German deeptech startup assemblean has raised €1.8 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by b2venture (which backed Nelly and Predium) with participation from Archimedes New Ventures and business angels from the Teuto Seed Club.
With this investment, the company plans to enhance its platform’s functionality for further automation, integrate an automatic quality control system, and expand its operations to accommodate larger-scale contracts.
Tapping into €2.4T market
The €2.4 trillion contract manufacturing market is ripe for disruption. assemblean tackles the complexity, time, and cost of supply chain coordination with an automated approach. By streamlining processes, the platform delivers parts up to 1/3 cheaper and significantly faster, with no limitations on the range of products it can produce.
The company has developed a manufacturing and supply chain automation platform, tapping this contract manufacturing market through its production as a service approach.
Makes high-quality manufacturing accessible
It was created as a spin-off from the Heinz Nixdorf Institute and was supported by garage33, the start-up center of Paderborn University, and the Founders Foundation. Co-founded in 2021 by Xiaojun Yang and Alexander Pohler, assemblean is on a mission to simplify production with an automated procurement and supply chain management.
It provides companies across industries with a digital platform that automates supply chain management and production processes. From the procurement of components to the assembly of complex products, the company delivers comprehensive production services that reduce costs, shorten lead times, and simplify manufacturing workflows.
assemblean’s ‘Production as a Service’ model leverages automation to make high-quality manufacturing accessible and flexible for startups and SMEs, addressing their unique challenges in producing innovative products at scale.
Unlike traditional manufacturers or on-demand platforms limited in scope, assemblean offers nearly every manufacturing process on-demand, including assembly and quality control, through a fully automated, user-friendly platform.
Is it the future of digital production?
As a German company, it contributes to maintaining the company’s leadership in industrial production by leveraging local talent and university partnerships to innovate in supply chain automation and manufacturing technologies. With this funding, assemblean is poised to revolutionise the manufacturing industry by advancing its platform capabilities, streamlining complex supply chain processes, and delivering cost-effective, high-quality production solutions. The company’s innovative approach positions it as a key player in shaping the future of digital production.
“Right from the start we have been impressed by the expertise and commitment of the assembleanteam and we’re beyond happy to back their journey going forward”, said Florian Schweitzer, Partner at b2venture. “With its proprietary platform and superior technology the company is poised to become a leading player in transforming manufacturing into a more efficient service at the fingertips of companies of all sizes.”
“We believe that assemblean will significantly change the market for contract manufacturing with its deep-tech approach,” says Marek Lehmann, board member of Teuto Seed Club. “The next generation of the German industrial landscape is being actively built here in the region, and we look forward to accompanying this journey at assemblean with our angel investors.”
“Our mission is to make production as easy as possible for our customers. We are creating the infrastructure for manufacturing anything at scale, using our digital platform”, said assemblean co-founder Dr.-Ing. Xiaojun Yang. “We are elated to have won b2venture as a new investor who supports our mission, and we’re looking forward to unlocking new possibilities for startups, SMEs and corporates to build products with our infrastructure.”
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