Belgian food technology company Polysense announced it has raised $10.7 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the adoption of its AI-powered quality control and process optimization platform for food manufacturers. The round was led by Felix Capital, with participation from Fortino Ventures and angel investors including Syndicate One and 100IN.
Founded to help food manufacturers reduce waste and improve production efficiency, Polysense uses artificial intelligence, computer vision, and synthetic data models to automate inline quality control. Its platform continuously inspects products as they move through production lines, detects quality issues in real time, and automatically adjusts manufacturing equipment to prevent waste before it occurs.
The company’s platform consists of three integrated products. Polysense Qualify uses inline cameras to inspect every product on the production line and identify quality deviations or foreign materials as they happen. The Polysense Platform consolidates production and quality data into a unified view, helping manufacturers analyze trends, identify process variability, and improve operational efficiency. Polysense AutoControl then automatically adjusts machine settings in real time to compensate for changing raw material characteristics and production conditions, reducing the need for manual intervention.
The funding follows significant commercial momentum over the past year. After raising $2.2 million in 2025, Polysense expanded from early pilot projects to production deployments with major food manufacturers including Agristo, Darta, and Poppies Bakeries. The company has also expanded beyond Europe into the United States and the Middle East, with installations spanning potato processing, vegetables, bakery, confectionery, and packaging production lines.
According to the company, its technology has already delivered measurable operational improvements. One European potato processor reduced peeling time by 45% through automated peel quality monitoring and process adjustments, while a bakery manufacturer increased production yield using automatic oven temperature control. Across deployments, customers have reduced food waste, improved yields, and responded more quickly to quality deviations.
The new capital will be used to expand the company’s product capabilities across additional stages of food production, grow its engineering, sales, and customer success teams, and accelerate customer deployments to reduce the time between contract signing and production rollout.
KEY QUOTES:
“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.”
Lucas Van Dijck, CTO and Co-founder of Polysense
“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.”
Kristof Lefever, Owner of Fourneo Flatbreads
“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.”
Angela Chou, Investor at Felix Capital
“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.”
Yarne De Munck, CEO and Co-founder of Polysense
