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 Vernova, Leonardo Aerospace, Eaton, Safran, Renault Group and multiple Formula 1 teams.

By helping its customers build and deploy physics-aware design copilots, the platform enables teams to explore millions of design options earlier and avoid costly late-stage changes, accelerating the entire product development cycle, helping companies bring better products to market faster. This reduces late-stage redesigns by 30-50% and accelerating time to market by up to two years.

The investment round underscores the surging demand for enterprise AI that drives real-world impact. As engineering teams move from AI experimentation to full-scale deployment, Neural Concept has emerged as the leader in AI-native engineering, combining cutting-edge technology with an enterprise-focused approach, fueling fast, sustained growth across major industries, including automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, semiconductors and consumer electronics.

“Neural Concept’s technology represents a rare leap forward in enterprise engineering AI,” said Lambert Diacono, Executive Director Growth Equity at 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,” affirmed Christian Resch, Partner, Head of EMEA Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. In addition to lead investor Goldman Sachs existing investors Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D. E. Shaw Ventures and Aster Capital participated. 

The team will use the funding to accelerate product development, including unveiling a breakthrough generative CAD capability in early 2026; expand global GTM teams; and strengthen its position as the intelligence layer across engineering systems, deepening partnerships with industry leaders such as Nvidia, Siemens, Ansys, Microsoft and AWS. Neural Concept’s Series C marks the company’s latest funding milestone following its $27 million Series B in 2024.  

“We founded Neural Concept with the ambition to enable complete AI-driven design of advanced systems like tomorrow’s cars and spacecraft,” said Dr. Pierre Baqué, CEO and founder of Neural Concept. “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.”

(Press release / SK)
Pcture: Neural Concept Leadership team (L-R clockwise) Philippe Cuendet, COO; Pierre Baqué CEO & Co-founder; Théophile Allard, CTO & Co-founder; Thomas von Tschammer, Managing Director US & Co-founder; Jonathan Donier, CSO & Co-founder
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