Apex.AI
About
About Apex.AI
Apex.AI develops safety-certified software for software-defined vehicles and autonomous machines. Apex.Grace provides a deterministic application framework, while Apex.Ida supplies high-performance communications that move data between sensors, controllers and vehicle applications.
The stack lets engineering teams build modular embedded software with production-oriented tooling and safety processes instead of adapting research middleware directly. Products support automotive, commercial vehicle, agriculture, aerospace and robotics programmes that require reliable real-time behaviour. Founded in 2017, Apex.AI provides licences, integration and engineering support through offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Funding
- 2022-05-05 - Strategic investment - Daimler Truck makes strategic investment in Apex.AI
Daimler Truck made a strategic minority investment in Apex.AI to support software-defined vehicle and autonomous-machine software development. - source: prnewswire.com
- 2021-12-14 - Series B - $56.5M - Apex.AI raises $56.5M Series B round
Apex.AI raised a $56.5 million Series B led by Orillion to expand safe autonomous-vehicle and smart-machine software development. - source: apex.ai
Investors
- AGCO - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- Airbus Ventures - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2021-12-14
- Canaan - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- Continental - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- Daimler Truck - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-05
- HELLA Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- Jaguar Land Rover InMotion Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- Lightspeed Venture Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- Orillion - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- Toyota Ventures - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2021-12-14
- Volvo Group Venture Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
- ZF - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-12-14
Team
- Jan Becker - Co-founder & CEO - Becker brings autonomous-driving, safety-certified software, and global mobility-systems experience to Apex.AI's software-defined vehicle platform.
- Dejan Pangercic - Co-founder & CTO - Pangercic connects Apex.AI's safety-certified mobility software to ROS 2, autonomous-vehicle software, perception, and field-robotics experience.
Timeline
Events
- 2024-02-13 - Partnership - Brunswick partners with Apex.AI on autonomous boating software
Brunswick said Apex.AI software would support autonomy features across vessels and autonomous-technology applications. The collaboration uses Apex.Grace and Apex.Ida, safety-certified framework and data-transport products from the Apex.OS software bundle. Brunswick tied the work to its ACES strategy and previously announced autonomous-solution commercialization plans.
Source - 2022-05-05 - Funding - Daimler Truck makes strategic investment in Apex.AI
Apex.AI said Daimler Truck joined existing strategic investors including Toyota Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Continental, ZF, AGCO and HELLA Ventures. The release described Apex.OS as foundational infrastructure for smart machines across automotive, agriculture, mining, IoT and industrial automation. The investment was announced without a disclosed round amount.
Source - 2021-12-14 - Funding - Apex.AI raises $56.5M Series B round
Orillion led the round, with ZF, Continental, AGCO, Jaguar Land Rover InMotion Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Toyota Ventures, HELLA Ventures and Volvo Group Venture Capital participating. Apex.AI said Apex.OS was being used beyond autonomous vehicles across ADAS, vehicle gateway, in-cabin sensing and powertrain applications. The company said the funding would accelerate product development and expansion into agriculture, smart machines, industrial automation, IoT and aerospace.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Brunswick Corporation
Autonomous Boating Software Partner - Apex.AI is linked with Brunswick Corporation through Brunswick partners with Apex.AI on autonomous boating software.
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Context tags
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- Robotics development platform - Stack Layer - Official company material supports robotics development platform.
- Industrial robot software stack - Stack Layer - Official company material supports industrial robot software.