Sennos
Sennos (formerly Precision Fermentation), founded in 2017 in Durham, NC, develops AI-powered sensing, analytics, and automation solutions to optimize fluid and fermentation processes in biotech and industrial manufacturing.
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Sennos (formerly Precision Fermentation), founded in 2017 in Durham, NC, develops AI-powered sensing, analytics, and automation solutions to optimize fluid and fermentation processes in biotech and industrial manufacturing. Since 2017, the company has quietly amassed one of the world's largest real-time fermentation datasets, enabling brewers to make faster decisions, reduce process variability, maintain consistent product quality, and improve margins while reducing waste.
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- 2025-05New funding round$15M
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