Berlin-based industrial AI startup Kyrok has raised €3.1 million in a pre-seed round led by Speedinvest. The company is building an AI operating system for supply chain management tailored to Europe's pharmaceutical and chemical SMEs, powered by industry-specific AI agents.
Additional investors include Arve Capital, the family office behind Sanner, alongside industry and tech leaders such as former SAP CPO, Dr Marcell Vollmer, BCG Partner Dr André Heeg, TWAICE CEO Dr Stephan Rohr, the founders of Langdock, and Rodrigo Martinez via HelloWorld.
Founded in 2025 by Daniel Hofinger and Lukas Bierfreund, Kyrok is targeting a sector facing mounting operational and structural challenges.
Despite ongoing discussions around digital sovereignty, AI infrastructure and supply chain resilience in Europe, much of the pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing industry continues to rely on legacy systems, spreadsheets and institutional knowledge held by experienced employees nearing retirement.
At the same time, both sectors are under growing pressure from supply chain disruptions, international competition and workforce demographic shifts, creating an urgent need for SMEs to modernise processes and preserve critical knowledge.
Kyrok's platform is designed as an application layer that sits on top of existing ERP systems, eliminating the need for costly system migrations. Instead of switching between ERP systems and multiple applications, supply chain teams work through a single interface where AI agents support and guide workflows. Over time, the system learns from user interactions, helping capture operational expertise and embed it directly into digital processes.
The company plans to gradually expand the platform across the core functions of supply chain management. Its first module focuses on customer service teams, supporting order intake and industry-specific workflows. Future modules will address production planning, material planning and procurement.
We visit production sites where order lists are printed out in the morning, carried into the next room and typed back into another system. The people doing this work are extraordinary, holding disjointed systems together by hand. They deserve tools from this century. Our goal is to make a concrete contribution to a competitive European SME sector,
said Daniel Hofinger, co-founder and CEO of Kyrok.
Several pharmaceutical and chemical SMEs are already using the platform in pilot projects. According to the company, the system currently captures more than 80 per cent of complex orders without errors. For routine tasks, AI agents have helped reduce error rates while freeing up significant time for employees.
Kyrok plans to use the new funding to further develop its operating system, expand its product offering with additional modules, and grow its Berlin-based team in response to increasing market demand.
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