Manex AI, which offers AI-driven quality management software for industrial customers, has raised €8m in seed capital led by Lightspeed and Blue Yard Capital.
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June 3, 2025
Lightspeed and BlueYard Capital lead €8m seed in Manex AI
CDTM’s recently-launched venture fund participated in the round
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Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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