ClearOps, the AI-powered after sales platform for industrial OEMs, announced the closing of an EUR 8.6 million Series A funding round led by Hitachi Ventures, alongside Schoeller Group and Barkawi Group.
The funding marks ClearOps' first institutional capital raise and accelerates the company's mission to become the AI operating system for global OEM after sales operations.
Solving one of industrial manufacturing's largest opportunities
When machines stop working, every hour matters. When after sales does not seamlessly work across manufacturers, dealers, service partners, and machines, the right parts and services are often not available when needed and machines stand still.
After sales keeps machines moving, drives customer loyalty, and remains one of the largest profitability drivers for OEMs and dealers. Yet despite its importance, much of the industry still operates across fragmented systems and manual processes.
ClearOps acts as the AI operating system for industrial after sales, connecting manufacturers, dealers, service partners, and machines on a single platform without replacing existing infrastructure. By orchestrating data across the service supply chain, ClearOps enables OEMs and dealers to predict demand and increasingly automate critical service and parts workflows.
Today, ClearOps supports thousands of connected dealers and millions of machines worldwide, working with manufacturers including AGCO, Terex, Jungheinrich, and Lippert. Across customer networks, ClearOps has increased parts availability by up to 40%, driven 5-15% growth in parts sales, and reduced repair times by up to two days.
Founder statement
Industrial service networks are under increasing pressure. Machines are becoming more connected, customer expectations around uptime continue to rise, and global disruptions have exposed the limits of today's fragmented after-sales systems.
We believe the future belongs to manufacturers and dealer networks that can predict, coordinate, and execute in real time.
Our vision is bold: keep the world's machines moving by building the AI operating system for after sales - ensuring the right parts and services are available before downtime happens.
Investor perspective
Hitachi Ventures
"We believe industrial after sales is entering a fundamental transformation. As machines become increasingly connected and customer expectations around uptime continue to rise, traditional approaches to service operations will no longer be sufficient. ClearOps is building the operational intelligence layer needed for this next era - combining AI, data, and execution into one platform. We see a large market opportunity and believe the team is exceptionally well positioned to define this category."
- Pete Bastien, Partner, Hitachi Ventures
Schoeller Group
"Global service and supply chain networks are becoming increasingly complex, yet many critical processes are still managed through fragmented systems and manual workflows. We believe the future belongs to intelligent, connected platforms capable of coordinating complex networks in real time. ClearOps combines deep operational expertise with a scalable technology platform, laying the foundation for the next generation of industrial service networks."
- Christoph Schoeller, CEO, Schoeller Group
Barkawi Group
"ClearOps was built around a belief we have held for years: after sales remains one of the largest untapped opportunities in industrial businesses. It is where profitability, customer loyalty, and operational excellence come together - yet much of the industry still runs on fragmented systems and manual processes. We have supported ClearOps from day one because we saw both the scale of the problem and the opportunity to build a fundamentally new operating model for after sales."
- Robert Kunze, Managing Director, Barkawi Technologies
Accelerating the next phase of growth
The Series A funding will support global expansion, significant investments in go-to-market capabilities, strategic ecosystem partnerships, and continued advancement of ClearOps' AI platform.
As service networks become more connected and complex, ClearOps is expanding its ecosystem footprint and strengthening partnerships that embed the platform at the center of modern after sales operations.
ClearOps will also continue investing in AI capabilities that help OEMs and dealers move from demand prediction toward automation and orchestration of complex parts and service workflows across global networks.
About ClearOps
ClearOps is building the AI operating system for industrial after sales, helping manufacturers and dealer networks keep the world's machines moving.
The company connects OEMs, dealers, service partners, and machines on a single platform for intelligent parts planning, predictive service operations, and real-time coordination across global service networks.
Headquartered in Munich, with additional operations in Lisbon, Atlanta, and San Jose, ClearOps employs approximately 60 people globally.
Press contact
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marketing@clearops.com