Startup · Finland
Agate Sensors
HQ Espoo, FinlandFounded 202411-50 employeesUpdated
Agate Sensors delivers the world's first software-defined hyperspectral intelligence platform — lab-grade, chip-scale, and built for mass manufacturing.
Funding2 rounds · ~$4.7M
- Equity raised
- ~$4.7M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$1.9M
- Latest
- ~$1.9MGrant · Sep 9, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | Grant | ~$1.9M | — | Business Finland | — | Confirmed |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Seed | ~$4.7M | — | LIFTT, Voima Ventures | — | Confirmed |
- ~$1.9MSep 9, 2025
- ~$4.7MSep 9, 2025
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductors and microelectronics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Chip-scale hyperspectral sensing platform for mass manufacturing; sensing is a defense-sector technology but no defense use is stated. | Reported |
| Sensing and signature management | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Chip-scale hyperspectral sensing platform for mass manufacturing; sensing is a defense-sector technology but no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Chip-scale hyperspectral sensing platform for mass manufacturing; sensing is a defense-sector technology but no defense use is stated.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Chip-scale hyperspectral sensing platform for mass manufacturing; sensing is a defense-sector technology but no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Andreas Liapis | Chief Technology Officer |
| Faisal Ahmed | Chief Scientist |
| Mikael Westerlund | Chief Business Officer |
| Tommi Leino | Chief Executive Officer |
Sources7
Profile5
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PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 25)”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Finland", "hq_iso2": "FI", "id": "a609ca44-20a4-4bb8-9809-aec1154c5190"}”
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Agate Sensors · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Agate Sensors delivers the world's first software-defined hyperspectral intelligence platform — lab-grade, chip-scale, and built for mass manufacturing.”
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Funding1
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Agate Sensors · Sep 9, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“plus €1.6M in grants from Business Finland”
People1
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