Nunos
NUNOS GmbH is a 2024 DLR spin-off that deploys on-farm biological processing plants converting cattle slurry and fermentation residues into odorless liquid fertilizer, serving German livestock farmers and greenhouse operators with hardware sales plus a branded fertilizer line.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2024
- HeadquartersCologne, Germany
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Nunos does
NUNOS GmbH is a German agritech startup founded in 2024 in Hürth (Cologne area) as a spin-off of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The company develops fully automated biological processing plants that are installed directly on livestock farms to convert cattle slurry and fermentation residues into a low-viscosity, odorless liquid fertilizer with directly plant-available nutrients. The underlying process originated in DLR research on closed-habitat nutrient recycling for Moon/Mars missions and was adapted for terrestrial agriculture over a three-year technology transfer effort before NUNOS was founded. The technology is positioned as a response to documented German environmental pressures, including that 95% of ammonia emissions in Germany originate from agriculture and 28% of groundwater measurement points exceed permissible nitrate limits.
The company's commercial offering consists of two integrated products: the Biologische Gülleaufbereitungsanlage, an on-site processing plant designed to plug into existing farm infrastructure at the barn or slurry storage without requiring additional storage capacity, and NUNOS Naturdünger, a branded liquid fertilizer sold via a dedicated e-commerce storefront (raketenduenger.de) and usable in greenhouses, specialty crops, ornamental plant cultivation, and soilless systems. The system produces chemically stable compounds that enable loss-free storage and precise, plant-need-based fertilization, reducing ammonia and methane emissions versus untreated slurry.
NUNOS targets German livestock farmers as its primary customer segment and greenhouse operators as a secondary segment, using a consultative, sales-led GTM with individual farm consultations, Calendly bookings, and content marketing through its own magazine, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube channels. Revenue mechanics center on hardware sales of processing plants plus recurring fertilizer sales, with no publicly disclosed pricing and indicative multi-year contract structures. The 6-person team is led by co-founders Tim Paulke (CEO) and Fabian Mierbach (CPO), with CTO Xenia Steurer and specialists in biotechnology, agricultural science, and mechanical engineering; the company is supported by DLR, ESA-BIC NRW, EIT Food, Seedhouse, Growth Alliance, and Anthropia, suggesting grant and incubator backing rather than disclosed equity rounds.
Nunos firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Nunos
- Legal name
- Biologische Gülleaufbereitung NUNOS GmbH
- Website
- https://www.nunos.bio
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2024
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- NUNOS GmbH is a 2024 DLR spin-off that deploys on-farm biological processing plants converting cattle slurry and fermentation residues into odorless liquid fertilizer, serving German livestock farmers and greenhouse operators with hardware sales plus a branded fertilizer line.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Nunos industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Biological Slurry Treatment Systems
- NAICS
- Farm Management Services (115116)
- SIC
- Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Livestock & Dairy Equipment (IMAHACAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG)
Keywords
Where Nunos is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cologne
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Nunos business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Biological Slurry Processing Systems: NUNOS installs fully automated processing plants on farms as standalone systems. These systems process daily quantities of cattle manure and fermentation residues to produce liquid fertilizer. The company likely generates revenue through equipment sales and/or service contracts for farm operations.
- Processed Liquid Fertilizer Products: The processed liquid fertilizer products can be used directly on farms or sold. The fertilizer opens up new recycling options for excess liquid manure and can be used in greenhouses for special crops, ornamental plants, and even in soilless cultivation.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Individual farm consultation and customized solutions |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Nunos product offering
Product offeringCore offering
NUNOS develops, installs and operates fully automated biological processing plants on livestock farms that convert cattle manure and fermentation residues into a low-viscosity, odorless liquid fertilizer with directly plant-available nutrients. The technology — transferred from German Aerospace Center (DLR) space research for closed habitat life support — runs as a purely biological process and integrates into existing farm structures without requiring additional storage capacity. The company also sells the resulting NUNOS Naturdünger liquid fertilizer through its own online shop.
Product overview
Nunos offers a biological slurry processing system consisting of two integrated products: (1) the Biologische Gülleaufbereitungsanlage, a fully automated on-farm processing plant that biologically treats cattle manure and fermentation residues, and (2) NUNOS Naturdünger, the resulting liquid fertilizer product. The processing plant converts raw organic waste into a low-viscosity, odorless fertilizer with directly plant-available nutrients, enabling precise fertilization according to plant requirements while reducing ammonia and methane emissions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- NUNOS Naturdünger: Biological liquid fertilizer produced from processed cattle manure and fermentation residues, featuring direct plant-available nutrients with reduced ammonia and methane emissions.
