BeyondMath, a DeepTech company that has developed a ‘first-of-its-kind’ generative physics model, has closed a £7.4 million seed extension.
Founded in 2022 by AI industry veterans Alan Patterson and Darren Garvey, BeyondMath has developed the world’s largest foundational physics model, which is capable of simulating complex physical phenomena, from aerodynamics to thermal management.
Customers include major automotive, aerospace and electronics manufacturers, as well as players in data centre design and semiconductor manufacturing. In automotive engineering specifically – where BeyondMath works with an F1 team – the platform supports real-time testing of thousands of design combinations to identify optimisations in aerodynamics and thermal management.
The company also has established partnerships with NVIDIA and AWS.
The round was led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, alongside existing investors including UP.Partners, Insight Partners, and InMotion Ventures. It closes the seed round at almost £14m.
Engineering and industrial companies are struggling to design increasingly complex systems faster and more sustainably while using legacy simulation tools that often cannot cope with modern hardware and AI-driven workflows. BeyondMath takes a new approach with a foundational AI model trained directly on first-principles physics.
It says this enables engineering-grade simulations to be created in minutes rather than hours or days, delivering results up to 1000x faster than traditional supercomputing methods.
A key example of this impact is STRATA, a $19m, three-year project with Honeywell, where BeyondMath will enable the simulation of hundreds of iterations for complex aircraft components in seconds rather than days.
By optimising internal fluid paths and thermal performance, this partnership accelerates the delivery of lighter, more efficient aerospace parts that have the potential to deliver billions of dollars in fuel efficiency savings while significantly reducing global aviation emissions.
The funding will be used to scale up the commercial deployment of BeyondMath’s generative physics technology and increase its research capacity. The team expects to double its headcount this year and expand its customer base across Europe, the US and Japan.
“Engineering teams require ever-faster, more flexible simulation, but do not have the technology to deliver on these demands,” said Patterson.
“Generative physics introduces a fundamentally new approach to engineering, unlocking innovation across fields ranging from aerospace and automotive to data-centre design. We now have the capital and investor support to accelerate our research roadmap and scale commercial adoption. This could be the ChatGPT moment for physics.”
Edward Inns, principal at Cambridge Innovation Capital, said: “BeyondMath is tackling one of the hardest and most valuable problems in engineering. By combining first-principles physics with modern AI, the team has built a platform that can redefine how complex systems are designed across multiple industries.
“We look forward to supporting Alan, Darren and the team as they continue to scale.”
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