Plans to scale regionally and globally, as Immensa reshapes the energy sector via digital warehousing and agile supply chains
Immensa, MENA’s largest additive manufacturing startup, announces a US$20 million funding round. The round was led by Global Ventures – MENA’s leading venture capital firm.
Other participants included new investors – Endeavor Catalyst Fund and EDGO; and existing investors – Energy Capital Group (ECG), Shorooq Partners and Green Coast Investments. This funding round marks Immensa’s first fundraising effort since its $7 million Series A round in 2021.
The proceeds will help expediate Immensa’s global expansion, transforming it from a regional player into a global solution provider – as it builds the largest digital warehouse in energy via its proprietary technologies. The Company will invest further in its exclusive software – a technology platform solution, DIS RT, and augment its Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
Immensa will continue to invest in and expand its existing operations in KSA and the UAE and anticipates market entries to at least two regional countries in the next six months, of which one is likely to be Oman. The company is also active and already serving Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan. An expansion into North America is expected in the next 12-18 months, and projects in Southeast Asia are being evaluated.
Immensa operates in the global energy spare parts market – a sector largely untapped by existing additive manufacturing players and valued at $91 billion – of which the Middle East comprises 35%. Immensa works closely with both OEMs and end users, revolutionizing the sector by digitizing warehouses and creating more agile supply chains – as legacy structures often struggle to meet customer needs and preferences promptly and cost-effectively.
A digitized supply chain provides various tangible benefits for energy companies, including financial advantages like cash release and lower inventory ownership costs. It also provides operational benefits such as localized production and real-time procurement, along with environmental benefits such as reduced wastage and a lower carbon footprint. Annually, energy companies face unnecessary losses estimated at $30 billion.
Immensa is the only company to own and control the full digital supply chain, offering end-to-end solutions covering assessment, digitization, and production-on-demand, all in one user-friendly interface. Its first-of-a-kind platform, DIS RT, tailored to the energy/power sector, solves the dual challenges of data security and quality control – with all processes executed in-house or on premise. Immensa has also integrated proprietary AI tools into DIS RT to manage extensive data volumes, ensuring real-time information processing, and has developed its own proprietary hardware systems, enhancing its competitive edge in the market.
Fahmi AlShawwa, CEO and Founder of Immensa, commented:
“We are delighted to announce our US$20 million funding round, as we reshape the global energy spare parts market – a market ripe for disruption. By digitizing warehouses and creating more agile supply chains, we are paving the way for a new era in the industry. The proceeds will fuel our investment in innovative proprietary technology – including our end-to-end Digital Inventory Solution and Artificial Intelligence tools.
He continued, “We will also expand geographically, strengthening our presence in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Oman, while venturing into North America within the next 18 months. . We reduce the vast unnecessary costs and long lead times of legacy supply chains, and look forward to working closely with our energy sector clients to take this to new levels.”
Noor Sweid, Founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures, commented:
“We are delighted to lead Immensa’s funding round. As MENA’s largest additive manufacturing startup, the company’s business model aligns with our own thesis on supply chain technology’s power to decentralize, disintermediate and bring greater efficiency to supply networks, starting from manufacturing. Immensa is addressing a sector under-explored by additive manufacturers – the $91 billion global energy spare parts market. We are excited to partner with Fahmi, Sary and the rest of the team as they build the largest digital assets warehouse. We are convinced that they best placed to capture this considerable opportunity in MENA and globally.”
Ali Abdulaziz AlTurki, CEO of ECG, commented:
“The closing of the US$20 million funding round is a testament to the successful growth and significant market penetration of Immensa in Saudi Arabia, UAE and the region in transforming the spare parts market supply chains by digitizing warehouses and creating more agile supply chains. We are proud to have Global Ventures lead this round and their partnership is a further validation of Immensa’s success and growth.”
Immensa’s expertise, spanning seven years in additive manufacturing and digitization, has created a platform uniquely tailored to the energy and power industries. To date, they have successfully produced over 15,000 products.
Since their funding round in 2021, Immensa has made significant strides. They’ve attracted top-tier C-suite executives from the industry and inaugurated their second state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing centre in Saudi Arabia. Notable clients use the company’s end-to-end Digital Inventory Solution with Immensa on track to digitize one million energy spare parts by 2027. The convergence of Artificial Intelligence with Additive Manufacturing is set to accelerate the adoption of digital supply chains and the shift of spare parts from conventional to Additive Manufacturing. On-demand manufacturing has the potential to reduce the total cost of ownership of spare parts by up to 50%.
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About Immensa
Established in 2016, Immensa has swiftly risen to prominence as the leading AM & DIS service provider in the MENA region. Boasting state-of-the-art centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Immensa serves a prestigious client base that includes multinational Oil & Gas Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), National Oil Companies, and International Oil Companies. With a formidable team of over 100 AM specialists and engineers, Immensa is the only company that owns and controls the entire digital supply chain, offering turnkey solutions that span assessment, digitization, and production on demand.
Companies in the energy & power sectors alone spend over US$90 billion annually on spare parts. Immensa’ solution not only offers cost-saving advantages but also addresses pressing environmental concerns. According to various studies, the adoption of AM for on-demand spare parts production could lower the carbon emissions by 12.39%. Together, AM and DIS are more than just innovations; they represent a clear, vital pathway to a sustainable industrial future.
To unlock the full potential of AM, we need to consider the transformative power of Digital Inventory Solutions. By storing digital twins of spare parts, DIS enables on-demand, localized production, eliminating substantial shipping needs. This synergy amplifies the environmental benefits of AM, shaping a new paradigm in manufacturing that aligns perfectly with global sustainability goals.
Immensa Technology Labs is poised to redefine the future of digital supply chains with its adoption of additive manufacturing and its innovative DIS RT platform. By solving the key challenges of AM process integration, Immensa is catalysing faster adoption rates, not just in the MENA region but globally.
About Global Ventures
Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm, investing in founders and ideas scaling across emerging markets. Global Ventures backs global-minded founders that are leading growth-stage companies and using technology to transform emerging markets.
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