WORMSENSING

What WORMSENSING does

Wormsensing designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation piezoceramic strain sensors under the Dragonfly® brand. The company was created at CEA-Leti by two material-science engineers who industrialized a proprietary process for producing high-quality 2D crystalline piezoceramic materials at scale, drawing on more than 30 years of accumulated fundamental research. It serves enterprise customers in industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defense, research and academia, and infrastructure/transportation who require high-sensitivity vibration monitoring for structural health monitoring (SHM), condition-based monitoring (CBM), predictive maintenance, and precision R&D test and measurement.

The company sells three core hardware products built on the same piezoceramic platform: the Dragonfly® Passive sensor (no power required, bandwidth 0.01 Hz to 100,000 Hz, 0.1 g), the Dragonfly® IEPE version with configurable gain (1/10/100) for standard data acquisition integration, and the industrial-grade Dragonfly® IO with M12 connector and IP67 rating for harsh environments. Marketed specifications include 1,000x the sensitivity of leading alternatives, lead-free composition, a flexible form factor suitable for curved and 3D surfaces, and a stated production capacity of 2 million sensors per year from its Grenoble, France facility.

Wormsensing operates a direct, sales-assisted enterprise go-to-market, with orders processed through email inquiry ([email protected]) and pricing not publicly disclosed. The company was founded circa 2020 and is venture-backed, having closed a $3.44M Seed VC round in October 2022 led by Innovacom with participation from CEA Investissement and KBC Focus Fund, alongside prior Bpifrance support. Revenue mechanics are pure hardware unit sales with no disclosed software or service layer, and named customers to date include Airbus D&S, ifm electronics, CREA, Gustave Eiffel University, and Vibratec.

Name

WORMSENSING

Legal name

Wormsensing

Website

https://wormsensing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wormsensing designs and manufactures next-generation piezoceramic strain sensors under the Dragonfly® brand, serving enterprise and academic customers in industrial manufacturing, aerospace, and R&D with high-sensitivity vibration monitoring hardware spun out from CEA-Leti.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Sensors / Vibration Monitoring

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Sensors (Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level, Proximity, Vibration) (IMAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial-Grade Sensors & Transducer Components (Discrete sensing elements, transducers, MEMS sensors) (IMAGAJAO), Motor Encoders, Feedback & Condition Monitoring (Encoders, Vibration, Predictive) (IMAGACAJ)

Keywords

• Piezoelectric strain sensors
• Vibration monitoring sensors
• Industrial condition monitoring
• Piezoceramic sensor technology
• Structural health monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sensor Sales: Wormsensing generates revenue through the sale of its Dragonfly sensor product line, including passive sensors, IEPE sensors, and industrial grade IO sensors. Sensors are sold via direct inquiry and order requests through sales contact.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wormsensing designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation piezoceramic strain sensors under the Dragonfly brand for vibration measurement applications. The sensors leverage a proprietary industrial-scale process for producing 2D crystalline materials, originally developed at CEA-Leti, and are offered in Passive, IEPE, and Industrial-Grade (IO) variants. They serve Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM), predictive maintenance, event detection, vibration analysis, product development, and materials characterization use cases across industrial, aerospace, and research customers.

Product overview

Wormsensing offers a unified product line centered on the Dragonfly® brand of next-generation piezoceramic strain sensors for vibration monitoring. The portfolio includes three sensor variants: the passive Dragonfly® (no power required), the IEPE version (electronics-integrated), and the industrial-grade IO version (IP67-rated). All sensors share the same core piezoceramic technology platform, differentiated by interface type and environmental ratings to serve applications from R&D to industrial Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dragonfly®: Next-generation strain sensors with piezoelectric crystal quality in a flexible design. Available in Passive, IEPE, and IO (Industrial Grade) versions.

