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ToolSense, the Austria-based company specialising in an AI-powered FM operations platform, has secured an investment fromfrom GRO Capital, a northern European private equity firm focused on accelerating growth for software companies.

The partnership will help to fund ToolSense's international expansion, strengthen its commercial engine and further advance its AI and robotics capabilities, says the company.

ToolSense helps FM providers, distributors and equipment manufacturers run smarter operations by connecting assets, workflows and real-time data in one platform. Combining SaaS, IoT, AI and deep robotics integrations, the platform replaces paper, Excel and WhatsApp with automated, data-driven operations.

The platform now spans asset and maintenance management, safety inspections, vehicle management, robotics management and field service management - with further modules planned to digitise FM workflows end to end. As IoT adoption accelerates, ToolSense says it is doubling down on AI to unlock the full value of asset and robotics data - predicting maintenance needs, optimising resource allocation and helping operators stay ahead of issues before they happen.

Alexander Manafi, CEO and co-founder of ToolSense commented on the latest news: "We are clearly focused on the FM industry and continue to drive our vision of autonomously managed, self-optimising building operations. Today, we already cover core processes around machines, fleet, robotics and maintenance. Now we are consistently evolving from asset operations to holistic FM operations.

"In the coming months, we will strategically expand our portfolio and introduce new modules to unlock the full potential of AI and IoT for our partners."

GRO Capital partner Christopher Ager added: "ToolSense sits right at the intersection of SaaS, IoT, robotics and AI - unlocking significant efficiency gains for FM ecosystem participants with asset-intensive operations. This investment is a strong example of our 'unlocking resource efficiency' thematic in action, and we see a clear path to building a global category leader."