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July 7, 2026

Hive raises $15m for ‘silicon brain’ that cuts hourly cost of running machines by 80%

The Norway-founded startup is now looking to take its ‘Silicon brain’ to the UK and US


Mimi Billing

2 min read

Hive, a physical AI startup building a "silicon brain" to automate industrial machines, has raised a $15m pre-Series A round led by UK-based SuperSeed, with participation from US-based Veriten and Norwegian VCs Skyfall and Nysnø.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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