Market volatility and financial pressures are creating an environment where businesses must operate with unprecedented efficiency. This is especially true in industries like brewing and rapidly growing sectors such as alternative protein, where the difference between success and failure often comes down to precise, real-time data visibility. Rising costs, complex supply chains, and growing sustainability requirements necessitate more intelligent operational approaches.
Sennos, formerly known as Precision Fermentation, a North Carolina-based startup, addresses these challenges directly, transforming intricate processes into streamlined, efficient systems through real-time analytics. Now, the pioneer in real-time sensing, analytics, and automation for fermentation has raised $15 million in funding. The round was led by TomEnterprise, founded by Thomas von Koch (ex-CEO of EQT) and Jan Ståhlberg from Stockholm, Sweden. With this round, Sennos has raised over $20 million in total funding.
Talking to TFN, Sennos stated: “The new funding will help us scale rapidly within the brewing and beverage industry by building out our go-to-market team and meeting growing customer demand. At the same time, we’re investing heavily in R&D to extend our platform’s capabilities—both within our core markets and into new sectors that rely on fermentation in manufacturing, such as alternative proteins, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and biomanufacturing. This investment accelerates our mission to become the industry standard in precision fermentation monitoring.”
The company further stated: “We’re expanding both our data analytics and sensing capabilities across all markets. By 2026, our goal is to support every stage of fluid and fermentation production. The modular M3 system will continue to grow, with new sensors that easily integrate into existing setups, unlocking more value not only in fermentation but throughout the entire production process. We’re also investing heavily in software, giving customers richer ways to interact with their data through advanced analytics and predictive modeling.”
From beer to breakthroughs: A data-driven journey of Sennos
Sennos was founded in 2017 by Jared Resnick, the company’s CEO, with 30 years of experience founding and building businesses across the F&B and technology sectors. As co-founder and COO of Mimetics, he developed advanced tools for exploring biological networks before moving it to Precision Fermentation (now Sennos) in 2017. Jared specialises in blending analytical and creative thinking to build scalable, disruptive innovations and remains deeply committed to advancing fermentation and fluidics technologies.
Since 2017, the company has quietly amassed the world’s largest real-time fermentation dataset, transforming the unpredictable art of brewing into a science of precision. This data trove powers Sennos’ AI-driven insights, allowing brewers to make faster decisions, reduce process variability, and maintain consistent product quality, all while improving margins and reducing waste.
In an industry often reliant on delayed lab testing and manual interventions, Sennos’ platform delivers continuous, real-time fermentation intelligence, giving brewers unprecedented control over their process. The result is better beer, faster production, and more resilient operations, an increasingly critical need as breweries face supply chain volatility and rising operational costs.
The company further stated: “Sennos is pioneering AI-powered sensing, analytics, and automation in fluidics and fermentation, transforming complex, high-variability processes into predictable and efficient operations. Our platform empowers brewers and beverage producers to enhance consistency, minimise waste, and increase profitability through real-time insights. We’re building an intelligent, adaptable core that can optimise any fluid-based manufacturing process. With every deployment, the system learns and improves, driving more intelligent decisions, faster responses, and better outcomes across various industries.”
BrewIQ + M3: A new era of intelligent fermentation
At the core of Sennos’ innovation is its flagship platform, now re-introduced under the Sennos BrewIQ banner, paired with the M3 Sensor System. Together, they create a powerful, AI-enabled toolset that not only senses what’s happening in the tank but also provides predictive insights and actionable recommendations.
This combination offers a live view of fermentation dynamics, alerting brewers to deviations before they impact quality. By replacing traditional blind spots with real-time analytics, Sennos empowers operators to fine-tune fermentation on the fly, a game-changer for consistency, sustainability, and scalability.
Regarding competition and what sets the company unique, Sennos added They sit in a unique position between low-end tools born from homebrewing and expensive, siloed lab instruments that lack connectivity and analytics. In brewing, we outperform manual sampling and traditional measurement devices by offering real-time, connected insights. In other markets, we compete with single-point solutions that lock data behind proprietary systems. Our edge is being data-source agnostic, pulling together inputs from across the production line and integrating them through our platform. With the world’s largest real-time fermentation database, we offer precision, speed, and visibility no one else can match.”
Our thoughts
With its industry-leading platform, unmatched data assets, and new financial firepower, Sennos is poised to redefine how fermentation-based industries operate. By transforming complex biological processes into predictable, efficient systems, it’s not just helping brewers produce better beer; it’s laying the foundation for smarter, more sustainable production across food, fuel, and pharmaceuticals.
“All great innovation begins with one thing, understanding,” said Jared Resnick, CEO and founder of Sennos. “We started the company to help brewers truly understand what was happening inside their fermentation tanks in real-time. That changed everything. This funding enables us to scale within the brewing and beverage space, where we’ve already proven the value of our technology. It sets the stage to bring that same level of understanding to every other industry where fermentation unlocks significant gains, including alternative proteins, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and beyond.”
