Driveblocks offers the driveblocks Autonomy Platform, a Physical AI solution for industrial vehicles focused on enabling autonomous tasks safely and reliably across various conditions. Applications span agriculture, construction, mining, off-road logistics, and defense. Their platform utilizes fine-tuned Physical AI models and software for environment understanding and safety, leveraging a unique crowdsourcing approach for data collection and model tuning, which significantly reduces AI-related costs. The platform is modular and hardware-agnostic, designed for integration with existing vehicle software and hardware, and emphasizes robust, all-weather perception and scalable operation in unstructured environments. Key advantages include improved safety, cost-efficiency, and faster development cycles for autonomous vehicle deployment, building on the team's experience from the Indy Autonomous Challenge.
Driveblocks offers the driveblocks Autonomy Platform, a Physical AI solution for industrial vehicles focused on enabling autonomous tasks safely and reliably across various conditions. Applications span agriculture, construction, mining, off-road logistics, and defense. Their platform utilizes fine-tuned Physical AI models and software for environment understanding and safety, leveraging a unique crowdsourcing approach for data collection and model tuning, which significantly reduces AI-related costs. The platform is modular and hardware-agnostic, designed for integration with existing vehicle software and hardware, and emphasizes robust, all-weather perception and scalable operation in unstructured environments. Key advantages include improved safety, cost-efficiency, and faster development cycles for autonomous vehicle deployment, building on the team's experience from the Indy Autonomous Challenge.
Autonomous operation of industrial/off‑road vehicles in unstructured, harsh environments (perception, safety, sensor fusion, mapless navigation).
Founded
2021
Industry
DeepTech
Funding Track Record
Seed- 2023-09-08
€2.2M
Participants included angel investor Joachim Drees and Friedrich & Wagner.
Pre‑Series A- 2026-02-10
€3.5M
Existing investors Bayern Kapital, Rethink Ventures and angel investor Joachim Drees participated.
Investor Signal
“Backed by VC and angel investors including FORWARD.one, Bayern Kapital, Rethink Ventures, Joachim Drees and Friedrich & Wagner”
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Finance and Company Operations Manager (m/f/d)
On-SiteMunich, Bavaria, DE
On-Site • Munich, Bavaria, DE
Your Role
We are seeking a structured and hands-on Finance and Company Operations Expert to drive the financial operations of our organization to support the companies' strategic decisions. It further handles both compliance and quality processes, including export control, GDPR, and information security. Your main tasks are:
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Own financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and cost control to ensure transparency across cashflow, runway, cost structure, and ROI of initiatives.
Develop detailed business case and scenario models to guide strategic decisions.
Prepare clear reporting, KPIs, and performance insights for leadership and investors.
Coordinate legal and regulatory compliance efforts, including export control, GDPR, cybersecurity requirements, e.g. ISO 27001.
Ensure quality, safety, and security documentation and certification readiness, working closely with teams and external auditors, e.g. ISO 9001.
Manage external stakeholders such as auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel, and certification bodies.
Your Background
4+ years of experience in finance, controlling or similar positions. Preferably in a fast-moving startup or tech environment.
Strong hands-on experience in financial planning, business case modelling and forecasting.
Comfortable building investor-grade reporting, dashboards, and financial argumentation.
Reliability, discretion, and professionalism when working with confidential information.
Hands-on mentality with the willingness to take ownership and solve practical problems quickly.
Experience with compliance frameworks such as export control, GDPR, ISO 27001 is highly preferred.
Experience with quality management systems, including ISO 9001, and implementing structured operational processes is preferred.
We understand that not everyone will meet all the criteria! If you see yourself in these points, we’d love to learn more about you!
About Us
driveblocks, based in Munich, builds a robust and certifiable technology platform for off-road autonomy across verticals such as agriculture, construction, and defense. The technology combines a universal neural network foundation model with geometrically interpretable sensor fusion to create the next-generation perception software suite. It operates without costly pre-mapping and constant connectivity, enabling operation even in GNSS-denied environments.
Our platform runs on production-grade embedded hardware, ensuring reliable operation in dirty, dusty, and complex 3D environments. It navigates through vegetation and rough terrain — essential for off-road autonomy.
We are a growing deep-tech company with a strong technical foundation, focused on long-term customer value and continuous improvement. At driveblocks, innovation thrives through learning and ownership — the core of our culture.
Working at driveblocks
Ownership of your work – take responsibility for the full value chain
Competitive Compensation & Benefits
Participate in driveblocks’ success via a Virtual Stock Option Plan
