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Key Ward
Key Ward is an engineering data infrastructure platform that turns fragmented simulation, test, and manufacturing data into structured, reusable, AI-ready workflows. Founded by engineers from Porsche and BMW, the company addresses a core bottleneck in industrial AI adoption: 95% of engineering AI initiatives fail to scale from pilot to production not because of the models, but because the underlying data is scattered across incompatible systems.
Sector
AI
Business Model
B2B SaaS
Headquarters
Berlin
Fund/Vehicle
Ventures Fund II
Entry
2024
Status
Current
Website
keyward.ioRationale
Key Ward sits between existing engineering tools and ML stacks, connecting proprietary data sources into governed datasets without replacing them. Its platform enables teams to automate data preparation, build reusable analysis pipelines, and run AI models at scale across the full product lifecycle - from concept and modeling through to production and post-launch.
Key Ward serves engineering teams in automotive, aerospace, industrial and additive manufacturing, and renewable energy.
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