BeyondMath, a deeptech company developing a generative physics foundation model for engineering simulations, secured a $10 million Seed extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from UP.Partners, Insight Partners, and InMotion Ventures, bringing total Seed funding to $18.5 million. The capital supports commercial scaling and expanded research of AI-driven simulation technology designed to replace legacy engineering tools.
Reinventing Engineering Simulation with Generative Physics
Industrial and engineering teams face mounting pressure to design complex systems faster and more sustainably while relying on outdated simulation software. BeyondMath trains AI directly on first-principles physics, enabling engineering-grade simulations to run in minutes rather than hours or days, delivering results up to 1000 times faster than traditional supercomputing methods.
Accelerating Aerospace and Automotive Innovation
Through STRATA, a $19 million, three-year collaboration with Honeywell, the platform enables simulation of hundreds of aircraft component iterations in seconds. The approach supports optimization of internal fluid pathways and thermal performance, accelerating development of lighter aerospace components with potential multi-billion-dollar fuel efficiency impact and reduced emissions. BeyondMath also works with major automotive manufacturers, including an F1 team, enabling real-time testing of thousands of aerodynamic and thermal configurations. Partnerships with NVIDIA and AWS further expand computational capabilities.
Scaling Research and Global Deployment
Founded in 2022 by AI veterans Alan Patterson and Darren Garvey, BeyondMath has built one of the largest foundational physics models capable of simulating aerodynamics, thermal systems, and complex physical phenomena. Funding will drive commercial rollout across Europe, the United States, and Japan, while expanding research capacity and doubling headcount.
“Engineering teams require ever-faster, more flexible simulation, but do not have the technology to deliver on these demands. 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.” said Alan Patterson, CEO of BeyondMath.