Nokia, Tesi Invest €100 Million in NestAI as Strategic Partnership Targets 'Physical AI' for Defense

Overview

• The funding and partnership were announced on November 20, with Nokia and Finland’s sovereign investor Tesi committing a combined €100 million to scale NestAI.
• The collaboration pairs Nokia’s secure, AI-native connectivity, sensing and multimedia with NestAI’s platforms for unmanned systems, autonomous operations and command-and-control.
• Nokia has created a dedicated defense incubation business unit to fast-track joint development with partners in the U.S., Finland and other NATO and Five Eyes countries.
• NestAI positions its work as Europe-focused “physical AI” for logistics, inspection, surveillance, security and defense, emphasizing technological sovereignty and operational resilience.
• NestAI is emerging from stealth backed by PostScriptum, chaired by Peter Sarlin after the sale of Silo AI to AMD, with reported hires from Intel, Palantir and Saab.