Cyberwave
Category: AI Infrastructure
Cyberwave provides an AI-native robotics platform that simplifies automation by connecting AI agents to real-world machines using digital twins. Cyberwave was founded in 2021. The company is led by Simone Di Somma. Based in Milan, Italy. Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: €7 million. Latest round: Seed, €7.0M, 2025-10, led by United Ventures. Key investors include United Ventures, The TechShop, Vento (Exor), Pi Campus.
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Milan, Italy
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- €7 million
Value proposition
To make advanced robotics and AI-driven automation accessible and easy to implement by abstracting the complexity of physical hardware, enabling rapid deployment and adaptation.
Products and solutions
An AI-native robotics infrastructure platform that uses digital twins to simulate, control, and orchestrate machines.
Unique value
Their use of digital twins to create a software-based abstraction layer, making physical machines programmable with a few lines of code. This developer-first approach bridges the gap between AI software and the physical hardware ecosystem.
Target customer
Enterprises and manufacturers of all sizes in the manufacturing, logistics, and industrial automation sectors.
Industries served
Manufacturing, Logistics, Inspections
Technology advantage
The ability to rapidly deploy and adapt AI-driven automation without the need for complex and lengthy hardware integration processes, addressing labor shortages and productivity pressures.
How they differentiate
Cyberwave is creating a developer-first platform that abstracts physical hardware (like robots and sensors) into programmable digital twins. This allows developers to control and automate machines with just a few lines of code, significantly lowering the complexity and cost of implementing AI-driven automation. Their goal is to build a community-driven ecosystem, similar to 'Hugging Face for robotics,' where developers can share and reuse automation skills.
Main competitors
Veea, Soft Robotics, NVIDIA (Robotics Platform)
Key partnerships
United Ventures (lead investor), The TechShop, Vento (Exor), Pi Campus
Notable customers
Working with major European manufacturers in the automotive, construction, and logistics industries on pilot projects (specific names not public).
Major milestones
Successfully raised a €7 million seed round., Scheduled to launch its digital twins platform in October 2025.
Growth metrics
The company has early pilot programs underway with major European manufacturers in the automotive, construction, and logistics sectors.
Market positioning
Cyberwave is positioning itself as a deep-tech startup building the foundational operating layer to connect AI agents with physical machinery. They are targeting the industrial automation market, focusing on making advanced robotics and automation accessible to a broader range of manufacturers, not just large corporations.
Geographic focus
Headquartered in Milan, Italy, with additional offices in Zurich and San Francisco; initial focus on Europe with plans to expand to the United States.
Patents and IP
Not publicly available.
About Simone Di Somma
Founder of Askdata (acquired by SAP), Y Combinator alumnus.
Official website: https://cyberwave.com