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Embedd raises €2.31M pre-seed to build software for physical AI

What's the deal? EmbeddDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised €2.31 million in a pre-seed round led by Seedcamp to build software infrastructure for physical AI. The company was founded by three Ukrainian entrepreneurs whose previous hardware venture was disrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Why now? The founders pivoted after their earlier hardware business was upended by the war. Backing from Seedcamp — one of Europe's most active early-stage investors — gives the team capital to build its infrastructure from the ground up.

By the numbers: At €2.31 million, the round sits in roughly the 79th percentile for size among comparable early-stage deals, a solid mark for a pre-seed raise. It gives Embedd runway before a larger institutional round.

The signal: Physical AI — software that bridges hardware and machine intelligence — is drawing early investor interest. Embedd's raise shows European backers are willing to fund founders building infrastructure at the intersection of the two, even at the earliest stage.

Read more: therecursive.com

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