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Uptech Sensing

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Uptech Sensing is a Spanish deeptech manufacturer of distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) systems — DTS, DTSS and DAS units plus turnkey engineering — used for real-time monitoring of temperature, strain, vibration and leaks in power cables, pipelines, LNG plants, railways, wind turbine blades, dams and other critical infrastructure. Founded in 2016 as a spin-off of UPNA's Institute of Smart Cities and based in Mutilva (Aranguren, Navarra) with a software/AI office in Donostia-San Sebastián, it has ~15-25 employees and operates in more than fifteen countries. In March 2026 Basque listed group Arteche acquired 35% of the company for €3.85M on an €11M valuation, an exit for earlier backers Navarra Tech Transfer (Clave) and Sodena at a 2.4x multiple.

Founded
2016
Founders
3
News
5
Rounds
1
Investors
5
SectorsDeeptech & Hardware, Photonics & Fiber Optic Sensing, Industrial IoT & Monitoring, Energy & Climate, Infrastructure & Construction Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Industrial IoT, sensing & inspection

Profile updated 10 Aug 2026

Founders

Alayn Loayssa Lara
Co-founder
Javier Urricelqui Polvorinos
CEO & Co-founder
Mikel Sagüés García
Co-founder

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Investors 5

Funding rounds 1

Seed · €760K
Uptech Sensing is a spin-off built on licences from UPNA, the Public University of Navarra, and makes distributed fibre-optic monitoring sys…
2021-05-18

News & media 5

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