Uktena

www.uktena.es ↗ ·Santander ·Pre-seed

Uktena is a Santander-based industrial technology company that develops an AI-powered intelligent assistant for capturing, processing and sharing practical know-how in industrial settings. Its platform learns from experienced workers and turns their expertise into step-by-step operating guides with short video explanations, 3D digital twins of equipment and live video support. It runs on mixed-reality glasses, tablets, laptops and mobile devices, and is sold as a per-device licence with unlimited users. Founded in 2020 by Rafael Wanderley, the company counts Roca, Aqualia, Equipe Cerámicas, Insud Pharma, Gureak and OBE Hettich among its clients, and generated more than €80,000 in recurring licence revenue in 2023. It closed a €250,000 first funding round in 2022, joined Juan Roig's Lanzadera accelerator, is certified as an emerging company by ENISA, and won the EmprendeXXI award as the start-up with the greatest potential in Cantabria.

Founded
2020
Founders
1
Total funds raised
€250K
Rounds
1
Investors
5
Last round
Feb 2023
SectorsIndustrial AI, Mixed Reality, Knowledge Management, Industrial Training Start-up MapAI & Data › Industrial & geospatial analytics

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Founders

Rafael Wanderley
Co-founder & CEO

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Investors 5

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Lanzadera
lanzadera.es
Investor Spain
David Boronat
Pre-seed 2023 Spain Private investor
Family offices linked to the former owners of Obremo
Pre-seed 2023 HQ unknown
Nero Family
Pre-seed 2023 Spain
Racarteran
Pre-seed 2023 United States

Funding rounds 1

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