iNGage, a European fabless startup specializing in high-performance multi-axis inertial MEMS navigation sensors, has raised €6 million ($7M) in first-round funding to commercialize its technology. The sensors, designed for autonomous systems, provide precise guidance and navigation in environments where GNSS signals are unavailable, such as tunnels, dense urban areas, forests, or during spoofing and jamming.
The technology targets Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS), Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for defense, industrial robotics, automotive, and survey mapping applications. Unlike current capacitive MEMS sensors, which drift quickly, or costly fiber-optic gyroscopes, iNGage’s piezoresistive nano-gauge detection technology offers 10 times greater sensitivity and double the compactness. This enables positioning accuracy of approximately 50 cm after several minutes of high-speed driving without GPS, compared to errors of several meters within seconds for existing MEMS sensors.
The funding will support the development of a miniature 3-axis gyroscope and a 6-DOF inertial sensor, integrated on a single chip to reduce size, power consumption, and cost. It will also facilitate technology transfer to a commercial MEMS foundry for production targeting defense, industrial, and automotive markets.
Founded in February 2025, iNGage builds on over 15 years of research from CEA-Leti (France) and Politecnico di Milano (Italy), where it maintains R&D labs. The company holds more than 30 licensed patents and is headquartered in Grenoble, with a design team in Milan. The founding team includes CEO Philippe Robert (formerly CEA-Leti), Bertrand Gautheron (formerly Aryballe Technologies and STMicroelectronics), and Vincent Gaff (formerly Tronics Microsystems/TDK).
The funding round was led by Supernova Invest and 360 Capital, with participation from BNP Paribas Développement, Crédit Agricole Alpes Développement, and CEA Investissement. Investors highlighted the technology’s potential to address the growing navigation market, driven by demand for high-performance, cost-effective solutions.
