. The company claimed the platform is delivering measurable operational outcomes for customers, including saving $50 million annually, reducing late-stage redesigns by 30% to 50%, and accelerating time-to-market by up to 2 years. Neural Concept also reported a fourfold increase in enterprise revenue over the past 18 months.
The company said more than 50 global organizations rely on its technology, including General Motors, GE Vernova, Leonardo Aerospace, Eaton, Safran, Renault Group, and multiple Formula 1 teams.
Neural Concept said the new capital will be used to accelerate product development, expand global go-to-market teams, and deepen its role as an intelligence layer across engineering systems. The company also plans to unveil a “breakthrough generative CAD capability” in early 2026 and to expand partnerships with Nvidia, Siemens, Ansys, Microsoft, and AWS.
The Series C follows Neural Concept’s $27 million Series B in 2024, marking the company’s latest financing milestone as enterprise engineering organizations shift from AI experimentation toward broader deployment.
KEY QUOTES
“Neural Concept’s technology represents a rare leap forward in enterprise engineering AI.”
Lambert Diacono, Executive Director, Growth Equity, Goldman Sachs Alternatives
“As demand accelerates for AI that drives real impact in complex industrial workflows, Neural Concept is emerging as one of the leading companies in the market.”
Christian Resch, Partner and Head of EMEA Growth Equity, Goldman Sachs Alternatives
“We founded Neural Concept with the ambition to enable complete AI-driven design of advanced systems like tomorrow’s cars and spacecraft.”
“Advances in AI are transforming engineering from a process of trial and error into a data-driven workflow where tradeoffs and constraints can be understood and optimized from the start.”
“This investment enables us to fast-track our progress toward establishing the intelligence layer powering every engineering team, worldwide.”
Dr. Pierre Baqué, CEO and Founder, Neural Concept
