Linexa secured a €2 million pre-seed round led by Project A, with angel investments from Thomas Böck, Bastian Nominacher, and Christian Schlögel.
The deeptech startup, founded in late 2025 by Viktor Stryczek, Alexandros Vassiliadis, and Tobias Drees at Wayra, the Telefónica innovation hub in Munich, addresses machine-level control code, specifically PLC logic that operates production lines.
Linexa translates this code into a unified data model compatible across vendors and legacy systems. AI agents then monitor and optimise production autonomously. For example, a cosmetics manufacturer switching a filling line from liquid soap to hand cream uses Linexa to analyse the control logic, identify risks before downtime occurs, and significantly reduce changeover time. The platform provides manufacturers with a comprehensive and accessible view of their operations.
The core issue is decades of fragmented production lines with control systems from multiple vendors and no unified operational view. Unplanned downtime can cost up to $2.3 million per hour. Maintaining existing systems has become a structural barrier to progress.
“Every production site that closes in Germany and Europe weakens our economic strength and with it Europe’s independence. A strong manufacturing industry is the foundation of our prosperity,” says co-founder and co-CEO Stryczek.
The core issue is decades of fragmented production lines with control systems from multiple vendors and no unified operational view. Unplanned downtime can cost up to $2.3 million per hour. Maintaining existing systems has become a structural barrier to progress.
Linexa operates in a market with incumbents such as Siemens, PTC, and Tulip, all of which address the problem through business-process layers or sensor data rather than machine-level control code. Newer entrants like Sight Machine and Aspentech focus on the analytics layer.
Linexa differentiates itself by tackling the technically complex challenge of decoding legacy PLC code across vendors, where critical operational information resides.
“European manufacturing is the backbone of the continent’s economy. That’s why we back Linexa. They make shop floor modernisation fast enough to keep pace with global competition,” notes Florian Heinemann, General Partner, Project A.
The funding will support platform scaling and team expansion. Linexa is already deployed by one of Germany’s largest food manufacturers, making it the first live industrial customer before any public announcement.
