Polysense Raises USD 10.7 Million to Transform Food Manufacturing with AI-Powered Quality Control

Polysense, a pioneer in AI-native quality control and process optimization for the food manufacturing industry, closed an oversubscribed seed funding round of USD 10.7 million. The Belgian technology company helps food manufacturers reduce waste by automating in-line quality control using real-time imaging data and synthetic data models. By combining continuous inspection with automated process control, Polysense enables production lines to detect quality issues as they happen and respond before waste occurs.

The round was led by Felix Capital, with participation from Fortino Ventures, Syndicate One and angel investors such as 100IN, and others. The funding will accelerate deployment across food production lines worldwide and build Polysense into the standard for quality and process control in food manufacturing.

The round comes just over a year after Polysense closed a USD 2.2 million round and made a decisive bet to double down on food manufacturing. Over the past twelve months, the company moved from early traction to live deployments with some of the largest food manufacturers in the world, including Agristo, Darta, and Poppies Bakeries. What began as deployments in Europe has expanded to the United States and the Middle East, with customers now growing their rollouts. Polysense systems have been deployed on vegetable, potato, bakery, confectionery and packaging production lines.

Yarne De Munck, CEO and Co-founder of Polysense

Yarne De Munck, CEO and Co-founder of Polysense:

"The past twelve months have been incredible. The traction is real. We went from early pilots to live deployments with some of the largest food manufacturers in the world, and they are growing their rollouts. The food industry has been waiting for a solution to this problem. Polysense delivers one that works. This funding lets us move faster and reach many more lines around the world. We are just getting started."

Polysense is already delivering measurable results. A leading European potato processor has reduced peeling time by 45% through real-time monitoring of peel quality and automated process adjustments. A bakery manufacturer has increased yield through automatic oven temperature control. Across multiple deployments, Polysense helps food manufacturers reduce food waste, increase yield, and respond more quickly to quality deviations.

Kristof Lefever, Owner of Fourneo Flatbreads:

"What sets Polysense apart is their deep understanding of food manufacturing. They understand the complexity of our production environment and the challenges we face every day. The technology works on the production floor, delivers measurable results, and helps our team make better decisions in real time."

In the EU, food and beverage manufacturing accounts for 19% of all food waste (Eurostat). Raw materials change constantly, with moisture, density, and product characteristics shifting batch by batch, while production settings often remain fixed. The complexity and speed of modern food manufacturing make it difficult for operators to detect and correct deviations before waste occurs. By the time a problem becomes visible, valuable product has already been lost.

Polysense solves this in three steps: one to see, one to understand, and one to act. Polysense Qualify provides continuous AI-native inline inspection, measuring quality every second directly on the line, instantly detecting specification drift and foreign material. The Polysense Platform connects quality data across the line into a unified view of quality and process performance, helping manufacturers understand variability and identify improvement opportunities. Polysense AutoControl closes the feedback loop by automatically adjusting machine parameters in real time, compensating for variability in ingredients and conditions to correct deviations before they become waste.

Lucas Van Dijck, CTO and Co-founder of Polysense

Lucas Van Dijck, CTO and Co-founder of Polysense:

"I am incredibly proud of what our engineering team has built. For the first time, food manufacturers have a system that inspects every single product on the line in real time and automatically corrects the process when something drifts. This is not an incremental improvement. It unlocks a level of quality control the food industry has never had access to before."

Angela Chou, Investor at Felix Capital:

"At Felix, we have studied and invested in many parts of the food value chain, and have a deep appreciation for the size of the market as well as the depth and complexity of the problem that Polysense solves. When we first met Polysense, we were immediately impressed with the team’s knowledge, ambition, and deep technical rigor. Within a few months of launch, Polysense won the trust of some of the biggest food manufacturers in the world, and has delivered tangible value to their customers. We are excited to be a part of this journey alongside a remarkable group of partners."

The investment will go toward three areas: deepening the product to cover more stages of the production process and increasing the value for their customers; growing the team across engineering, sales, and customer success; and making deployment faster.