Tanso has completed a €12 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by international venture capital firms henQ and Fortino Capital, with continued backing from existing investors Capnamic and UVC Partners.
Manufacturing and industrial sectors are facing increasing pressure to implement robust environmental and compliance strategies. New EU-level regulations, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), now require mandatory sustainability reporting. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics have become integrated into financial disclosures, subject to external audits and board accountability.
Simultaneously, large customers across industries including automotive, food, and chemicals are demanding more rigorous sustainability reporting and decarbonization efforts from suppliers. What was previously optional is now evolving into a critical factor in competitive positioning, driven by measurable environmental performance.
Founded in 2021 by Till Wiechmann, Gyri Reiersen, and Lorenz Hetzel, Tanso delivers a cloud-based platform designed for environmental management and compliance automation. The software supports manufacturing companies in addressing environmental demands across supply chains while also reducing associated compliance expenses.
Functioning as a comprehensive data management and analytics tool, Tanso integrates with existing enterprise systems to provide a centralized view for sustainability and compliance initiatives. Through this system, organizations can plan, manage, and monitor transformation projects — such as decarbonization investments — based on real-time data. Over 300 companies across more than 40 countries currently rely on Tanso, including Kärcher, Duravit, the Paulaner Group, and Goldbeck.
- Wheat starch producer Crespel & Deiters has achieved a 75% reduction in sustainability process costs.
- Böllhoff has established sustainability data management operations in over 40 countries.
- Motorsport supplier Pankl AG has ensured full alignment with EU CSRD requirements.
- Automotive supplier FEP has enhanced product-level environmental KPIs, strengthening its competitive position in OEM tenders.
New funding will be directed toward team expansion — from 55 to over 100 employees—as well as international market growth and the development of additional modules focused on supply chain, compliance, and risk management.
“Tanso’s focus on solving a clear and urgent problem in a well-defined vertical gives it the edge to build a category-defining company,” said Otto van Harmelen, Partner at henQ. “In a space full of generalist solutions, Tanso’s customer-centric and domain-specific approach has proven to be a key differentiator.”