Albatross raises $12.5 million to reinvent real-time product discovery for the modern web




Albatross raises $12.5 million to reinvent real-time product discovery for the modern web

Former Amazon AI leaders raise $12.5M to deploy AI that understands user intent in real time, transforming how millions discover products and content online. The platform learns continuously from live behavior, replacing static recommendation systems with dynamic intelligence that adapts moment-to-moment.

Zurich, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Every click online tells a story. Yet the systems behind most of the internet still treat users as static profiles, recycling yesterday’s data to predict tomorrow’s intent. Albatross, a Zurich-based AI company founded by former Amazon AI leaders, has raised $12.5 million in new funding to rewrite that logic with the world’s first platform for real-time product and content discovery – one that learns, reasons, and adapts as users interact.

The round was led by MMC Ventures with participation from Redalpine, Daphni, and strategic angels, bringing Albatross’s total funding to $16 million, following a $3.5 million foundation round in September 2024 led by Redalpine. The company’s platform is already serving billions of live events and tens of millions of predictions each month across marketplaces, retail, and travel platforms worldwide, processing approximately a hundred million products and tens of millions of end users.

Albatross founders: (L to R), Dr Matteo Ruffini, Dr Kevin Kahn and Johan Boissard. 

Founded in 2024 by Dr Kevin Kahn and Dr Matteo Ruffini, both former Amazon AI leaders, alongside serial entrepreneur Johan Boissard, Albatross is tackling what the team sees as a fundamental gap in the AI revolution. While much of the industry focuses on large language models that generate content, Albatross is building the second pillar of AI: understanding how users perceive and interact with content in real time. It is built on transformer-based architecture with sequential embedding models trained directly on live events.

Traditional recommendation systems look backward, using batch-trained models that rely on popularity, similarity, or user history. They struggle to capture what really matters: what a person is doing right now. In contrast, Albatross replaces these legacy systems with AI that learns continuously from live behavior, updating in milliseconds as users browse, search, and explore without any manual intervention or retraining. Notably, until now no platform could adapt instantly to changes in user behavior. Albatross is the first to do this.

“Our mission is to close the discovery gap,” said Dr Kevin Kahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Albatross. “Everyone has felt the frustration of seeing the same generic recommendations over and over. Our system perceives and adapts instantly, so every search and feed reflects the user’s intent at that very moment. From our conversations with a broad range of CEOs, we know they all want to adopt AI, but most efforts fail because they treat it as an add-on. The real opportunity is to rethink how experiences are shaped — to make every interaction intelligent, adaptive, and alive. That’s what Albatross does: it learns and reasons in real time, understanding intent the moment it happens.”

Albatross’s two flagship products – the Real-Time Discovery Feed and Multimodal Search. The Discovery Feed dynamically curates inspiring products and content in real time, while the Multimodal Search engine refines results based on evolving intent, even bridging in-store and online journeys through contextual and image input. The platform operates with enterprise-grade reliability at virtually zero latency.

Albatross has made the world’s first platform for real-time product and content discovery – one that learns, reasons, and adapts as users interact.

Early pilots have shown triple-digit uplifts in engagement and product discovery. Integration takes less than seven weeks from signature to deployment, and the platform operates with enterprise-grade reliability, handling billions of data points. The company’s research on cold-start discovery, presented at RecSys 2025, now powers its production platform at scale.

For MMC Ventures, the investment was as much about timing as technology. “Personalization is entering a new era,” said Mina Samaan, General Partner at MMC Ventures. “Albatross moves beyond static algorithms to build systems that understand context as it happens. Their real-time architecture represents a step change for how businesses engage customers online.”

Redalpine, which led Albatross’s foundation round in 2024, increased their investment further: “We backed Albatross from the very beginning because of the team’s exceptional depth in AI and personalization,” said Dr Marc Moesser, Investor at Redalpine. “In just a year, they’ve gone beyond what even the largest platforms achieve with real-time infrastructure that adapts instantly to user behavior.”

As content and commerce continue to explode, discovery is becoming the defining challenge of the digital economy. Albatross’s goal is to make digital experiences adaptive – transforming the way people find what inspires them, in real time.

Media images can be found here. 

