Startup Name: Octonomy

Industry: Artificial Intelligence

Region: Germany

Amount (USD): $20 million

The problem it is solving: Octonomy addresses the inefficiency and fragmentation in enterprise support and service workflows—particularly in heavy equipment and industrial sectors. Traditional AI systems struggle with complex, unstructured data like manuals, schematics, and maintenance logs, leading to errors, delays, and high operational costs. Octonomy’s agentic AI system overcomes this by autonomously understanding, reasoning, and executing technical tasks across multiple platforms (ERPs, CRMs, ticketing systems) with 95% verified accuracy, significantly improving productivity and reducing downtime.

What the Funds Will Be Spent On: The $20 million seed funding will be used to scale Octonomy’s operations internationally, particularly in Europe and the U.S., enhance its AI technology, expand its workforce, and strengthen its position in automating complex enterprise support systems.

Startup Name: Wabi

Industry: Artificial Intelligence

Region: United States

Amount (USD): $20 million

The problem it is solving: Wabi aims to democratize app creation by allowing non-technical users to build and share mini apps instantly using AI prompts. It tackles the complexity and exclusivity of software creation, enabling anyone — regardless of coding skills — to participate in the software economy. The platform also reimagines social engagement by combining app creation, discovery, and sharing into one ecosystem, making personalised software accessible and social.

What the Funds Will Be Spent On: The $20 million will be used to expand Wabi’s product team, refine its platform for seamless app creation, enhance its social features, and subsidise user access while it experiments with sustainable monetisation models.

Startup Name: Emerald AI

Industry: Energy

Region: United States

Amount (USD): $18 million

The problem it is solving: Emerald AI addresses one of the most critical challenges in AI’s growth — the massive energy demand of AI data centres. Traditional energy infrastructure cannot keep up with AI’s accelerating power consumption, creating grid instability and limiting further AI expansion. Emerald AI’s technology transforms data centres into flexible grid assets capable of dynamically adjusting their energy use in real-time to stabilise power grids, reduce stress on existing infrastructure, and enable sustainable AI scalability.

What the Funds Will Be Spent On: The new funding will accelerate Emerald AI’s growth, enhance the capabilities of its Conductor platform, expand international partnerships (especially with National Grid in the UK), and scale commercial deployments like the Aurora AI Factory in Virginia. The company aims to further integrate AI and energy systems to create resilient, grid-friendly data centres across key markets.