The AI startup DesignVerse’s technology has already helped ensure safe travel for tens of millions of passengers across Europe
- DesignVerse secures $5.5 million in funding to accelerate the creation and development of cutting-edge AI-based software for large companies
- Technology already used by EUROCONTROL – the Pan-European Aviation Organization that serves tens of millions of passengers each year
- DesignVerse’s software delivery times are up to five times faster compared to updates for conventional software used by large companies
May 12, 2026, Bucharest – Romanian artificial intelligence startup DesignVerse has raised $5.5 million in a seed round from prominent investors such as the British investment fund Begin Capital, local investment funds GapMinder Venture and Underline Ventures, as well as strategic angel investors from companies including Adobe, LSEG, UiPath, and others. This investment highlights the growing demand for tools that can safely and quickly update the critical systems of large companies.
The investment announced today will enable DesignVerse to expand its engineering team and scale its operations in both Europe and the U.S.
Prior to this round, DesignVerse had raised $850,000 in pre-seed funding, which enabled the team to build its core platform and begin working with design partners.
DesignVerse is an AI-powered platform that builds and delivers complex software for large companies and organizations, using an organization’s own documentation and internal rules to ensure that every system is built in a stable and consistent manner across all teams.
The tech startup was founded by Andrei Manolache, former product design lead at Oracle for the Redwood design system, used in the company’s enterprise software products, and by Robert Drăguțoiu, a software engineer with over two decades of experience building complex systems, including advanced software for autonomous vehicles and AI-based engineering platforms.
DesignVerse technology has already been adopted by a number of critical organizations, including EUROCONTROL, which coordinates air traffic in Europe.
DesignVerse updated and modernized EUROCONTROL’s existing software, overhauling a 15-year-old application in just over a month, compared to the six months it would have taken using conventional methods.
The software generated using DesignVerse now powers aviation systems used in airports and air traffic control operations across the continent, contributing daily to the travel of tens of millions of airline passengers.
Using artificial intelligence, DesignVerse technology enables teams to modernize operational software much faster than traditional development processes and is designed for organizations running complex legacy systems, including banks, cybersecurity platforms, and government infrastructure.
In less than five months, the company—headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, but with employees across Europe—has surpassed $1.1 million in annual recurring revenue, generated entirely by enterprise customers in highly sensitive sectors.
The platform bases its artificial intelligence models on each client’s design systems, component libraries, and technical documentation, enabling the generation of software in accordance with the company’s existing or target architecture, as well as its existing front-end and back-end technologies.
Although general-purpose AI tools allow people to quickly generate prototypes or simple applications, they are often unsuitable for enterprise environments where software must meet strict reliability, security, and legal compliance requirements.
DesignVerse was created specifically for those organizations and mission-critical systems that have high security and regulatory standards, successfully bridging the gap between software design and implementation within technical teams.
Andrei Manolache, CEO of DesignVerse, stated: “Large organizations still waste an enormous amount of time translating design work into production software. Designers create the intent, but engineers must reinterpret and manually reconstruct it, leading to inconsistencies and delays.
DesignVerse completely eliminates this friction, allowing teams to generate functional applications directly from their design systems, instantly validating solutions with the end user, thereby reducing the gap between design, execution, and feedback.”
The DesignVerse approach enables teams to deliver digital products up to five times faster, while reducing the manual work and multiple interactions typically required to translate design concepts into production-ready software.
In a statement, EUROCONTROL emphasizes: “Aviation is an industry where the innovation cycle is generally slower compared to others. At EUROCONTROL, we have launched our largest digital transformation program to date—the Integrated Network Management (iNM) program—which aims to reshape this paradigm not only by transforming our technologies but also by aligning our culture with new ways of working, in collaboration with our partners.
DesignVerse, through its artificial intelligence platform, has supported us in modernizing our software systems at an accelerated pace, without compromising reliability, safety, and security, which remain top priorities for our sector. We value such partnerships, which contribute to our efforts to drive innovation and leverage artificial intelligence on a large scale across the entire European aviation ecosystem and, ultimately, to improve the quality of air travel for the entire community.”
Robert Drăguțoiu, technical director and architect of the AI model pipeline behind DesignVerse, said: “Many AI coding tools available today are designed primarily for experimentation or rapid prototyping. Enterprise companies operate with complex infrastructures and legacy systems, often in mission-critical environments. AI-generated software must integrate with existing architecture and run safely in production. Our models are specifically designed for these constraints.
Our technology builds a system-level context layer from each client’s design systems, component libraries, and technical documentation, enabling the seamless production of software in accordance with existing architecture and engineering standards—without months of custom integrations.”
Andrei emphasizes: “Organizations that manage critical infrastructure cannot rely on ‘vibe coding’ tools. They need reliable, auditable software built around their existing systems. This is exactly the type of client for whom the DesignVerse platform was designed.”
About DesignVerse
DesignVerse is an AI-powered platform that builds and delivers complex software for large companies, using an organization’s own documentation and internal rules to ensure that every system is built in a stable and consistent manner across all teams. The software integrates directly with the design systems, architectural models, and business logic that teams rely on, eliminating inconsistencies, fragmentation, and repetition in implementation. The platform bridges the gap between design and development by creating a context layer—unique to each organization at scale—enabling teams to build and modernize complex software much faster than with traditional workflows. Headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, DesignVerse serves clients across multiple industries, including aviation, banking, cybersecurity, and public infrastructure. For more information, visit https://designverse.ai/.
