Würzburg-based NanoStruct has raised €2.6 million in seed funding to advance its sensor chip technology for the rapid identification of dangerous pathogens in food.
Founded by Dr. Henriette Maaß, Enno Schatz, and Kai Leibfried, the startup develops nanostructured sensor chips designed to shorten testing times in food analysis. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital, and the Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, and follows earlier support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Union.
NanoStruct plans to use the new capital to validate its system through pilot projects in the food analysis market, build a structured sales organization, and enter its first target market.
The funding comes as food producers and testing laboratories face growing pressure to improve detection speed and meet stricter safety requirements, making faster pathogen analysis an increasingly important area for industrial and regulatory attention.
Founded by Dr. Henriette Maaß, Enno Schatz, and Kai Leibfried, the startup develops nanostructured sensor chips designed to shorten testing times in food analysis. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital, and the Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, and follows earlier support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Union.
NanoStruct plans to use the new capital to validate its system through pilot projects in the food analysis market, build a structured sales organization, and enter its first target market.
The funding comes as food producers and testing laboratories face growing pressure to improve detection speed and meet stricter safety requirements, making faster pathogen analysis an increasingly important area for industrial and regulatory attention.