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industrial AI
September 16, 2026 · Cloud & infrastructure
Industrial AI Needs Better Data Before It Needs Better Models
German-founded HiveMQ has launched a broader industrial data platform that connects, contextualises, analyses and acts on real-time plant data. For smaller manufacturers and industrial technology firms, the commercial opening is not to build another general AI assistant. It is to turn messy machine and operational signals into reliable, reusable context that people and agents can act on without rebuilding every integration for every use case.
April 29, 2026 · Funding & acquisitions
European VC KOMPAS closes €160 million Fund II for industrial AI and the built world
Amsterdam-based venture firm KOMPAS has closed its second fund at €160 million, targeting startups that apply AI and software to industry, construction and buildings, sectors that produce a third of global emissions and run on decades-old tooling.