Oslo's Solvera raises $6.3M to become an AI-native engineering firm
What's the deal? Oslo-based SolveraDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised $6.3 million in a pre-seed round to build an AI-native engineering firm for the construction industry. Seedcamp led the round, with Construct VentureDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Inception FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Momentum, Obos Ventures, PSV TechDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Sondo, and The Nordic Web VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → participating, alongside SpacemakerDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → founders Anders Kvåle and Håvard HaukelandDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What's the endgame? Rather than sell software licences or bill consulting hours, Solvera acts as the engineering firm of record. It provides end-to-end services — from initial requirements through to construction-ready designs — using purpose-built AI agents to automate a growing share of the work while human engineers handle judgement.
How it works: The company starts with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering, a field where much work remains manual and fragmented across disparate tools. Its operating system is designed to improve with each project by capturing engineering knowledge and making it reusable.
Why now? "We've had twenty years of better building engineering software, and now AI, but productivity and the fundamental way engineering gets delivered has barely changed," said co-founder and chief executive officer Arif Mirza. He argues technology alone is not enough: firms must also rethink how they operate and make money, which is hard inside organisations built around billable hours.
Solvera was founded by Mirza, Pål Rasmussen (CTO), and Thorvald Thorsnes (CCO). It is already working on several building projects in Norway, including commercial work with contractor BetonmastDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What's next? The funding will expand Solvera's engineering and technology team in Oslo, open a London office, and further develop its operating system. The company plans to enter additional markets as its business model matures.
The signal: Solvera reflects a shift in applied AI, from selling tools to owning the service itself. By embedding AI in the firm rather than the software, it is testing whether the "AI-native" model can reshape economics in sectors long resistant to change.
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