Linexa has raised €2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Project A, with participation from angel investors including Thomas Böck, Bastian Nominacher, and Christian Schlögel.
Founded in late 2025, the company is building an AI-driven platform that decodes and unifies legacy industrial automation systems to improve monitoring and optimisation in manufacturing environments.
What The Company Does
Linexa develops a software platform designed to interpret and structure complex industrial automation systems that often combine technologies from multiple vendors. These legacy systems are widely used across manufacturing but are typically fragmented, making them difficult to monitor, modify, or optimise.
The company’s platform operates directly at the machine control level, translating operational logic into a unified data model. This allows manufacturers to gain a clearer understanding of how production systems behave in real time and how different components interact across the production line.
Unlike solutions focused solely on sensor data or enterprise software layers, Linexa works closer to the core of industrial operations. This enables AI-driven analysis and optimisation of production processes, including identifying risks during system changes such as product changeovers and reducing unplanned downtime.
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Market Context / Industry Background
European manufacturing is undergoing structural pressure, with rising cost challenges, workforce reductions, and increasing global competition from highly automated production systems.
Despite advances in industrial automation, many factories continue to rely on legacy control architectures that have evolved over decades. These systems often combine hardware and software from different vendors, creating fragmentation that limits visibility and makes operational changes complex and costly.
As manufacturers look to modernise without fully replacing existing infrastructure, demand is growing for technologies that can bridge old and new systems. AI-driven industrial optimisation is emerging as a key area of innovation, particularly in regions such as Germany where industrial competitiveness is closely tied to economic strength.
Founder / Investor Commentary
Viktor Stryczek, co-founder and co-CEO of Linexa, highlighted the broader economic implications of industrial decline in Europe, pointing to factory closures and acquisitions of local manufacturers by foreign investors as a long-term structural risk.
He argued that maintaining a strong manufacturing base is essential for economic independence and competitiveness. According to Stryczek, Linexa’s platform aims to restore operational control to manufacturers by improving transparency and enabling more informed decision-making within production systems.
Growth Plans / Use Of Funds
The new funding will be used to further develop Linexa’s core technology and expand its capabilities for industrial customers. The company plans to enhance its platform’s ability to interpret complex automation environments and scale its AI-driven optimisation features.
Linexa is focused on supporting manufacturers in improving efficiency, reducing downtime, and modernising operations without requiring large-scale replacement of existing infrastructure. The funding will also support early deployments and customer adoption across industrial sites.
About Linexa
Linexa is a Munich-based industrial technology startup founded in 2025. The company builds software that decodes and unifies legacy industrial automation systems, enabling AI-driven monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimisation. Its platform helps manufacturers improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and modernise production systems without replacing existing infrastructure.
