SensorX raises $1.8M seed to scale methane monitoring abroad
What's the deal? Swiss climate-tech company SensorX SolutionsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised US$1.38M (roughly $1.8 million) in seed funding to scale its methane monitoring technology internationally. The round combines a loan guarantee from the Swiss Technology FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → with equity from private investors and the founding team.
What's the endgame? Founded in 2023, SensorX builds laser-based gas sensing tools for energy companies and infrastructure operators. Its FluX platform handles emissions quantification, field workflows, and digital reporting across walking, vehicle, drone, and stationary setups.
Why now? The company has moved from R&D to commercial deployments, serving more than 15 customers across Europe and beyond, including SwissgasDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, TransitgasDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and E.onDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. It recently won first customers in Canada and the US, with interest emerging from the Middle East and Australia.
Demand in Europe is increasingly shaped by the EU Methane Regulation and voluntary frameworks such as OGMP 2.0.
What's the money for? The funding will support production, engineering, and delivery capacity, plus customer deployments and further technology development. The company runs on a team of 11.
“With commercial traction established across Switzerland, Europe and North America, our focus is now on scale,” said Sanket Bhatia, founder and chief executive officer. The Technology Fund, an instrument of Swiss climate policy, provides loan guarantees to firms whose products cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The signal: SensorX's modest seed sits at the lower end of round sizes, underscoring how targeted capital — not blockbuster funding — is powering European climate-tech companies riding tightening emissions rules into new markets.
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