About Albatross AI A.G.
Albatross is pioneering real-time discovery with the first infrastructure for sequential embedding models trained on live events. Founded in 2024 by former Amazon AI leaders Dr. Kevin Kahn and Dr. Matteo Ruffini, together with serial entrepreneur Johan Boissard, Albatross is headquartered in Baar (Zug) with an office in Zurich and a team of 14. The company has raised $16 million from MMC Ventures, Redalpine, and Daphni.

About MMC Ventures
MMC is a leading European venture capital firm with a unique research-driven approach. It invests in early-stage transformative technology companies that utilise AI and data science across themes including enterprise AI, fintech, data-driven health and cloud & data infrastructure. Examples of companies MMC has backed include: Synthesia, Copper, Blackwall, Interactive Investor, Current Health, YuLife.

About redalpine
redalpine is the pan-European venture capital firm that empowers GameChangers. Founded in Zurich in 2006, with offices in Berlin, London, and a presence in San Francisco, redalpine brings together financial investment, operational expertise, and a vast international network to help ambitious entrepreneurs transform their vision into a reality. redalpine has over $1bn in assets under management and has backed some of Europe’s most disruptive software and science companies, including N26, Taxfix, Mistral, Klarna, Proxima Fusion, 9fin, and Aktiia. 

About daphni
daphni is a B Corp venture capital firm investing from seed to Series A in sustainable and breakthrough technologies. Its portfolio includes Back Market, Swile, Hubcycle, and Geev. Daphni is also behind Dastore (with Carrefour) and Time4, a fund dedicated to inclusive entrepreneurship.

CONTACT: For further information please contact the Albatross press office on media@usealbatross.ai

Albatross raises $12.5 million to reinvent real-time product discovery for the modern web




Albatross raises $12.5 million to reinvent real-time product discovery for the modern web

Former Amazon AI leaders raise $12.5M to deploy AI that understands user intent in real time, transforming how millions discover products and content online. The platform learns continuously from live behavior, replacing static recommendation systems with dynamic intelligence that adapts moment-to-moment.

Zurich, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Every click online tells a story. Yet the systems behind most of the internet still treat users as static profiles, recycling yesterday’s data to predict tomorrow’s intent. Albatross, a Zurich-based AI company founded by former Amazon AI leaders, has raised $12.5 million in new funding to rewrite that logic with the world’s first platform for real-time product and content discovery – one that learns, reasons, and adapts as users interact.

The round was led by MMC Ventures with participation from Redalpine, Daphni, and strategic angels, bringing Albatross’s total funding to $16 million, following a $3.5 million foundation round in September 2024 led by Redalpine. The company’s platform is already serving billions of live events and tens of millions of predictions each month across marketplaces, retail, and travel platforms worldwide, processing approximately a hundred million products and tens of millions of end users.

Albatross founders: (L to R), Dr Matteo Ruffini, Dr Kevin Kahn and Johan Boissard. 

Founded in 2024 by Dr Kevin Kahn and Dr Matteo Ruffini, both former Amazon AI leaders, alongside serial entrepreneur Johan Boissard, Albatross is tackling what the team sees as a fundamental gap in the AI revolution. While much of the industry focuses on large language models that generate content, Albatross is building the second pillar of AI: understanding how users perceive and interact with content in real time. It is built on transformer-based architecture with sequential embedding models trained directly on live events.

Traditional recommendation systems look backward, using batch-trained models that rely on popularity, similarity, or user history. They struggle to capture what really matters: what a person is doing right now. In contrast, Albatross replaces these legacy systems with AI that learns continuously from live behavior, updating in milliseconds as users browse, search, and explore without any manual intervention or retraining. Notably, until now no platform could adapt instantly to changes in user behavior. Albatross is the first to do this.

“Our mission is to close the discovery gap,” said Dr Kevin Kahn, Co-Founder and CEO of Albatross. “Everyone has felt the frustration of seeing the same generic recommendations over and over. Our system perceives and adapts instantly, so every search and feed reflects the user’s intent at that very moment. From our conversations with a broad range of CEOs, we know they all want to adopt AI, but most efforts fail because they treat it as an add-on. The real opportunity is to rethink how experiences are shaped — to make every interaction intelligent, adaptive, and alive. That’s what Albatross does: it learns and reasons in real time, understanding intent the moment it happens.”

