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AI-powered spare parts management drives €4M funding for Stuttgart’s Synthavo
Stuttgart-based Synthavo has secured €4M in seed funding to revolutionise spare parts ordering with its AI-powered spare parts management platform. The round was co-led by Samaipata, a pan-European VC specialising in digital businesses, and Senovo, an investor backing European B2B software startups. The funding round also included participation from active business angels such as Rainer Hundsdörfer, and Oliver Bendig. The capital will drive strategic hiring, European expansion, and lay the groundwork for Synthavo’s entry into the U.S. market.
The company’s cutting-edge AI solution enables machine manufacturers to streamline spare parts ordering, boost operational efficiency, and reduce costly machine downtime. Synthavo AI spare parts management is transforming a traditionally manual process, allowing clients to identify and order spare parts instantly.
Imperia raises €3 million to become the go-to SaaS for supply chain management in Europe
Imperia, a Spanish SaaS solution for the management and optimization of supply chain, announced the closure of a €3 million funding round. This round is led by the Spanish VC Samaipata and includes participation from All Iron Ventures and Accel Starter Programme, along with follow-on investments from previous investors such as Draper B1 and Angels Capital. The round is bolstered by the entry of prominent business angels: Hugo Arévalo, Jonathan Benhamou, Kintxo Cortés, Christian Stiebner, Xavier Pladellorens, and Maex Ament.
After years of implementing supply chain management solutions at large consultancies such as Deloitte and NTT Data, Álvaro Bernabé, Sergio Alemany, and José Tomás Carrascoso decided to embark on this project in 2019, creating a solution that truly adapts to the business reality of SMEs. Imperia offers software that opens a new category in the market, allowing companies to meet their main needs in demand forecasting, production planning, and supply planning with an affordable monthly fee accessible to all types of companies. The SaaS marketed by Imperia comes with a wide catalog of functionalities that expand the solution’s scope and complexity as much as the enterprise requires. This approach stands out from existing solutions in the market by bringing these types of tools to companies that traditionally could not access them due to factors such as price or complex integration processes.