BeyondMath is Scaling the World’s Largest Foundational Physics AI Model

BeyondMath, offering the world's first foundational AI model of physics, led by Alan Patterson, Darren Garvey, Wasil Rezk, David Sharp, and Dan Horner, has closed a $10 million Seed extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, alongside existing investors including UP.Partners, Insight Partners, and InMotion Ventures. This closes the Seed Round at $18.5 million. 

Engineering and industrial companies face mounting pressure to design increasingly complex systems with greater speed and sustainability, yet many remain constrained by legacy simulation tools that struggle to support modern hardware and AI-driven workflows.

BeyondMath introduces a different approach with a foundational AI model trained on first-principles physics, enabling engineering-grade simulations to be generated in minutes instead of hours or days. The platform delivers results up to 1000x faster than traditional supercomputing methods.

Through STRATA, a $19 million, three-year partnership with Honeywell, BeyondMath enables hundreds of aircraft component simulations in seconds instead of days. The result is faster development of lighter, more efficient aerospace parts with significant fuel savings and emissions reductions.

Founded in 2022 by AI industry veterans Alan Patterson and Darren Garvey, BeyondMath has built the world’s largest foundational physics model, capable of simulating complex physical phenomena ranging from aerodynamics to thermal management.

Customers include leading automotive, aerospace, and electronics manufacturers, as well as data centre and semiconductor companies. In Formula 1, the platform enables real-time testing of thousands of aerodynamic and thermal design variations, and partnerships have been established with NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services.

The funding will support the commercial scale-up of BeyondMath’s generative physics technology while expanding research capacity. Headcount is expected to double this year, alongside customer growth across Europe, the United States, and Japan.

Alan Patterson, CEO of BeyondMath, highlighted the growing need for faster and more flexible simulation capabilities, noting that existing technologies often fall short of engineering demands. Generative physics was described as a fundamentally new approach, unlocking innovation across industries from aerospace and automotive to data-centre design.

With fresh capital and investor backing, the company plans to accelerate its research roadmap and scale commercial adoption, positioning generative physics as a potential “ChatGPT moment” for the field.

Edward Inns, Principal at Cambridge Innovation Capital, described BeyondMath as addressing one of the most complex and valuable challenges in engineering. By combining first-principles physics with modern AI, the platform has the potential to redefine how complex systems are designed across industries. Continued support is expected as Alan Patterson, Darren Garvey, and the broader team scale the company further.