Circonomit receives 2.8 million euros in seed financing

The Cologne-based startup Circonomit has successfully completed a seed financing round of 2.8 million euros. The round was led by Vorwerk Ventures, together with Fund F and PUSH VC. The aim is to enable companies, and in particular industrial SMEs, to achieve more precise, data-driven control in complex environments.

Answers in 3 minutes

With its modelling platform, Circonomit aims to revolutionize traditional corporate management. Instead of waiting months for meaningful analyses, decision-makers should be able to make valid statements within a few minutes in future. For example, on the profitability of individual products, the ecological impact of strategic decisions or the effect of external shocks.

Where companies used to have three months, they now need answers in three minutes.

Dana Aleff, Co-Founder Circonomit

A data kit for modern business management

The "strategic twin", as Circonomit calls its solution, is a modular modeling toolkit that can be used to map internal and external factors influencing the value chain. It can be used to calculate scenarios, create forecasts and identify deviations in the business at an early stage. Importantly, the solution works without log data from existing systems, which is a major advantage for companies with a digital backlog.

Investors focus on operational excellence

The investors are convinced of the technology's potential:

Only those who have their information and decision-making flows under control will remain competitive.

Marie-Sophie Ando, Vorwerk Ventures.

Fund F partner Lisa-Marie Fassl also sees Circonomit as a "new standard for well-founded and lean decision-making processes", supported by a diverse, research-experienced founding team with roots at RWTH Aachen University.

Market development

Circonomit intends to use the fresh capital to expand its product team and accelerate market development in the DACH region. The focus is particularly on manufacturing companies that want to use the platform to leverage efficiency potential and secure their competitiveness in a challenging environment.

Founded in 2024 by Dana Aleff and Erik Müller, Circonomit offers companies an intuitive, data-based tool for mapping and managing their processes. The solution combines economic and ecological key figures, reduces implementation costs and is intended to establish a new category of decision support.