Company · Deeptech & Hardware

Deep Detection

deepdetection.tech ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

Deep Detection is a Barcelona-based deep-tech company that makes spectral X-ray cameras for inspecting food on production lines. Its dual-energy line detectors use photon-counting technology and AI-based material classification to find low-density foreign bodies such as plastics, wood and bone. They are designed to cut false positives and product waste in sectors such as specialty crops, seafood and poultry. The company sells to inspection-machine integrators and food processors. It was founded in July 2020 as a spin-off of the Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE), launched through The Collider programme of Mobile World Capital Barcelona. It raised a €1M pre-seed round in November 2021 from Vigo Ventures and Clave Capital, with public co-financing. In July 2023 it closed a second round led by Bullnet Capital, with Tech Transfer Agrifood, Vigo Ventures and Intempo Ventures taking part.

Founded
2020
Founders
4
News
1
Rounds
2
Investors
5
SectorsDeeptech, Food safety, X-ray imaging, Photonics, Computer vision, Industrial inspection Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware

Profile updated 24 Sep 2026

Founders

Colin Burnham
COO & Co-founder
David Ciudad Rodríguez
CEO & Co-founder
José Gabriel Macías
Co-founder
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Mokhtar Chmeissani
Co-founder
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Investors 5

Funding rounds 2

Seed
Deep Detection, a 2020 spin-off of Barcelona's Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE) building photon-counting X-ray inspection systems …
2023-07-20
Seed · €1M
Deep Detection, an IFAE spin-out in The Collider programme, raised €1M led by the photonics fund Vigo Ventures, with Clave Capital (through …
2021-11-18

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