Albatross’s two flagship products – the Real-Time Discovery Feed and Multimodal Search. The Discovery Feed dynamically curates inspiring products and content in real time, while the Multimodal Search engine refines results based on evolving intent, even bridging in-store and online journeys through contextual and image input. The platform operates with enterprise-grade reliability at virtually zero latency.

Albatross has made the world’s first platform for real-time product and content discovery – one that learns, reasons, and adapts as users interact.

Early pilots have shown triple-digit uplifts in engagement and product discovery. Integration takes less than seven weeks from signature to deployment, and the platform operates with enterprise-grade reliability, handling billions of data points. The company’s research on cold-start discovery, presented at RecSys 2025, now powers its production platform at scale.

For MMC Ventures, the investment was as much about timing as technology. “Personalization is entering a new era,” said Mina Samaan, General Partner at MMC Ventures. “Albatross moves beyond static algorithms to build systems that understand context as it happens. Their real-time architecture represents a step change for how businesses engage customers online.”

Redalpine, which led Albatross’s foundation round in 2024, increased their investment further: “We backed Albatross from the very beginning because of the team’s exceptional depth in AI and personalization,” said Dr Marc Moesser, Investor at Redalpine. “In just a year, they’ve gone beyond what even the largest platforms achieve with real-time infrastructure that adapts instantly to user behavior.”

As content and commerce continue to explode, discovery is becoming the defining challenge of the digital economy. Albatross’s goal is to make digital experiences adaptive – transforming the way people find what inspires them, in real time.

Media images can be found here. 

About Albatross AI A.G.
Albatross is pioneering real-time discovery with the first infrastructure for sequential embedding models trained on live events. Founded in 2024 by former Amazon AI leaders Dr. Kevin Kahn and Dr. Matteo Ruffini, together with serial entrepreneur Johan Boissard, Albatross is headquartered in Baar (Zug) with an office in Zurich and a team of 14. The company has raised $16 million from MMC Ventures, Redalpine, and Daphni.

About MMC Ventures
MMC is a leading European venture capital firm with a unique research-driven approach. It invests in early-stage transformative technology companies that utilise AI and data science across themes including enterprise AI, fintech, data-driven health and cloud & data infrastructure. Examples of companies MMC has backed include: Synthesia, Copper, Blackwall, Interactive Investor, Current Health, YuLife.

About redalpine
redalpine is the pan-European venture capital firm that empowers GameChangers. Founded in Zurich in 2006, with offices in Berlin, London, and a presence in San Francisco, redalpine brings together financial investment, operational expertise, and a vast international network to help ambitious entrepreneurs transform their vision into a reality. redalpine has over $1bn in assets under management and has backed some of Europe’s most disruptive software and science companies, including N26, Taxfix, Mistral, Klarna, Proxima Fusion, 9fin, and Aktiia. 

About daphni
daphni is a B Corp venture capital firm investing from seed to Series A in sustainable and breakthrough technologies. Its portfolio includes Back Market, Swile, Hubcycle, and Geev. Daphni is also behind Dastore (with Carrefour) and Time4, a fund dedicated to inclusive entrepreneurship.

CONTACT: For further information please contact the Albatross press office on media@usealbatross.ai

Hummink raises $20 million to bring micronic precision printing to advanced manufacturing




Hummink raises $20 million to bring micronic precision printing to advanced manufacturing

Hummink is redefining how the world’s smallest technologies are made, using ultra-precise printing to fix microscopic flaws and power the next generation of chips and displays.

Paris, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As microelectronics underpin the rise of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, the smallest manufacturing imperfections have become billion-euro problems. Each defect at the sub-micron scale can derail an entire batch of chips or displays. Paris-based deep-tech company Hummink is tackling that challenge head-on.

The company has raised €15 million in a funding round co-led by KBC Focus Fund, Cap Horn and Bpifrance to expand deployment of its patented High-Precision Capillary Printing (HPCaP) technology, which enables manufacturers to print metals and functional materials with record-level accuracy and repair microscopic defects in real time.

Hummink founders: Pascal Boncenne and Amin M’Barki.

Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from the École Normale Supérieure – PSL and the CNRS, Hummink was created by materials scientist Amin M’Barki and hardware startup operator Pascal Boncenne. Its technology works like the world’s smallest fountain pen, writing at the nanoscopic level with a controlled flow of material. The process allows manufacturers to build and correct circuitry directly at the sub-micron scale, opening new frontiers for semiconductor packaging, next-generation memory, and advanced displays.

Traditional lithography remains the workhorse of electronics production, but even the best processes generate flaws that lead to yield losses and material waste. In comparison, Hummink’s printing tools act as surgical instruments at the micronic level, complementing lithography by identifying and correcting those flaws. The result is higher output, lower scrap rates, and reduced environmental impact across the industry.

Surgical impact: Hummink’s printing tools operate at the micronic level.

“Our mission is to bring precision where it has never been possible before,” said Amin M’Barki, Co-Founder and CEO of Hummink. “Microelectronics is at the heart of the AI revolution, and every micron matters””. 

“With HPCaP, we give manufacturers a practical way to improve yields, cut waste, and make advanced technologies more sustainable.” adds Pascal Boncenne, co-founder and COO

Hummink’s first integration use case focuses on next-generation OLED displays for smartphones and laptops, where up to 30 percent of production is discarded each year due to microscopic defects – representing around €16 billion in losses and enough wasted material to cover 6,000 football fields. The company’s technology can correct most of these defects, helping manufacturers recover output that would otherwise be lost. Revenue today comes from sales of Hummink’s NAZCA demonstrator, a first-generation printing machine designed for R&D labs. NAZCA brings Hummink’s high-precision printing technology to research environments, helping democratize access to sub-micron fabrication and repair. The company also produces tailor-made conductive inks.

Hummink’s NAZCA systems are already installed in laboratories and research centers across Europe, Asia, and the United States, including Duke University, where researchers recently used the technology to produce the first fully recyclable, sub-micrometer printed electronics published in Nature Electronics. The company is now under qualification with major display manufacturers in Asia whose factories discard large portions of production due to microscopic flaws. Early tests suggest Hummink’s solution could boost yields by around 10 percent.

The Hummink team.

With a team across the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, Hummink expects to double its workforce by 2026 and double its revenue by year-end, driven by strong demand for its printing modules and proprietary conductive inks. The latest funding round, supported by historical investors Elaia Partners, Sensinnovat and Beeyond, was joined by the French Tech Seed fund managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of France 2030, Cap Horn and KBC Focus Fund, bringing extensive semiconductor know-how, and backed by the European Innovation Council Fund, recognizing the strategic importance of Hummink’s technology. It will accelerate the development of Hummink’s industrial printing module and prepare the technology for full integration inside semiconductor and display fabs.

As the complexity of chips and displays continues to climb, the industry’s success will depend on technologies that can operate at the same scale as the challenges they face. Hummink’s vision is to embed its sub-micron printing process directly within manufacturing lines worldwide, transforming how the smallest details in advanced electronics are produced and repaired for years to come.

Nuno Carvalho, Investment Director at KBC Focus Fund commented: “Hummink stands out as an exceptional deeptech company that bridges academic excellence with industrial relevance. Their High-Precision Capillary Printing (HPCaP) technology is not only a breakthrough in nanofabrication—it’s a game-changer for defect repair in OLED and semiconductor manufacturing, where sub-5 micron precision is critical and unmet. We’re proud to support Hummink’s journey from lab to fab, and believe their scalable business model and strong team position them to become a key enabler of next-generation electronics manufacturing.”

“Yield improvement is becoming one of the most critical levers in advanced manufacturing,” said 
Francois Charbonnier, Investment Director at Bpifrance. “Hummink’s combination of precision, speed, and scalability makes it a foundational technology for the next generation of microelectronics.”

“Breakthroughs like Hummink’s redefine what’s possible in manufacturing,” said Flora Coppolani, Partner at CapHorn. Their ink-based nanoprinting platform unlocks a new paradigm of control and scalability, bridging the gap between research and industrial scale ,a true cornerstone for the next wave of deeptech innovation.”

More info here. Media images can be found here. 

