The funding marks a key milestone for the company as it aims to make 3D localisation reliable and accessible to all manufacturers of autonomous systems. It also comes with new strategic partnerships with the Swiss scaleup Embotech and the Boston-based Cyvl.ai, and the arrival of Yves Bonnefont, former Stellantis executive, as non-executive advisor.

A clear ambition: enabling robots to move without limits

Delivery robots, autonomous vehicles, industrial and logistics inspection – the demand for autonomous robotics is exploding. Yet one major challenge remains: ensuring reliable localisation in complex environments such as ports, factories, warehouses, or urban canyons.

This is precisely the challenge that Exwayz addresses with its proprietary Exwayz SLAM (Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping) technology. It allows any LiDAR-equipped mobile system to localise itself in real time with centimetre-level accuracy.

"Our mission is simple: to make 3D localisation accessible to every manufacturer of autonomous systems. We want to break the glass ceiling still limiting robotics today and unlock new applications in industry, mobility, logistics, and safety,” explains Hassan Bouchiba, Co-Founder and CEO, Exwayz.

Funding to accelerate R&D and global expansion

This fundraising will strengthen the technical and R&D teams with new hires specialising in algorithms, 3D vision, and data science, and accelerate the industrial optimisation and robustness of the SLAM solution.

Exwayz also plans to scale its commercial deployment in robotics, mobility, logistics, and industrial inspection, by multiplying strategic partnerships and pilot projects worldwide.

The startup is supported by 21st by CentraleSupélec, the deeptech accelerator based at Station F.

To support its growth, the company completed a first funding round with the venture capital fund CentraleSupélec Venture.

"In line with our mission to back deeptech startups from their earliest stages, this investment in Exwayz supports a company that has already earned the trust of over twenty clients,” says Cédric Curtil, Managing Director of CentraleSupélec Venture.

Proven technology deployed worldwide

Exwayz technology is already being deployed by leading players in robotics and geospatial industries across five continents. Among them, Embotech (Switzerland), a scale-up developing fully autonomous trucks for ports and logistics hubs, relies on Exwayz SLAM to ensure centimetre-accurate navigation in challenging environments with unreliable GNSS signals. At the Port of Rotterdam, 30 autonomous trucks powered by Embotech and Exwayz will be deployed in 2026 – a major step toward safer, more efficient container handling.

Giorgio Corbellini, COO of Embotech, comments: “Exwayz provides precise LiDAR-based localization and mapping capabilities that strengthen our autonomous solutions. Their consistent quality, steady feature improvements and collaborative approach make them a valued technology partner.”

In the United States, Cyvl.ai – a Boston-based scaleup specialising in geospatial data analysis for road infrastructure management – uses Exwayz SLAM to map tens of thousands of kilometres of roads each year with centimetre-level precision. Already serving over 200 municipalities, Cyvl.ai leverages Exwayz to generate ultra-accurate 3D maps across the U.S., enabling predictive maintenance and advancing the modernization and safety of the national road network.

Daniel Pelaez, CEO of Cyvl.ai, says: “Here at Cyvl, we’ve partnered with Exwayz to help power our SLAM pipelines to deliver robust, large scale, and highly accurate 3D point clouds that fuel our solutions for cities. Exwayz software is reliable and their support is top notch.”

For more startup news, check out the other articles on the website, and subscribe to the magazine for free. Listen to The Cereal Entrepreneur podcast for more interviews with entrepreneurs and big-hitters in the startup ecosystem.