Vernaio
Where to find us at Bits & Pretzels

29/09, Startup Exhibition, Cluster „Smart Industries & Data", ST49

Key Facts

Company Description

Vernaio is a Munich-based deep-tech AI company turning factories into autonomous agents - without hallucinations. Our Causal AI solution PBX cuts material and energy costs, stabilizes output, and boosts productivity. It autonomously learns each production line’s cause-and-effect and delivers real-time, holistic actions. Live with multinationals.

Product/Service Description

PBX is real-time causal execution intelligence for production lines. It self-learns a line-specific causal "world-model" and prevents waste, minimizes energy/material overuse, and increases output.

Crunchbase

https://crunchbase.com/organization/perfectpattern-gmbh

Country

Germany

Founding Year

2022

Employees

11-20

Company Stage

Many Paying Customers

Business Model

B2B

Focus Industries

Chemicals/Materials
Energy
Food
Manufacturing / Supply Chain

Active Markets

(5 most relevant ones)

Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland

Look for at Bits & Pretzels

International Access
Investors
Network
Partners

Funding & Investors

3 Lead Investors

Voith, PWC

Capital Raised to Date

6 800 000 €

Last Funding Type

Seed

Last Funding Date

May 2022

Capital Need (€)

< 5M

Currently Fundraising

(at the time of  Bits & Pretzels 2025)

Yes

Growth Outlook

Traction

Four multinationals in paper, nonwovens, gelatine and heated tobacco.

Monetization Model

Subscription: We charge an ARR between 100k and 200k per production line.

3 Reference Customers

Freudenberg, Heinzel, Phillip Morris

Revenues 2024

400 000 €

Planned Revenues 2025

1 050 000 €

Planned Revenues 2026

2 200 000 €

Target Markets

(within 24 months)

Benelux
Nordics
North America
Western Europe

Team

Dr. Christian Paleani

Chief AI Officer

christian.paleani@vernaio.com

Robert Meißner

Head of Solutions

robert.meissner@vernaio.com