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Industrial infrastructure
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Industrial infrastructure

Physical industries are being rebuilt with software, automation, and new materials. We invest in the companies creating durable competitive advantages in manufacturing, logistics, and industrial systems.

Thesis

The next wave of industrial value creation will come from companies that combine deep domain knowledge with modern software and automation. These are not digital-only businesses — they operate at the intersection of atoms and bits, creating moats through operational excellence, proprietary processes, and systems integration that pure software cannot replicate.

Where we focus
01

Advanced manufacturing

Additive manufacturing, precision machining, and novel production processes that reduce cost, waste, and time-to-market for complex components.

02

Industrial automation

Robotics, computer vision, and autonomous systems for heavy industry, construction, and logistics environments.

03

Advanced materials

Novel materials, composites, and coatings with superior performance characteristics for energy, aerospace, and industrial applications.

04

Supply chain systems

Intelligence and optimization platforms for industrial supply chains, procurement, and operations management.

Why it matters
  • European industry is large and diverse — modest efficiency and quality gains at scale still move the needle materially.
  • Reshoring and resilience agendas support investment in domestic production and supplier networks.
  • Demographics and skills gaps make automation and augmentation a structural theme, not a cycle.
  • Tight integration of software, sensors, and processes creates defensibility that generic tools rarely match.
How we frame it
Physical moatsProcess, materials, and integration depth
WorkforceAutomation and tooling that address chronic labour pressure
ResilienceSupply-chain and capacity investments with strategic backing
Next domain

Applied intelligence

Automation, systems software, and computation integrated into physical and biological domains.