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Niryo

France

Raised a further EUR 3 million state-backed loan in February 2026 to launch its industrial Nate platform, positioning itself as a sovereign robotics supplier for France's defense industry.

Updated 2026-07-10 · Last verified 2026-07-09

CountryFR
CategoryManipulation
Stageseries A
Founded2,017
Funding (USD)$17.9M
What they doFrench maker of affordable 6-axis collaborative robot arms, expanding from education and research into industrial automation and sovereign defense robotics.

Sources : Nordic 9 (2026-02-10)Retail Technology Innovation Hub (2023-10-06)Niryo (2026-06-01)

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Christian Verbrugge

Christian Verbrugge · D·Fairy

Bringing a physical AI solution into European industry?

15 years at KUKA on automotive OEM programs (€100M), now focused on edge AI and autonomous agents. I support robotics and embodied AI companies on their EMEA market entry: OEM and Tier 1 access, co-funded pilots, AI Act readiness.

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