About Hummink
Founded in 2020, Hummink was founded by materials scientist Amin M’Barki and hardware startup operator Pascal Boncenne. Its technology works like the world’s smallest fountain pen, writing at the nanoscopic level with a controlled flow of material. The process allows manufacturers to build and correct circuitry directly at the sub-micron scale, opening new frontiers for semiconductor packaging, next-generation memory, and advanced displays. For more information please visit https://hummink.com/real-time-microscopic-repair-the-next-breakthrough-in-semiconductor-yield/ 

About KBC Focus Fund
The KBC Focus Fund is a €50 million venture capital fund dedicated to investing in advanced technology (“Deeptech”) companies with international ambitions. Our primary goal is to accelerate emerging sectors such as nanotechnology, microelectronics, and the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT). We do this not only by providing capital, but also by leveraging our extensive experience in venture investing and our strong industry network. The fund primarily targets opportunities in Belgium and neighboring countries, home to renowned centers of expertise in these technological domains.

About EIC Fund
The European Innovation Council Fund from the European Commission is a deep tech investor across all technologies. The EIC Fund aims to fill a critical financing gap, to support companies in the development and commercialisation of disruptive technologies. With its large network of capital providers and strategic partners it shares risk and crowds in market players.

About Elaia
Elaia is a European full stack tech and deep tech investor. We partner with ambitious entrepreneurs from inception to leadership, helping them navigate the future and the unknown. For over twenty years, we have combined deep scientific and technological expertise with decades of operational experience to back those building tomorrow. Our joint venture with Lazard, Lazard Elaia Capital, enables us to support exceptional founders at any stage. From our offices in Paris, Barcelona and Tel Aviv, we have been active partners with over 100 startups including Criteo, Mirakl, Shift Technology, AQEMIA and Alice & Bob.
Learn more at elaia.com.

About Cap Horn
CapHorn is a European venture capital firm and a growth partner to entrepreneurs transforming industry, technology, and the environment. As a hands-on investor, CapHorn supports innovative companies operating at the intersection of digital and industry—from ClimateTech to DeepTech, including Industrial AI and infrastructure technologies.
Based in Paris, CapHorn invests from Seed to Series B rounds, alongside leading European and international funds, and provides founders with access to a dynamic ecosystem of private investors, industrial executives, and corporate partners. Since its inception, CapHorn has backed more than 60 startups, including nPlan, Wandercraft, Ledger, Agriodor, and Naboo, helping to foster a new generation of European technology leaders. www.caphorn.vc

About Sensinnovat
Sensinnovat is the Belgium-based investment group of Rudi De Winter and Françoise Chombar, co-founders of the publicly traded semiconductor companies Melexis and X-FAB. Its portfolio spans listed equities, private equity funds and direct investments. Building on its roots in semiconductor, the direct investments focus on semiconductor-based technologies across diverse applications.

About Bpifrance and the French Tech Seed fund
For more information: www.gouvernement.fr/secretariat-general-pour-l-investissement-sgpi
Bpifrance finances companies at every stage of their development through loans, guarantees, and equity investments. Bpifrance supports them in their innovation projects and international expansion. It also ensures their export activity through a wide range of products. Advice, university programs, networking, and acceleration programs for startups, SMEs, and intermediate-sized enterprises are also part of the services offered to entrepreneurs.

Thanks to Bpifrance and its 50 regional offices, entrepreneurs have access to a close, unique, and efficient contact to help them meet their challenges.

Endowed with 500 million euros, the French Tech Seed Fund aims to support fundraising efforts of startups and innovative small businesses less than 3 years old that are developing highly technology-intensive innovations. As part of the “Programme d’investissements d’avenir” (PIA), now part of France 2030, and operated on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance and operated by Bpifrance, the fund relies on certified business contributors who are responsible for identifying and qualifying these young companies and connecting them with private investors. These business contributors, guarantors of the project’s technological validity, enable public investment in the form of Convertible Bonds up to 400 million euros, in addition to capital provided by private investors. Moreover, an additional 100 million euros are dedicated to equity investments beyond the conversion of Convertible Bonds. For further information, please visit: www.Bpifrance.fr, LinkedIn and Twitter