Products and services
- Biologische Gülleaufbereitungsanlage (Biological Slurry Processing Plant) A fully automated biological processing plant installed directly on livestock farms that continuously processes daily volumes of cattle manure and fermentation residues. The purely biological process converts raw organic waste into a low-viscosity, odorless liquid fertilizer with directly plant-available nutrients, integrating into existing farm structures at the barn or in front of slurry storage without requiring additional storage capacity.
- NUNOS Naturdünger (NUNOS Natural Fertilizer) A liquid fertilizer product derived from biologically processed cattle manure and fermentation residues, featuring directly plant-available nutrients, chemically stable compounds for loss-free storage, and reduced ammonia and methane emissions compared to untreated slurry. Suitable for direct on-farm use and for greenhouse applications including specialty crops, ornamental plants, and soilless cultivation. Sold via the Raketendünger online shop (raketenduenger.de).
Quantifiable outcome
- 95% of ammonia emissions in Germany come from agriculture
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Nunos
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Nunos technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Nunos partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators3 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Nunos competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Big Dutchman: German global leader in livestock housing, feeding, and manure handling equipment, particularly for pig and poultry production. Comparable as an incumbent selling integrated barn and waste-handling systems to large livestock operations across Europe and beyond.
- GEA Group: Global German incumbent in dairy and food processing equipment, including slurry- and manure-handling systems for large livestock operations. Comparable as a large incumbent that already serves NUNOS' target customers with broader farm infrastructure solutions, providing both competition and a likely exit/partner pathway.
- Lely: Dutch global leader in dairy farm robotics and equipment (milking, feeding, barn systems). Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same European dairy farmer customer base with capital-intensive on-farm technology, and a natural potential partner or acquirer for advanced farm-tech like NUNOS.
- DeLaval: Swedish global dairy equipment incumbent offering milking, cooling, and farm management systems. Comparable as a large incumbent with established dealer networks across European dairy farms, representing both a competitive threat and a route to market for novel manure-management technology.
Direct peers
- WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp: German specialist in liquid feeding and slurry handling equipment for pig and dairy operations. Comparable because it sells on-farm processing and handling equipment to German livestock producers with a similar consultative, integration-heavy sales motion.
- Bauer Group (Röhren- und Pumpenwerk BAUER): Austrian manufacturer of slurry handling, separation, and irrigation equipment used on livestock farms across Europe. Directly comparable as a slurry management equipment peer serving the same cattle-farm customers, with overlapping value proposition around efficient manure handling and nutrient use.
- Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG: German manufacturer of slurry pumps, separators, and spreading systems for livestock and biogas operations. Directly comparable because it sells on-farm slurry processing and handling equipment to the same German livestock farmer base that NUNOS targets, although Vogelsang's technology is mechanical rather than biological.
- Skov A/S: Danish supplier of climate, ventilation, and production equipment for livestock houses, with growing digital farm management offerings. Comparable because it sells advanced, integrated on-farm technology to European livestock producers and increasingly bundles data-driven services into its hardware.
Emerging players
- N2 Applied: Norwegian agritech that uses plasma technology to fix nitrogen from livestock manure on-farm, producing nitrogen-enriched fertilizer. Highly comparable as a venture-backed European startup attacking the same problem (manure-to-fertilizer) with a different novel technology approach.
Regional players
- AgriKomp GmbH: German manufacturer of biogas plants that process manure and fermentation residues into energy and digestate. Comparable because it addresses the same German livestock farmer pain point of monetizing and managing cattle slurry and fermentation residues, though via anaerobic digestion rather than NUNOS' biological nutrient recycling.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Nunos social profiles
Digital presenceNunos financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Nunos leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Nunos funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Nunos M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Nunos
What does Nunos do?
NUNOS develops, installs and operates fully automated biological processing plants on livestock farms that convert cattle manure and fermentation residues into a low-viscosity, odorless liquid fertilizer with directly plant-available nutrients. The technology — transferred from German Aerospace Center (DLR) space research for closed habitat life support — runs as a purely biological process and integrates into existing farm structures without requiring additional storage capacity. The company also sells the resulting NUNOS Naturdünger liquid fertilizer through its own online shop.
Is Nunos a public or private company?
Nunos is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Nunos founded?
Nunos was founded in 2024. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Nunos based?
Nunos is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Nunos make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Biological Slurry Processing Systems are the primary driver. The others are processed Liquid Fertilizer Products.
Who are Nunos's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Big Dutchman, GEA Group, Lely and DeLaval. Direct peers are WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp, Bauer Group (Röhren- und Pumpenwerk BAUER), Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG and Skov A/S. N2 Applied is listed as an emerging player. AgriKomp GmbH is listed as a regional player.
Does Nunos have an API?
No public API is recorded for Nunos.
What industry is Nunos in?
Nunos's product category is Biological Slurry Treatment Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHACAG, Livestock & Dairy Equipment, with a secondary code of AFACAJAG, Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support). Its NAICS code is 115116 and its SIC code is 3523.