QualySense Raises USD 2.5 million to continue market expansion in USA of its advanced sorting and data solutions

03.01.2022 14:05, Guillaume Tinsel

QualySense AG, a young Swiss company focusing on advanced robotic solutions for seed processing and quality inspection, announces that it has closed a $2.5 million financing round to intensify the marketing and sales effort of its QSorter® portfolio products and the launch of its new sorting services to recover seed waste. The QSorter® is the only technology in the world able to measure the compositional and physical quality of each seed or grain at very high speed and to sort it at speeds from 30 to 3’000 per second. QualySense is a Venture Kick and Venture Leaders alumni and was elected at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award from 2011 to 2015.

The round has been led by Ferrum AG, a well-established Swiss company in the field of canning systems and centrifuges for the beverage industry and, also QualySense’s production partner since 2018. 

The company will also strengthen its corporate governance by having Ernst Werthmüller, Bernhard Merki, and Peter Huber join the QualySense board. Mr. Werthmüller will be acting as the board’s chairman. 

Dr. Francesco Dell’Endice, founder and CEO of QualySense says: “We are very pleased to strengthen the synergies with our production partner Ferrum AG financially and in terms of expertise thanks to the contribution of Ernst and Bernhard, two professionals with an outstanding track record of achievements in similar industries”. 

Ernst Werthmüller, incoming chairman of QualySense says:” We are glad to be part of the next expansion step of QualySense. The long-standing cooperation between QualySense and Ferrum is strengthened in the conviction of even greater market success”. 

QualySense is a Venture Kick and Venture Leaders alumni and was elected at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award from 2011 to 2015.

Source: QualySense Press Release