SmartNanotubes Technologies

SmartNanotubes Technologies, founded by Viktor Bezugly and Birte Sönnichsen, is a German startup that developed the world's first micro power multi-channel gas detector chip, Smell iX16, for the mass market. The company's innovative sensor chip, based on nanotechnology, is highly efficient, compact, and modular, capable of detecting multiple gases and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In 2022, SmartNanotubes Technologies raised €2.4 million in its Series A funding round, with lead investors being Cottonwood Technology Fund and duotec GmbH.