Physicl
Physicl helps world model designers and robot builders train on more realistic simulations. It raised $10 million in seed funding.
- Industry
- robotics, artificial intelligence
- Location
- Paris, France
- Website
- https://www.physicl.ai
About
Physicl helps world model designers and robot builders train on more realistic simulations. The company site is https://www.physicl.ai.
The company post is dated November 6, 2026, so the round date is 2026-11-06. The company post, the GlobeNewswire release, TechCrunch, The Next Web and the issue agree on a $10 million seed led by Inovia Capital. $10,000,000 is stored. The company post, the GlobeNewswire release, The Next Web and the issue name US Venture Partners as a participant. TechCrunch names the Inovia lead and does not name US Venture Partners.
The Next Web calls Physicl a Paris-based startup, and the GlobeNewswire release is datelined Paris, so this page stores Paris. The company post says the round funds the team in Paris and the San Francisco Bay Area.
The company post and TechCrunch say Alex de Vigan spent the last decade building nfinite, which made 3D models of goods for brands and retailers. The Next Web writes that company as Nfinite and says it raised $100 million in 2022. That amount is not stored, because only one source states it and it is not this round. The GlobeNewswire release says Physicl is the result of six years of work in 3D, simulation and machine learning. No founding year is stored. The founder, Alex de Vigan, does not have a page.
The GlobeNewswire about line says the company is backed by Inovia Capital, U.S. Venture Partners and Insight Partners. The seed announcement in that release, the company post and the issue name Inovia Capital and US Venture Partners. Insight Partners already has a page and is not added to this round.
The company post says Studio, its first app, starts with 10,000 environments and 100,000 underlying assets. The GlobeNewswire release says more than 100,000 assets. The company post and the release say the funds will go to the team and the platform.
Inovia Capital led. US Venture Partners participated. The issue and the company post write US Venture Partners. The Next Web and the GlobeNewswire about line write U.S. Venture Partners. The page uses US Venture Partners.
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 2026 | 2026-11-06 | $10M | Inovia Capital |
Investors
- Inovia Capital lead
- US Venture Partners participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.physicl.ai/insights/physicl-seed-studio
Type: official company website. Accessed 2026-11-08.
Physicl post by Alex de Vigan, November 6, 2026. Says the company raised a $10 million seed led by Inovia Capital, with participation from US Venture Partners, and launched Studio. Says the round funds the team in Paris and the San Francisco Bay Area and the platform behind Studio. Describes Studio as a way to generate edge-case training data, with 10,000 environments and 100,000 underlying assets. Says de Vigan spent the last ten years digitizing the world in 3D for retailers. Quotes Steve Woods, partner at Inovia Capital. Does not name Insight Partners. - https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/06/3397485/0/en/physicl-raises-10-million-to-solve-physical-ai-s-edge-case-gap.html
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-11-08.
Physicl release on GlobeNewswire, November 6, 2026, datelined Paris. Says $10 million USD in seed funding led by Inovia Capital, with participation from US Venture Partners. Says the funds will expand the team and further advance the platform. Says Studio provides 10,000 ground-truth 3D environments and more than 100,000 assets. The about line says the company is backed by Inovia Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, and Insight Partners. That about line is not treated as the investor list for this round. - https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/06/physicl-raises-10m-to-make-the-digital-world-real-enough-for-robots/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-08.
TechCrunch, Tim Fernholz, November 6, 2026. Says Physicl raised $10 million in seed funding led by Inovia Capital to help world model designers and robot builders solve training problems with more realistic simulations. Says de Vigan spent the last decade building nfinite, which made 3D models of goods for brands and retailers. Does not name US Venture Partners or a headquarters city. - https://thenextweb.com/news/physicl-10m-seed-physical-ai-training-data
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-08.
The Next Web, November 6, 2026. Calls Physicl a Paris-based startup and says it raised $10 million in seed funding. Says Inovia Capital led and U.S. Venture Partners took part. Writes the earlier company as Nfinite and says that company raised $100 million in 2022. That figure is not stored. Says de Vigan has spent six years on 3D, simulation and machine learning. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-11-06/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-11-08.
Raise Track Update for 2026-11-06, Section 1. Amount line $10M (Seed). Says Physicl, founded by Alex de Vigan, raised $10 million in seed funding led by Inovia Capital, with participation from US Venture Partners, to help world model designers and robot builders solve training problems with more realistic simulations. Says de Vigan previously spent a decade building nfinite. Says the company intends to use the funds to expand the team and further advance its platform. Names no other investors.