AI startup PhysicsX hits $2.4bn valuation after $300m Temasek-led round
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– London-based PhysicsX raised $300 million in a Series C funding round led by Temasek.
– The round more than doubled the company’s valuation to $2.4 billion.
– This funding came less than a year after PhysicsX’s Series B valued it at under $1 billion.
– The Series C round was oversubscribed.
– Temasek, the lead investor, had previously invested in PhysicsX during an earlier funding round.
PhysicsX, a London-based startup specializing in AI-powered simulation technology, has secured $300 million in a Series C funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek. The investment propels the company’s valuation to $2.4 billion, more than doubling the nearly $1 billion price tag set during its Series B round less than a year ago. Demand for the round was strong enough to make it oversubscribed.
Temasek, which first backed PhysicsX in its previous funding stage, returns as the lead investor for this latest tranche. The company develops advanced deep learning models designed to accelerate complex physical simulations, a capability with applications spanning aerospace, automotive engineering, and climate modeling. By replacing traditional, time-consuming computational methods with faster AI-driven approximations, PhysicsX aims to cut development cycles and reduce costs for industries reliant on high-fidelity physics calculations.
The rapid valuation surge reflects growing investor appetite for AI-first industrial software. PhysicsX has not disclosed specific revenue figures but has signaled plans to use the fresh capital to expand its engineering team, scale its cloud infrastructure, and deepen partnerships with manufacturers. The oversubscription indicates that institutional investors see the startup as a key player in the race to apply generative and physics-informed AI to real-world engineering challenges.
With this latest infusion, PhysicsX joins a cohort of European AI startups commanding multibillion-dollar valuations, underscoring the region’s increasing prominence in the global AI investment landscape. The company continues to operate from its London headquarters while serving clients across North America, Europe, and Asia.
(Source: The Next Web)
