€1m · Other round · Software · Lugo, Spain
Lugo-based Sensesbit has closed a €1m funding round with participation from Clave Capital, Eoniq Fund, WindOne Consultores and Paraíso Natural Ventures, an investment vehicle promoted by Grupo Central Lechera Asturiana. The company will use the capital to expand across Europe and Latin America, hire in product, data science and business development, and extend the AI capabilities of its sensory-analysis platform.
Turning product tests into reusable intelligence
Food manufacturers run sensory studies to understand how consumers respond to a new recipe, packaging change or ingredient substitution. Sensesbit centralises those studies in a software platform for innovation and quality teams, replacing fragmented files and manual analysis with a shared record of tests, results and recommendations. The company says its agentic AI can analyse large volumes of sensory data, identify patterns and help teams compare studies before a product reaches the market.
The commercial mechanism is the learning loop created by repeated use. A one-off study can answer a launch question; a persistent dataset lets a manufacturer compare categories, markets and reformulations over time. That makes the software more valuable when it becomes part of routine product development rather than a reporting tool used after testing. El País reported in April that Sensesbit sold software licences to food companies, generated more than €500,000 in annual revenue and was profitable.
Sensesbit says it now works with more than 100 recurring industrial customers across more than 10 countries. International expansion therefore starts with an existing customer base, but it also raises the execution bar: sensory methods, product categories and buying processes vary by market. The round gives the company room to add commercial coverage while investing in the product and data-science work needed to keep results comparable and useful across those settings.
Scientific roots meet a broader operating role
The company grew from research by four scientists at the University of Santiago de Compostela and says its platform packages more than 25 years of work in sensory analysis and consumer perception. That history supports a move beyond digitising tasting panels towards a system used across innovation, quality and product strategy. The next proof point is whether Sensesbit can preserve that scientific discipline while making its recommendations accessible to more teams and markets.
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