HIVE Autonomy
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About HIVE Autonomy
HIVE Autonomy retrofits existing industrial machines with what it calls a silicon brain, connecting separate vehicles into one coordinated autonomous system. The company describes a human-supervised operating model in which an operator can oversee a standard machine from a control room while the autonomy layer handles parts of the work.
At Yara's Herøya facility, HIVE says it installed the system on a standard Volvo wheel loader used for material handling, with the operator remaining in command. The example establishes a current industrial deployment and a retrofit position; machine type, task, site controls, autonomy boundary and remote-supervision arrangement remain specific to each customer fleet.
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Funding
- 2026-07-07 - Pre-Series A - $15M - HIVE Autonomy raises $15M pre-Series A for physical-AI retrofit stack
HIVE Autonomy raised a $15M pre-Series A led by SuperSeed to expand its physical-AI retrofit stack for industrial machines. - source: sifted.eu
Investors
- Nysno - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-07
- Skyfall - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-07
- SuperSeed - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-07
- Veriten - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-07
Team
- Christoffer Jørgensvaag - CEO and Co-Founder - Jørgensvaag leads HIVE as it scales its silicon-brain autonomy platform for industrial machines across logistics, production, construction, and road-maintenance deployments.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-07 - Funding - HIVE Autonomy raises $15M pre-Series A for physical-AI retrofit stack
SuperSeed led the round, with Veriten, Skyfall and Nysn? participating. HIVE installs a silicon-brain retrofit into existing industrial machines including wheel loaders, forklifts and excavators. The company cites deployments in harsh industrial environments including Yara Her?ya.
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