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November 19, 2025

Northvolt veterans unveil new ‘OS for factories’ startup Aris Machina

Peter Carlsson’s new startup raised $10.7m to hire Aris Machina’s entire team from Northvolt


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Earlier this year, word leaked that former Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson and longtime colleague Siddharth Khullar had quietly teamed up on a new venture: Aris Machina.

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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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