Swiss engineering-AI firm Neural Concept raises EUR 85 million Series C

Neural Concept, a Lausanne-based EPFL spin-off making AI-native engineering simulation software, closed a EUR 85 million Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF and D.E. Shaw Ventures also investing.

Verified Editor-read Neural Concept press release (Businesswire), 18 December 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish what ownership share the US-based lead investor now holds, nor whether that affects Swiss corporate control.

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