NP Company Raises €6M Pre-seed

NP Company, a Paris-based startup, has raised €6M in a pre-seed funding round. The company is developing AI-native physics simulators designed to deliver engineering simulation results in seconds rather than days.

Investors

The round was led by Partech. Additional investors include the Peugeot family office and several angel investors, specifically Mistral AI co-founders Guillaume Lample and Cédric O, Dataiku founder Florian Douetteau, and Artefact founder and CEO Vincent Luciani.

NP Company Use of Funds

The company plans to use the new capital to scale its development of physics simulation models powered by transformer technology and to grow its team of AI researchers and engineers.

About NP Company

Founded in 2025 by Emmanuel Menier and Matthieu Nastorg, researchers from Inria and Paris-Saclay University, NP Company is building a new class of physics simulators. By utilizing transformer models pre-trained on industrial physics, the company aims to solve engineering simulation bottlenecks across industries like aerospace and automotive.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://npco.ai

Company: NP Company
Raised: €6M
Round: Pre-seed
Funding Date: June 2, 2026
Lead Investor: Partech
Additional Investors: Peugeot family office, Guillaume Lample, Cédric O, Florian Douetteau, Vincent Luciani
Software Category: AI Simulation Software
Source: https://techfundingnews.com/why-did-mistrals-co-founders-back-a-e6m-funding-round-in-ai-simulation-startup-days-after-acquiring-its-competitor/