Manufacturers across the world are investing heavily in digital technologies to improve productivity, reduce waste, and make industrial operations more sustainable. While automation has transformed areas such as production equipment, logistics, and energy management, one essential process has remained largely dependent on manual work and operator experience: industrial cleaning. Cleaning systems play a crucial role in ensuring product quality, equipment reliability, and regulatory compliance, yet many facilities still rely on manual sampling and reactive maintenance practices. Swedish deeptech company Digiclean is working to change that through artificial intelligence and sensor driven technology, and the company has now secured new funding to accelerate its growth.
Digiclean has raised €2.5 million in a seed funding round co led by Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest GreenTech.
The investment will support further product development while expanding the company’s commercial presence across Sweden and key European manufacturing markets.
Bringing Digital Intelligence to Industrial Cleaning
Founded by Charlotte Stigen Låstberg and Andreas Låstberg, Digiclean develops technology that enables manufacturers to monitor and optimise industrial cleaning processes in real time.
Its platform combines advanced sensors with artificial intelligence to continuously analyse the chemistry of industrial cleaning baths.
Instead of relying on periodic manual sampling, manufacturers receive continuous operational data that enables faster decision making and greater process control.
The company believes this approach can significantly improve both production efficiency and environmental performance.
Real Time Monitoring and Automated Optimisation
Digiclean’s platform has been designed as a plug and play solution that integrates into existing manufacturing environments.
The system continuously measures cleaning bath conditions while automatically adjusting chemical dosing whenever required.
By replacing manual monitoring with intelligent automation, manufacturers gain more consistent process quality while reducing unnecessary chemical consumption.
The platform also improves operational traceability, making it easier for companies to document cleaning performance and demonstrate compliance with increasingly demanding industrial regulations.
Continuous monitoring enables operators to identify potential issues before they affect production quality or equipment performance.
Supporting More Sustainable Manufacturing
Industrial cleaning requires substantial volumes of chemicals, water, and labour across many manufacturing sectors.
Digiclean aims to optimise these resources through precise process control powered by real time operational data.
The technology helps manufacturers reduce chemical waste, lower water consumption, minimise manual intervention, and reduce the risk of unplanned production interruptions.
Improved efficiency also contributes to lower operating costs while supporting broader sustainability objectives.
The company believes digitising process chemistry represents an important opportunity for manufacturers seeking to improve environmental performance without compromising product quality.
Growing Adoption Across Industry
Digiclean’s technology is already deployed at more than twenty industrial facilities across Sweden.
Its customer base includes major manufacturing companies such as Volvo Group Trucks, SKF, and Parker Hannifin.
These deployments demonstrate growing industry demand for intelligent process optimisation capable of improving both operational efficiency and sustainability.
As industrial companies continue modernising production facilities, demand for digital solutions that extend beyond traditional factory automation is expected to increase.
Accelerating European Expansion
The newly secured funding will enable Digiclean to strengthen its product capabilities while expanding commercial operations across additional European markets.
Investment will support continued research and development alongside broader customer adoption within manufacturing industries.
The company plans to further enhance its artificial intelligence and sensor technologies while increasing the scalability of its platform.
As manufacturers continue embracing digital transformation, technologies capable of improving process control, resource efficiency, and environmental performance are becoming increasingly valuable. By combining real time sensing, intelligent automation, and artificial intelligence within a single industrial platform, Digiclean is positioning itself to modernise one of manufacturing’s most overlooked processes while helping companies build cleaner, more efficient, and more sustainable production operations.
