SPORE.BIO is our startup of the day winner of the ranking We Innovate 500 2025, classified in 36th position, congratulations to the teams!
In laboratories, bacteria detection still takes too long. Between 5 and 20 days, this is the average time required to confirm contamination in the food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic sectors. A period of time that is too long in the face of reactivity requirements and health risks. Meanwhile, stocks are blocked, the risks of recall accumulate, and the regulatory pressure rises.
It is this bottleneck that Spore.bio wants to make disappear. Founded in 2023, the French startup offers a rupture technology: a Instant microbiological detectioncarried out directly on site, without incubation, without delay, without manual manipulation. The heart of this innovation? A clever mixture ofArtificial intelligence, photonics and chemometrycapable of analyzing in a few seconds the bacterial load of a sample thanks to light.
Behind this technological promise, a founding trio with complementary profiles: Amine Raji (CEO),, Maxime Mistretta (CTO) And Mohamed Tazi (COO). Together, they have developed a device capable of detecting in real time any microbiological anomaly and immediately alerting quality teams, thus reducing the risk of contamination and production stops.
And the industry responds: Over 200 factories have already positioned themselves to integrate technology. SPORE.BIO actively collaborates with several large groups to refine its system, and is based on a strategic partnership with The Pasteur Institutewhich gives it access to one of the largest bammerice sicks in the world.
The startup also accelerates strategically. She has just bought Greentropisma company specializing in spectroscopic analysis by AI, thus strengthening its expertise in optics and microbiological prediction.
Last milestone: a fundraising of 22 million eurosled by Singularwith the participation of Point 72 ventures,, 1st Kind Ventures (Peugeot Family Office),, Station F,, Lord David Prior,, Localglobe,, No label ventures And Family C (Clarins). In total, 30 million euros have been raised since its creation.
