driveblocks closed a €2.2 million seed funding round led by Rethink Ventures and Bayern Kapital, with participation from angel investor Joachim Drees and existing investor Friedrich & Wagner Holding, to develop fully autonomous driving software for commercial vehicles.

driveblocks raised a €3.5 million Pre‑Series A round led by FORWARD.one, with strong participation from existing investors Bayern Kapital, Rethink Ventures, and angel investor Joachim Drees, to accelerate product development, safety certification, and launch production deployments across agriculture, construction, and defense.

driveblocks announced the major 2025‑08 release of its modular Autonomy Platform, built specifically for off‑road and defense applications, focused on robust AI perception, sensor fusion, and explainable safety in harsh environments.

driveblocks announced the launch of a pre‑integrated software and hardware platform designed for off‑road applications across agriculture, construction, and defense industries, combining its autonomy stack with selected hardware components.

b‑plus and driveblocks announced a partnership to offer a data pooling and foundation model approach for developing autonomous driving AI models in the off‑highway sector.

Nordic9 reported that driveblocks raised €3.5 million in Pre‑Series A funding led by FORWARD.one, with Bayern Kapital, Rethink Ventures, and angel investors in Germany, confirming the external view of the round.

Co‑founder Thomas Herrmann posted on LinkedIn that driveblocks successfully closed its seed investment round, raising €2.2 million from Rethink Ventures, Bayern Kapital GmbH, Christian Wagner, and Joachim Drees.

An executive at driveblocks shared on LinkedIn that the company raised a €3.5 million Pre‑Series A round led by FORWARD.one with continued support from Bayern Kapital, Rethink Ventures, and Joachim Drees.