Hyperion Robotics raises $7.4 million for construction microfactories
The Finnish company plans to open a UK factory and expand its Forge platform, with valuation, revenue and headcount undisclosed.
By Dominic Okoye · Staff Writer
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Hyperion Robotics has raised $7.4 million in growth funding to expand its robotic microfactory model for infrastructure construction across Europe. The Finnish company says the capital will help launch its first UK microfactory and further develop Forge, its software platform for factory-based production of infrastructure components.
The round was co-led by Course Corrected and the European Innovation Council Fund. RE Ventures, part of the Romande Energie Group, also joined the financing, alongside existing backers Lifeline Ventures, Übermorgen Ventures and PC Rettig Impact & Co. Hyperion did not disclose its valuation, revenue, headcount or the structure of the round.
Hyperion describes itself as a physical AI company, a label now being used across robotics, automation and industrial software. In practical terms, the company is building robotic manufacturing systems that produce construction components in controlled factory settings near project sites, rather than relying on conventional on-site construction processes.
Its core product is Forge, a software platform that the company says combines design, structural engineering, code compliance, robotics and factory operations in one system. The pitch is that tighter integration between design software and automated production can reduce waste, shorten build times and lower the amount of labor required on construction sites.
UK microfactory planned with LKAB
The funding will support the launch of Forge I, Hyperion’s first UK microfactory, in Flixborough near Scunthorpe. The facility is being developed in partnership with LKAB and is intended to manufacture infrastructure components for energy, utilities, water, data centers and carbon capture projects.
Hyperion says its robotic microfactories can produce infrastructure components up to three times faster than conventional methods, cut costs by up to 50%, reduce carbon emissions by up to 70% and use up to 75% less material. Those are company claims, and Hyperion did not provide baseline project data, customer economics or independent verification with the announcement.
Fernando De los Rios, Hyperion Robotics’ CEO, said the investment will be used to scale factory-based manufacturing as Europe faces infrastructure renewal requirements, labor shortages, budget pressure and decarbonization targets.
“We’ve already built some of the most efficient concrete structures in the world. With this funding, we start delivering at scale, in factories built next to the projects they serve. Europe doesn’t have the time, the budget or the labour for construction to keep working the way it has. Physical AI is how we close that gap,” De los Rios said.
The financing puts Hyperion in a category where the promise is clear but execution is capital intensive: moving construction tasks from fragmented job sites into repeatable factory workflows. For infrastructure buyers, the relevant test will be whether Hyperion can turn its claimed speed, cost, carbon and material savings into repeat projects across regulated sectors where compliance and procurement cycles can slow adoption.
The company said the new capital will also support expansion into European infrastructure markets. It did not name additional factory locations, customers or project volumes beyond the planned UK facility.
This story draws on original reporting from Tech.eu.
