Applied EV
About
About Applied EV
Applied EV develops software-defined autonomous vehicle platforms for logistics and industrial transport. Its cabinless Blanc Robot uses the Digital Backbone control architecture to connect steering, braking, power and safety functions in a programmable vehicle designed for driverless operation.
The company supplies vehicle and control-system layers that autonomy software and mission applications can use. Operating domain, payload body, regulatory authority and fleet maturity remain deployment specific.
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Supply chain relationships
Funding
- 2026-01-28 - Strategic investment - $21.5M - Australia's NRF invests A$30.7M in Applied EV autonomous vehicle platform
NRF invested A$30.7 million for an equity stake in Applied EV, providing capital to scale the company’s autonomous-only vehicle platform and expand commercial deployment programmes. - source: appliedev.com
Investors
- NRF - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-28
Team
- Julian Broadbent - Founder & CEO - Founder & CEO
Timeline
Events
- 2026-01-28 - Funding - Australia's NRF invests A$30.7M in Applied EV autonomous vehicle platform
The amount is stated in Australian dollars. The transaction gave NRF an equity stake in Applied EV. No USD conversion is stored because the native amount is the authoritative disclosed figure.
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Context
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Context tags
- Purpose-built autonomous vehicle builder - Peer Group - Official company material supports purpose built autonomous vehicle builder.
- Industrial vehicle autonomy - Workflow - Official company material supports industrial vehicle autonomy.
- Autonomous vehicle platform - Stack Layer - Official company material supports autonomous vehicle platform.