About France 2030
The France 2030 investment plan:
– Translates a dual ambition: to transform key sectors of our economy (energy, automotive, aeronautics and space) through technological innovation, and to position France not just as a player, but as a leader in the world of tomorrow. From fundamental research, to the emergence of an idea, to the production of a new product or service, France 2030 supports the entire life cycle of innovation, right through to industrialization.
– The scale of the program is unprecedented: €54 billion will be invested so that our companies, universities and research organizations can successfully make the transition to these strategic sectors. The aim is to enable them to respond competitively to the ecological and attractiveness challenges of the world to come, and to nurture the future leaders of our sectors of excellence. France 2030 is defined by two cross-functional objectives: to devote 50% of its spending to decarbonizing the economy, and 50% to emerging, innovative players, without spending money that is detrimental to the environment (in line with the Do No Significant Harm principle).
– Will be implemented collectively: designed and deployed in consultation with economic, academic, local and European players to determine the strategic orientations and flagship actions. Project leaders are invited to submit their applications via open, demanding and selective procedures, in order to benefit from government support.
– The program is managed by the Secrétariat Général pour l’Investissement on behalf of the Prime Minister, and implemented by the Agence de la Transition Ecologique (ADEME), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), Bpifrance, Banque Publique d’Investissement and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC).

About Beeyond
Beeyond is a consulting firm specialized in disruptive innovation, accompanying established companies and startups from concept creation through to market launch and fundraising. Operating across multiple industries including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecom, and consumer goods, Beeyond guides clients through out-of-the-core growth strategies, new business model development, prototyping, and partnership formation. As an early-stage investor, Beeyond combines strategic consulting expertise with venture capital support with focus on high-impact innovations with rapid returns and sustainable growth potential. Beeyond is a historical investor of Hummink and strong believer in Hummink’s potential to disrupt its target markets. https://Beeyond.fr 

CONTACT: For further information please contact the Hummink press office on press@hummink.com 

Hummink raises $20 million to bring micronic precision printing to advanced manufacturing




Hummink raises $20 million to bring micronic precision printing to advanced manufacturing

Hummink is redefining how the world’s smallest technologies are made, using ultra-precise printing to fix microscopic flaws and power the next generation of chips and displays.

Paris, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As microelectronics underpin the rise of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, the smallest manufacturing imperfections have become billion-euro problems. Each defect at the sub-micron scale can derail an entire batch of chips or displays. Paris-based deep-tech company Hummink is tackling that challenge head-on.

The company has raised €15 million in a funding round co-led by KBC Focus Fund, Cap Horn and Bpifrance to expand deployment of its patented High-Precision Capillary Printing (HPCaP) technology, which enables manufacturers to print metals and functional materials with record-level accuracy and repair microscopic defects in real time.

Hummink founders: Pascal Boncenne and Amin M’Barki.

Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from the École Normale Supérieure – PSL and the CNRS, Hummink was created by materials scientist Amin M’Barki and hardware startup operator Pascal Boncenne. Its technology works like the world’s smallest fountain pen, writing at the nanoscopic level with a controlled flow of material. The process allows manufacturers to build and correct circuitry directly at the sub-micron scale, opening new frontiers for semiconductor packaging, next-generation memory, and advanced displays.

Traditional lithography remains the workhorse of electronics production, but even the best processes generate flaws that lead to yield losses and material waste. In comparison, Hummink’s printing tools act as surgical instruments at the micronic level, complementing lithography by identifying and correcting those flaws. The result is higher output, lower scrap rates, and reduced environmental impact across the industry.

Surgical impact: Hummink’s printing tools operate at the micronic level.

“Our mission is to bring precision where it has never been possible before,” said Amin M’Barki, Co-Founder and CEO of Hummink. “Microelectronics is at the heart of the AI revolution, and every micron matters””. 

“With HPCaP, we give manufacturers a practical way to improve yields, cut waste, and make advanced technologies more sustainable.” adds Pascal Boncenne, co-founder and COO

Hummink’s first integration use case focuses on next-generation OLED displays for smartphones and laptops, where up to 30 percent of production is discarded each year due to microscopic defects – representing around €16 billion in losses and enough wasted material to cover 6,000 football fields. The company’s technology can correct most of these defects, helping manufacturers recover output that would otherwise be lost. Revenue today comes from sales of Hummink’s NAZCA demonstrator, a first-generation printing machine designed for R&D labs. NAZCA brings Hummink’s high-precision printing technology to research environments, helping democratize access to sub-micron fabrication and repair. The company also produces tailor-made conductive inks.

