Cyberwave, a deeptech startup building the operating layer that connects AI agents to real-world machines, has raised €7 million in a funding round led by United Ventures, with participation from The TechShop, Vento (Exor), Pi Campus, and several prominent angel investors.
The raise coincides with the launch of Cyberwave’s digital twins platform in October 2025 and will be used to grow its developer ecosystem, expand its enterprise pilots across manufacturing, logistics, and inspections, and strengthen its position as Europe’s infrastructure leader for AI-powered automation.
Turning machines into programmable software
Founded by Simone Di Somma (previously founder of Askdata, acquired by SAP) and Vittorio Banfi (founder of Botsociety, acquired by Slack), Cyberwave aims to make the physical world as programmable as the digital one.
Despite advances in robotics and automation, deploying AI into industrial environments remains slow, fragmented, and costly. Each robot, sensor, or actuator has its own APIs and integration requirements, forcing companies to rely on expensive system integrators. This creates rigid factories at a time when Europe faces labor shortages, productivity pressures, and reindustrialization goals.
According to McKinsey, nearly 30% of manufacturing tasks remain manual due to integration complexity, while Bain & Company projects a global shortage of eight million manufacturing workers by 2030.
Cyberwave tackles this problem by abstracting physical hardware into programmable digital twins, allowing developers to simulate, control, and orchestrate machines using just a few lines of code.
“Our goal is to bring the speed of software development to the physical world,” said Simone Di Somma, co-founder and CEO of Cyberwave. “We want developers to treat machines the same way they treat code—flexible, composable, and programmable. Just as SAP became the system of record for digital processes, Cyberwave is building the system of actions for the physical world.”
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A developer-first approach to automation
Cyberwave’s core product is a two-sided marketplace of digital twins. Hardware manufacturers can integrate their devices once, making them instantly available to developers. In turn, developers can access an expanding library of programmable robotic systems—from industrial arms and drones to sensors and cameras—without needing custom integrations.
The platform’s agentic AI layer orchestrates these systems across real-world environments, enabling rapid configuration, testing, and deployment. This developer-first approach makes automation faster, cheaper, and more flexible, while unlocking new applications in manufacturing, logistics, construction, and defence.
Example use cases include defect rework on assembly lines, autonomous drone inspections, logistics packing optimization, construction site monitoring, and computer-vision systems that turn standard cameras into intelligent sensors.
“Most mid-market manufacturers struggle to adopt automation at scale because today’s systems are rigid and costly to reprogram,” added Di Somma. “We want small teams to reconfigure physical production lines with the same speed and creativity they use to build digital products.”
Backed by leading European investors
“Simone and Vittorio bring a rare combination of technical depth, product vision, and company-building experience,” said Massimiliano Magrini, Founder and Managing Partner at United Ventures. “Cyberwave is redefining how machines interact with AI through a developer-first platform that could make robotics as accessible as cloud software.”
Aurelio Mezzotero, Founder and Managing Partner at The TechShop, added: “Cyberwave is applying the same philosophy that made Salesforce and Workday transformative: simplifying integration. Their platform converts manual, rigid workflows into intelligent automation and creates proprietary data foundations for lasting customer value.”
Building the system of record for real-world automation
Cyberwave is initially targeting Europe’s industrial and manufacturing leaders, with plans to expand to the U.S. in 2026 to support European manufacturers’ operations abroad and participate in North America’s reindustrialization push.
With its €7 million raise, the company will accelerate development of its digital twins platform, onboard new hardware partners, and scale its network of developers building automation solutions that bridge the gap between AI and the physical world.
About Cyberwave
Cyberwave is a Milan-based deeptech company developing the operating layer that connects AI agents to physical machines. Its digital twins platform turns real-world hardware—robots, sensors, and actuators—into programmable software components, enabling fast, scalable automation across industries. Founded in 2024 by Simone Di Somma and Vittorio Banfi, Cyberwave is backed by United Ventures, The TechShop, Vento (Exor), and Pi Campus.
