Wormsensing raises €9.5M Series A to turn its ultrasensitive sensors into an industry standard
What's the deal? Grenoble-based WormsensingDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised €9.5 million (≈$10.6 million) in a Series A led by Orano Venture FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The round funds expansion of its vibration-monitoring technology and commercial push into Europe, North America, and Asia.
What does it do? Founded in 2020 and spun out of CEA-LetiDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Wormsensing builds piezoelectric sensors — branded Dragonfly — that detect tiny mechanical deformations in industrial machines. The company says their sensitivity can be up to 1,000 times that of conventional tools, flagging wear or process drift before breakdowns and defects occur.
Who's backing it? Alongside lead investor Orano Venture Fund, the round drew French Tech SeedDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (managed by bpifrance), the Fonds Régional Avenir Industrie Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes via UI InvestissementDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and returning backers InnovacomDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, KBC Focus FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and CEA InvestissementDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What's the endgame? The capital will expand Wormsensing's offer beyond sensor manufacturing into digital monitoring services, converting raw signals into indicators for production and maintenance teams. "With this round, we want to make Dragonfly an industrial standard," said co-founder and chief executive officer Jean-Sébastien Moulet (translated from French).
By the numbers: Wormsensing claims average gains of around €100,000 per machine per year for clients, with unplanned downtime cut by 60% to 99% and scrap reduced by 50% to 99%. It estimates unplanned stoppages and defects cost global manufacturing €450 billion annually.
Why now? After a €3.5 million round in 2022 spent on industrialisation, the company now runs its own French production line, Hyperion, capable of making up to two million Dragonfly sensors a year. It also holds a portfolio of 50 patents.
What could go wrong? Wormsensing is still early in monetisation, with reported sales near €1 million in 2025. It must prove its sensors can win recurring industrial deployments against established condition-monitoring players such as SKF and Emerson — not just scale production.
The signal: The €9.5 million round sits above the midpoint for deals of its kind, a sign investors see room for sensitive-sensor startups in predictive maintenance. The test now is whether Wormsensing can convert hardware precision into service revenue.
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