Startup · France
Elwave
Updated date not recordedHQ Carquefou, FranceFounded 201811-50 employees
Electromagnetic Detection, Characterisation & Navigation.
Funding3 rounds · $2.4M + ~€6M
- Equity raised
- $2.4M + ~€6M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$73K
- Latest
- ~$73KGrant · May 28, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | Grant | ~$73K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Seed | $2.4M | — | Sofimac Innovation | — | Reported |
| 2025 | Undisclosed | ~€6.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
- Grant~$73KMay 28, 2025
- SeedLed by Sofimac Innovation$2.4MJan 13, 2021
- Undisclosed~€6.0M2025
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.
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities3
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval vessels and shipbuilding | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Electric-field sensors for mine warfare, UUV detection and maritime awareness are military sensing products. | Reported |
| Positioning, navigation, timing and spectrum resilience | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Electric-field sensors for mine warfare, UUV detection and maritime awareness are military sensing products. | Reported |
| Sensing and signature management | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Electric-field sensors for mine warfare, UUV detection and maritime awareness are military sensing products. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Electric-field sensors for mine warfare, UUV detection and maritime awareness are military sensing products.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Electric-field sensors for mine warfare, UUV detection and maritime awareness are military sensing products.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Electric-field sensors for mine warfare, UUV detection and maritime awareness are military sensing products.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierre Tuffigo | Founder and CEO |
Company Metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources10
Profile5
- 1
European Commission · Supports Organization
“These are the 20 Start-ups and Scale-ups joining first EUDIS Business Accelerator … Elwave”
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PitchBook · Supports Organization · x url
“x_url: https://x.com/elwave_system”
- 4CompanyJoin the next cohort for the EU-wide Defence Business Accelerator powered by the European Commission
EUDIS Business Accelerator · Supports Organization
“The EUDIS Business Accelerator supports a cohort of 20 startups and scaleups”
- 5CompanyCohort
EUDIS Business Accelerator · Supports Organization
“Elwave … Electromagnetic Detection, Characterisation & Navigation”
Systems1
- 6CompanyEpulse and Esense - Elwave
Elwave · Supports System
“### **esense** passive electric ## Measure surrounding electric fields. Provides the detection and the classification of electric sources (time and spectral analysis).”
Funding3
- 7
European Commission · Nov 7, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization, Role
“raised more than €6 million”
- 8
Nordic9 · Jan 13, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“announced closing an equity raise of €2 million ($2.4M)”
- 9DatabaseELWAVE company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · hq region
“funding round: Grant, 2025-05-28, EUR 65,000, lead: EUDIS Business Accelerator”
Other1
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LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“{"company_size": "11-50 employees"}”
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