GENERAL INQUIRIES
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Factories are data-rich and insight-poor.
Modern production lines generate vast amounts of data from PLCs, sensors, and connected systems. Yet when something breaks, operators still rely on manual troubleshooting, fragmented documentation, and deep industry knowledge.
Downtime is expensive and diagnosing root causes is slow. Moreover, preventing issues before they happen still remains the exception.
The result: lost production hours, inefficiency, and underutilized assets across European manufacturing.
Edmund was built to change that.
For the first time, machines can be understood in real time. Edmund enables operators to interact directly with their machines, turning complex systems into something you can actually work with.
We invested in Edmund because it solves a fundamental industrial problem: turning machine data into actionable insight at the moment it matters. At the same, it is strengthening Europe’s manufacturing base where every second of downtime has immediate economic impact.
What sets Edmund apart is its direct integration with PLC systems. It connects at the source, linking real-time machine data with schematics, documentation, and operational history.
That integration is the edge. It enables something the industry has been missing: the ability to interact with machines in a natural, intuitive way. Operators can finally “talk” to their systems and get answers grounded in real operational data.
This aligns directly with our Industrial Tech thesis: software deeply embedded in physical operations, driving measurable performance improvements.
We led the seed round and supported Edmund in scaling its commercial execution, expanding from Central and Eastern Europe into the DACH region, and positioning the platform as critical infrastructure for next-generation manufacturing.
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Jakub Szlaur
Founder & CEO
