German Startup deeplify Secures €2M to Advance AI in Infrastructure Inspection

German industrial artificial intelligence startup deeplify has closed a €2 million pre-seed funding round to modernise how critical infrastructure is inspected and managed. The investment round was led by D11Z Ventures, with participation from Vanagon Ventures, EWOR, and several strategic business angels.

While artificial intelligence has brought significant advances to digital services and productivity tools, industries responsible for maintaining core infrastructure—such as pipelines and chemical facilities—have seen slower progress in modernising inspection workflows. Many operators continue to rely on manual reporting, spreadsheets, static documents, and analogue imagery, which increases the risk of undetected defects and operational disruptions.

Jan Löwer, co-founder and CEO of deeplify, noted that the sector often lags in digital transformation. “We have the most advanced software for digital-first workflows, but when it comes to determining if a high-pressure pipeline is safe, the industry is often still stuck in the past,” Löwer said.

Europe’s chemical sector, which includes approximately 31,000 companies, faces mounting challenges from ageing infrastructure, a declining number of experienced inspectors, and the rising complexity and volume of inspection data. These challenges have increased the urgency for modern, efficient solutions.

Deeplify addresses these gaps with an end-to-end AI platform for industrial inspection and asset integrity management. The system connects workflows from raw sensor data to automated defect detection and auditable digital reporting, unifying disparate processes and helping firms reduce inspection times, minimise errors, and improve traceability. Artificial intelligence in this context entails algorithms trained to identify patterns and detect potential faults in large volumes of sensor and image data, reducing reliance on manual review.

The company’s platform is grounded in practical industrial experience. Early projects revealed inefficiencies in standard workflows and led to deployments with major infrastructure handlers such as Open Grid Europe. Additional pilot projects followed with SKF, and the solution is now used by inspection companies servicing global energy providers like Shell.

With the new capital, deeplify plans to further develop its platform capabilities and accelerate adoption across multiple sectors, including energy, oil and gas, chemicals, and transportation. The company aims to address ongoing industry needs for improved asset reliability and safer, more digital inspection processes.

Reference: tech.eu