Hummink’s NAZCA systems are already installed in laboratories and research centers across Europe, Asia, and the United States, including Duke University, where researchers recently used the technology to produce the first fully recyclable, sub-micrometer printed electronics published in Nature Electronics. The company is now under qualification with major display manufacturers in Asia whose factories discard large portions of production due to microscopic flaws. Early tests suggest Hummink’s solution could boost yields by around 10 percent.

The Hummink team.

With a team across the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, Hummink expects to double its workforce by 2026 and double its revenue by year-end, driven by strong demand for its printing modules and proprietary conductive inks. The latest funding round, supported by historical investors Elaia Partners, Sensinnovat and Beeyond, was joined by the French Tech Seed fund managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of France 2030, Cap Horn and KBC Focus Fund, bringing extensive semiconductor know-how, and backed by the European Innovation Council Fund, recognizing the strategic importance of Hummink’s technology. It will accelerate the development of Hummink’s industrial printing module and prepare the technology for full integration inside semiconductor and display fabs.

As the complexity of chips and displays continues to climb, the industry’s success will depend on technologies that can operate at the same scale as the challenges they face. Hummink’s vision is to embed its sub-micron printing process directly within manufacturing lines worldwide, transforming how the smallest details in advanced electronics are produced and repaired for years to come.

Nuno Carvalho, Investment Director at KBC Focus Fund commented: “Hummink stands out as an exceptional deeptech company that bridges academic excellence with industrial relevance. Their High-Precision Capillary Printing (HPCaP) technology is not only a breakthrough in nanofabrication—it’s a game-changer for defect repair in OLED and semiconductor manufacturing, where sub-5 micron precision is critical and unmet. We’re proud to support Hummink’s journey from lab to fab, and believe their scalable business model and strong team position them to become a key enabler of next-generation electronics manufacturing.”

“Yield improvement is becoming one of the most critical levers in advanced manufacturing,” said 
Francois Charbonnier, Investment Director at Bpifrance. “Hummink’s combination of precision, speed, and scalability makes it a foundational technology for the next generation of microelectronics.”

“Breakthroughs like Hummink’s redefine what’s possible in manufacturing,” said Flora Coppolani, Partner at CapHorn. Their ink-based nanoprinting platform unlocks a new paradigm of control and scalability, bridging the gap between research and industrial scale ,a true cornerstone for the next wave of deeptech innovation.”

More info here. Media images can be found here. 

About Hummink
Founded in 2020, Hummink was founded by materials scientist Amin M’Barki and hardware startup operator Pascal Boncenne. Its technology works like the world’s smallest fountain pen, writing at the nanoscopic level with a controlled flow of material. The process allows manufacturers to build and correct circuitry directly at the sub-micron scale, opening new frontiers for semiconductor packaging, next-generation memory, and advanced displays. For more information please visit https://hummink.com/real-time-microscopic-repair-the-next-breakthrough-in-semiconductor-yield/ 

About KBC Focus Fund
The KBC Focus Fund is a €50 million venture capital fund dedicated to investing in advanced technology (“Deeptech”) companies with international ambitions. Our primary goal is to accelerate emerging sectors such as nanotechnology, microelectronics, and the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT). We do this not only by providing capital, but also by leveraging our extensive experience in venture investing and our strong industry network. The fund primarily targets opportunities in Belgium and neighboring countries, home to renowned centers of expertise in these technological domains.

About EIC Fund
The European Innovation Council Fund from the European Commission is a deep tech investor across all technologies. The EIC Fund aims to fill a critical financing gap, to support companies in the development and commercialisation of disruptive technologies. With its large network of capital providers and strategic partners it shares risk and crowds in market players.

About Elaia
Elaia is a European full stack tech and deep tech investor. We partner with ambitious entrepreneurs from inception to leadership, helping them navigate the future and the unknown. For over twenty years, we have combined deep scientific and technological expertise with decades of operational experience to back those building tomorrow. Our joint venture with Lazard, Lazard Elaia Capital, enables us to support exceptional founders at any stage. From our offices in Paris, Barcelona and Tel Aviv, we have been active partners with over 100 startups including Criteo, Mirakl, Shift Technology, AQEMIA and Alice & Bob.
Learn more at elaia.com.

