NEWS: Holy Technologies raised EUR 4.3M to build autonomous factory for composites.
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The EUR 4.3M round will fund Holy Technologies’ first autonomous factory in Hamburg–helping manufacturers build radically better lightweight components, fast and at industrial scale.
Hamburg, September 24, 2025 – Europe is falling behind in industrial innovation. While AI and automation are promising, European manufacturing still heavily relies on outdated processes and fragile off-shore production models. Holy Technologies is changing that, starting with lightweight manufacturing.
Holy Technologies has raised EUR 4.3 million to launch the world’s first autonomous factory for lightweight components, which are required to cut fuel use, boost range, and improve efficiency in many industries. Powered by AI and robotics, the Hamburg-based facility helps manufacturers build better components faster and industrial scale–while restoring competitiveness.
Backers include Rockstart, Vanagon, SANDS, Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg and EIT Manufacturing alongside notable angel investors, including Adrian Locher (Merantix AG), Matthias Dantone (Ellipsis Ventures), Christian Vollmann (C1), Markus Kerkhoff (Poppe+Potthoff), Kai Müller (PowerCo), Timm Moll (Moll Gruppe) and several others.
Autonomy enables manufacturers to adapt faster, reduce complexity, and build products that outperform on weight, strength, and sustainability. Yet the materials that make this possible–composites–remain slow and costly to produce. Today, the vast majority of components are made with manual processes. Holy Technologies is solving that.
“The race to restore Europe’s industrial edge is on,” said Bosse Rothe Frossard, CEO and co-founder. “This funding helps us scale our system to deliver what our customers need most: radically better components, at the highest speed.”
“Autonomous manufacturing is not just about efficiency,” said Moritz Reiners, CTO and co-founder. “It enables a new category of components that outperform on weight, performance, and sustainability. But the path to autonomy is complex. It requires systems built from scratch to deliver it. That is exactly what we are building.”
“In industries where cost, materials, speed, and quality define competitiveness, Holy Technologies is changing the game. Their platform enables lightweight components at scale, with applications from aerospace to energy. Since our first investment, we have been impressed by the team’s rapid progress and ability to turn cutting-edge tech into real industrial impact. We are excited to double down as Holy sets a new standard for manufacturing.” – Gem Kua, Investment Manager, Rockstart
“Holy Technologies’ approach is a paradigm shift: They are building the AI-driven future of manufacturing. Holy’s operating system transforms standard hardware into highly scalable, flexible autonomous production lines–cost-competitive with overseas production, while delivering higher product performance and enabling full material circularity. Such innovations are vital for Europe’s long-term competitiveness.” – Susanne Fromm, General Partner, Vanagon Ventures
“The team at Holy Technologies impresses with remarkable expertise and execution power. We are proud to support them from the very beginning. With their manufacturing technology, solutions are being created in Hamburg that will be crucial for the future of the lightweighting industry.” – Stefanie Höhn, Senior Investment Manager, Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg
Since its founding in 2022, Holy Technologies has built a fully operational pilot line, secured offtake agreements for thousands of components, and partnered with leading OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in automotive, motorsports, industrial tools, and orthopedics. In a recent collaboration with a Formula 1™ team, Holy Technologies validated a 20% weight reduction versus incumbent parts, a clear signal of the performance gains enabled by its technology.
Holy Technologies’ platform automates the production of lightweight components through an AI-led robotic system with built-in closed-loop recycling. The latter enables full material recovery at the end-of-life for reuse in equivalent applications. By replacing manual processes with digital control, it enables faster product development, greater flexibility, and circular material use at scale. Designed to be material-agnostic, the system scales across carbon fiber, glass, aramid, and natural fibers and is built to support entirely new production lines over time
This is how Europe builds again: smarter, lighter, and more efficient than ever.
Kiki van Lieshout
marketing@holy-technologies.com
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