Products and services

• Dragonfly Passive Passive piezoelectric strain sensor requiring no power, with sensitivity of -17 ± 10% pC/µε, bandwidth of 0.01 Hz to 100,000 Hz, max operating temperature of 140°C, dimensions of 29 x 8.2 x 3 mm, and weight of 0.1g. Available in short and long versions for vibration measurement applications.
• Dragonfly IEPE IEPE (Integrated Electronic Piezoelectric) strain sensor with configurable gain options of 1/10/100, bandwidth of 0.02 to 100,000 Hz, 125°C maximum operating temperature, and 4mA power consumption at 0.7g weight. Designed for easy integration with standard data acquisition systems, available in short and long versions.
• Dragonfly IO Industrial Grade Industrial-grade IEPE strain sensor with gain options of 10/100, M12 connector, and IP67 rating, designed for harsh-environment deployment in industrial applications such as rotating machine monitoring and process control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sensors are 1,000 times more sensitive than leading alternatives
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CEA-LeticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWormsensing was created at CEA-Leti, a world-class technological research center. The founding team leveraged more than 30 years of fundamental knowledge from CEA-Leti to develop their unique process for producing high-quality 2D crystalline materials on an industrial scale.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bosch Sensortec: Bosch Sensortec produces MEMS accelerometers, vibration sensors, and inertial measurement units at massive scale for consumer, automotive, and IoT applications. While primarily a MEMS player, its vibration sensing portfolio overlaps Wormsensing's Industry 4.0 positioning at the high-volume end.
• TE Connectivity (Measurement Specialties): TE Connectivity's sensor portfolio (built around the Measurement Specialties acquisition) includes piezoelectric film sensors, accelerometers, and vibration sensors used in industrial and automotive applications. A broader incumbent competing across multiple sensing modalities.
• Analog Devices (Sensor / Accelerometer portfolio): Analog Devices offers high-performance MEMS accelerometers, vibration sensors, and signal conditioning ICs for industrial condition monitoring, structural health monitoring, and predictive maintenance — directly overlapping Wormsensing's CBM/SHM target use cases.
• Honeywell Sensing and Safety: Honeywell offers a wide portfolio of accelerometers, vibration sensors, and condition monitoring solutions for aerospace, industrial, and transportation markets. A broad incumbent with significant scale advantage and global channel reach compared to Wormsensing.
• Meggit Sensing Systems: Meggitt (now part of Parker Hannifin) supplies high-precision vibration, acceleration, and shock sensors primarily to aerospace and defense OEMs. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping piezoelectric sensor capability, particularly relevant given Wormsensing's Airbus D&S traction.

Direct peers

• Kistler Group: Kistler is a Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of piezoelectric sensors and instrumentation for measuring pressure, force, acceleration, and vibration. Its accelerometer and dynamic strain product lines directly overlap Wormsensing's target use cases in CBM, SHM, and aerospace testing.
• Dytran Instruments: Dytran manufactures piezoelectric and MEMS accelerometers, force sensors, and vibration transducers for aerospace, automotive, and industrial test applications. It is a direct specialist competitor to Wormsensing in the dynamic strain and vibration sensor niche.
• PCB Piezotronics (MTS Sensors): PCB Piezotronics (now part of MTS Sensors) is a global leader in piezoelectric vibration sensors and accelerometers used across aerospace, automotive, and industrial condition monitoring. It directly competes with Wormsensing's Dragonfly line in dynamic strain and vibration measurement applications.
• Brüel & Kjær (HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær): HBK combines Brüel & Kjær's acoustic/vibration heritage with HBM's strain gauge expertise, offering accelerometers, force sensors, and piezoelectric transducers used in industrial, aerospace, and research applications. Direct overlap with Wormsensing's vibration monitoring offering.
• ifm electronics: ifm is a German industrial automation sensor manufacturer with a strong condition monitoring portfolio for rotating machinery. Notably, ifm is both a Wormsensing customer and a peer, competing in rotating-equipment vibration monitoring where Dragonfly sensors are deployed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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