About Cap Horn
CapHorn is a European venture capital firm and a growth partner to entrepreneurs transforming industry, technology, and the environment. As a hands-on investor, CapHorn supports innovative companies operating at the intersection of digital and industry—from ClimateTech to DeepTech, including Industrial AI and infrastructure technologies.
Based in Paris, CapHorn invests from Seed to Series B rounds, alongside leading European and international funds, and provides founders with access to a dynamic ecosystem of private investors, industrial executives, and corporate partners. Since its inception, CapHorn has backed more than 60 startups, including nPlan, Wandercraft, Ledger, Agriodor, and Naboo, helping to foster a new generation of European technology leaders. www.caphorn.vc

About Sensinnovat
Sensinnovat is the Belgium-based investment group of Rudi De Winter and Françoise Chombar, co-founders of the publicly traded semiconductor companies Melexis and X-FAB. Its portfolio spans listed equities, private equity funds and direct investments. Building on its roots in semiconductor, the direct investments focus on semiconductor-based technologies across diverse applications.

About Bpifrance and the French Tech Seed fund
For more information: www.gouvernement.fr/secretariat-general-pour-l-investissement-sgpi
Bpifrance finances companies at every stage of their development through loans, guarantees, and equity investments. Bpifrance supports them in their innovation projects and international expansion. It also ensures their export activity through a wide range of products. Advice, university programs, networking, and acceleration programs for startups, SMEs, and intermediate-sized enterprises are also part of the services offered to entrepreneurs.

Thanks to Bpifrance and its 50 regional offices, entrepreneurs have access to a close, unique, and efficient contact to help them meet their challenges.

Endowed with 500 million euros, the French Tech Seed Fund aims to support fundraising efforts of startups and innovative small businesses less than 3 years old that are developing highly technology-intensive innovations. As part of the “Programme d’investissements d’avenir” (PIA), now part of France 2030, and operated on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance and operated by Bpifrance, the fund relies on certified business contributors who are responsible for identifying and qualifying these young companies and connecting them with private investors. These business contributors, guarantors of the project’s technological validity, enable public investment in the form of Convertible Bonds up to 400 million euros, in addition to capital provided by private investors. Moreover, an additional 100 million euros are dedicated to equity investments beyond the conversion of Convertible Bonds. For further information, please visit: www.Bpifrance.fr, LinkedIn and Twitter

About France 2030
The France 2030 investment plan:
– Translates a dual ambition: to transform key sectors of our economy (energy, automotive, aeronautics and space) through technological innovation, and to position France not just as a player, but as a leader in the world of tomorrow. From fundamental research, to the emergence of an idea, to the production of a new product or service, France 2030 supports the entire life cycle of innovation, right through to industrialization.
– The scale of the program is unprecedented: €54 billion will be invested so that our companies, universities and research organizations can successfully make the transition to these strategic sectors. The aim is to enable them to respond competitively to the ecological and attractiveness challenges of the world to come, and to nurture the future leaders of our sectors of excellence. France 2030 is defined by two cross-functional objectives: to devote 50% of its spending to decarbonizing the economy, and 50% to emerging, innovative players, without spending money that is detrimental to the environment (in line with the Do No Significant Harm principle).
– Will be implemented collectively: designed and deployed in consultation with economic, academic, local and European players to determine the strategic orientations and flagship actions. Project leaders are invited to submit their applications via open, demanding and selective procedures, in order to benefit from government support.
– The program is managed by the Secrétariat Général pour l’Investissement on behalf of the Prime Minister, and implemented by the Agence de la Transition Ecologique (ADEME), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), Bpifrance, Banque Publique d’Investissement and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC).

About Beeyond
Beeyond is a consulting firm specialized in disruptive innovation, accompanying established companies and startups from concept creation through to market launch and fundraising. Operating across multiple industries including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecom, and consumer goods, Beeyond guides clients through out-of-the-core growth strategies, new business model development, prototyping, and partnership formation. As an early-stage investor, Beeyond combines strategic consulting expertise with venture capital support with focus on high-impact innovations with rapid returns and sustainable growth potential. Beeyond is a historical investor of Hummink and strong believer in Hummink’s potential to disrupt its target markets. https://Beeyond.fr 

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